Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam
Author
Zvonareva, Sofya
Author
Kantor, Yuri
text
Zootaxa
2016
2016-09-12
4162
3
401
437
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4162.3.1
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1175-5326
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Batillaria
sp.
Figs 4
M–P
Batillaria zonalis
(Bruguière, 1792)
:
Zvonareva
et al
. 2015
: 8
, fig. 3(3).
Batillaria
n. sp.
:
Ozawa
et al
. 2009
: fig. 4.
Material
examined.
Nha Phu Bay
,
Dam Bay
, natural and planted mangroves, over
500 specimens
.
Abundance.
Common.
Measurements.
Up to
30 mm
.
Ecological notes.
In studied sites this species were found mud and sand banks of mangrove streams.
Distribution in
Vietnam
.
Central
coast.
Remarks
. Recently the presence of an undescribed species, often referred to as
Batillaria zonalis
was revealed by molecular data
(
Ozawa
et al
. 2009
). This new species was recorded from Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, while true
B. zonalis
was not yet found in Vietnam. In the absence of molecular data we are unable to identify our species. At least some of published records of
B. zonalis
are the records of this new still unnamed species. Therefore the published data on ecology and distribution may apply both to
B. zonalis
and
B.
n. sp.