The genus Cerithidea Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region
Author
Reid, David G.
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2014
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Cerithidea dohrni
(
Kobelt, 1890
)
(
Figures 11
,
12
A, Q–CC)
Cerithium obtusum
—
Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
: 126
–127, Atlas Mollusques pl. 55, figs 18–21 (shell, headfoot, operculum) (not
Lamarck, 1822
).
Cerithium (Cerithidea) kieneri
var.
dohrni
Kobelt, 1890a
: 49
–50
, pl. 10, figs 4, 5
(
Philippines
;
lectotype
here designated
SMF
228131,
Fig. 12
Y, Z; 2
paratypes
SMF
228132/2
;
Cecalupo 2005
: pl. 31, fig. 4).
Cerithidea dohrni
—
Reid
et al
., 2013
: figs 1 (phylogeny), 2 (map).
Cerithidea quadrata
—
Hidalgo,
1904
–1905: 203
(not
Sowerby, 1866
).
Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906
: 410–411
(in part, includes
C. quoyii
; not
Sowerby, 1866
).
Lozouet, 2008: 286
, pl. 88, fig. 5a, b. (not
Sowerby, 1866
).
Lozouet & Plaziat, 2008
: 57
, 112, fig. 30, pl. 20, figs 1–3 (not
Sowerby, 1866
).
Cerithidea reidi
—
Cecalupo, 2005
: 316
, pl. 31, fig. 4 (not
Houbrick, 1986
).
Cecalupo, 2006
: 60, 197, 233
(in part, includes
C. reidi
,
C. anticipata
; not
Houbrick, 1986
).
Taxonomic history.
This species was introduced as a variety of
C. kieneri
(=
anticipata
) by
Kobelt (1890a)
and has generally been identified as
C. quadrata
(=
quoyii
) since then. It was recognized as distinct by
Reid
et al
. (2013)
as a result of molecular analysis. A photograph of only one of the three
syntypes
in SMF has been seen; this had been marked as ‘lectotype’ by Zilch, but this designation remained unpublished (R. Janssen, pers. comm.) and is confirmed here in order to fix the identity of the taxon.
The identity of
C. similis
Adams, 1855
, likewise described from the
Philippines
, is unknown (see Excluded and Doubtful Species, above).
FIGURE 12. B–J,
Cerithidea quoyii
.
K–P,
C. andamanensis
.
A, Q–CC,
C. dohrni
.
A,
Specimen labelled as a syntype of
Cerithium quoyii
Hombron & Jacquinot, 1834
, ‘Borneo’ (MNHN 25693), but this is not accepted (see text). This shell is probably a specimen of
C. dohrni
.
B,
Uglam Hujung, Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia (NHMUK 20130247).
C,
Ban Na Glua, Chantaburi, Thailand (NHMUK 20130248).
D–G,
C. quadrata
G.B. Sowerby
II, 1866, syntype, Melaka, Malaysia (NHMUK 20130228; views of same specimen).
H–J,
Ubin I., Singapore (NHMUK 20130249;
I, J
views of same specimen).
K–N,
C. andamanensis
n. sp.
, holotype, King I., Mergui Arch., Burma (NHMUK 1887.3.10.24; views of same specimen).
O,
juvenile, Ao Nam Bor, Phuket I., Thailand (NHMUK 20130250).
P,
Andaman Is (NHMUK 20130251).
Q,
Manila, Philippines (NHMUK 20130252).
R,
Iwahig, Palawan, Philippines (USNM 862793).
S–V,
no locality (NHMUK 20130253; views of same specimen).
W, X,
Cavite, Luzon, Philippines (USNM 232955).
Y, Z,
Cerithium (Cerithidea) kieneri
var.
dohrni
Kobelt, 1890
, lectotype, Philippines (SMF 228131).
AA,
Lapu Lapu, Mactan, Philippines (NHMUK 20130254).
BB,
Abatan R., Bohol, Philippines (NHMUK 20130255).
CC,
Abatan R., Bohol, Philippines (MNHN M49/BC2153). Photography credits:
A,
MNHN;
Y, Z,
S. Hof, courtesy R. Janssen, SMF.
Diagnosis.
Shell: spire straight to slightly convex, whorls rounded, periphery angled; aperture flared, anterior canal and apertural projection well developed; 17–35 axial ribs on penultimate whorl, 4–7 after ventrolateral varix; ventrolateral varix an enlarged rib at 190–240°; 7 spiral cords on spire, 6 cords above periphery on last whorl, giving fine reticulate sculpture; brown with darker spiral cords.
Philippines
, Sulawesi,
Moluccas
. COI GenBank
AM932769
–932770,
HE680229
,
HE680232
.
Material examined.
27 lots.
Shell (
Fig. 12
Q–CC):
H =
21.3–43.3 mm
. Shape elongated conical (H/B = 2.34–2.50, SH = 3.05–3.45); decollate, 7–9 whorls remaining; spire whorls rounded, suture distinct; spire profile straight to slightly convex; periphery angled; thin to moderate thickness. Adult lip flared, thickened; apertural margin planar in side view; strong anterior projection adjacent to deep notch of anterior canal. Sculpture on spire of straight to slightly curved (opisthocyrt) narrow axial ribs, interspaces 1–2 times width of ribs, 17–35 ribs on penultimate whorl, 4–9 ribs after ventrolateral varix (i.e. about twice as distant as on spire), remaining strong throughout final whorl except for weaker 1 or 2 ribs before aperture, only faint axial wrinkles on base; spire whorls with 7(8) spiral cords (posterior 2 small), forming small nodules where they cross axial ribs, spiral interspaces 1.5–2 times width of cords, no interpolated threads, 6(7) spiral cords above periphery on last whorl; overall effect is of fine reticulate sculpture; base with (7)9–16 spiral ridges, outermost is peripheral cord of same size as primary cords above. Ventrolateral varix a strongly enlarged rib at 190–240°, forming anteriorly projecting boss at periphery. Surface with fine spiral microstriae on periostracum, strongest on spiral cords. Colour: brown, spiral cords darker brown; aperture pale brown, spiral lines showing through.
Animal:
Head and base of tentacles pinkish grey with cream spots; anterior half of snout blackish with scattered yellow spots; tentacles pale grey with black rings; sides of foot pale grey, blackish anteriorly, with small yellowish cream spots; sole of foot grey, pinkish towards margin; mantle pale grey with pinkish stripes at margin (corresponding to shell ribs) (based on ethanol-preserved specimens).
Quoy & Gaimard (1834)
described and illustrated a black snout with one pinkish and two distal transverse yellow bands, a greenish head with brown spots, reddish tentacles with brown rings, the foot yellow spotted with black and the sole violaceous and edged with yellow.
Range (
Fig. 11
):
Philippines
, Sulawesi,
Moluccas
. Records:
Philippines
: Manila Bay, Luzon (
NHMUK
20130252; AM C.33600;
USNM
232955);
Busuanga (
USNM
233012);
Abatan R., Bohol (
NHMUK
20130255;
MNHN
);
Iwahig, Palawan (
USNM
862793);
Jolo (
USNM
233115).
Indonesia
: S Bolo Bay, Cape Kawala, Luwuk Peninsula, Sulawesi (
ZMB
191378a);
Buru,
Moluccas
(
Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
).
Quoy & Gaimard (1834)
described receiving specimens from the inhabitants of Ile Bourou (Buru,
Indonesia
) and illustrated the living animal, so that the provenance of this southernmost record cannot be doubted. There are no confirmed records from Borneo and, if correctly identified, the specimen from ‘Borneo’ in
Figure 12
A is believed to be wrongly localized.
Habitat and ecology.
In Bohol (
Philippines
)
Lozouet & Plaziat (2008)
found it in a mixed mangrove forest at the mouth of an estuary (salinity 10–31 ppt) and also on the lower trunks of trees and on
Nypa
, behind the seaward edge of the forest. They noted that is was replaced by
C. balteata
where the salinity was below 10 ppt.
Remarks.
This species was recognized as distinct from
C. quoyii
as a result of molecular analysis (
Reid
et al
. 2013
;
Fig. 1
; see Remarks on
C. quoyii
). The three species in the
C. quoyii
group are closely similar, but there are consistent differences in their shells (
Table 1
). The present species most resembles
C. quoyii
and the two may prove to be sister taxa when samples of the third member become available.
A single tissue sample (no shells available) from eastern Sulawesi showed an uncorrected pairwise distance for COI of 0.075 from three samples from the
Philippines
, which is high for an intraspecific comparison in this genus and exceeds the minimum distance between recognized species (0.072 for
C. anticipata
and
C. reidi
), so further investigation of genetic structure within
C. dohrni
is desirable. A shell from Buru, also in eastern
Indonesia
, was illustrated by
Quoy & Gaimard (1834: fig. 18)
; this is narrower than most
C. quoyii
, has a more rounded periphery and cancellate sculpture; it therefore resembles
C. dohrni
from the
Philippines
and is identified accordingly (it could not be confused with the small, slender forms of
C. anticipata
found further east in New
Guinea
). These are the only two records of the species from eastern
Indonesia
. In contrast,
C. balteata
from the same region is relatively well represented in museum collections, so
C. dohrni
appears to be scarce there.
It is not collected for food in Bohol (
Lozouet & Plaziat 2008
).