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 bc54479e-1a51-4fea-861e-757a5a391348 1175-5326 254973 DDBC36A0-5305-45FD-9C79-170C53B72DA9 Littoraria intermedia ( Philippi, 1846 ) Figs 6 Y–Z, AA–AB Littorina intermedia Philippi, 1846 : 141 . Littoraria (Littorinopsis) intermedia : Reid 1986 : 124 –135, figs 43–47 (full synonymy); Okutani 2000 : 138 –139, pl. 69, fig. 17. Littoraria intermedia : Lozouet & Plaziat 2008 : 116 –117, pl. 22, figs 7–8; Zvonareva et al . 2015 : 8 , fig. 3(2). Material examined. Nha Phu Bay , Dam Bay , natural mangroves, 5 specimens . Abundance. Uncommon. Measurements. Up to 32 mm ( Reid 1986 ). Ecological notes. Ovoviviparous species ( Reid 1986 ). An oceanic species. Typically on trunks and roots throughout Rhizophora forest, occasionally on other trees, 0.3– 2 m above the ground. Rather common on sheltered rocks ( Reid 1986 ). In studied sites it was found on trunks and roots of mature Rhizophora trees. Relation to mangroves. Predominantly mangrove-associated. Distribution in Vietnam . Central coast. General distribution. Throughout the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific ( Reid 1986 ).