Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam Author Zvonareva, Sofya Author Kantor, Yuri text Zootaxa 2016 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 Semiricinula muricoides ( Blainville, 1832 ) Figs 8 E–F Purpura muricoides Blainville, 1832 : 219 . Semiricinula muricoides : Lozouet & Plaziat 2008 : 126 –127, pl. 27, figs 4–5; Poppe 2008b : 214 –215, pl. 402, fig. 10, Houart & Heros 2013 : 517 , fig. 7C–D. Semiricinula turbinoides : Zvonareva et al . 2015 : 9 . Material examined. Dam Bay , mangrove plantation and natural mangroves, about 20 specimens . Abundance. Common. Measurements. Up to 28 mm (Poppe 2008). Ecological notes. In lower estuarine and marine mangals ( Lozouet & Plaziat 2008 ). In studied sites it was found on rocks and roots of mangrove trees in upper and mid intertidal zone. Relation to mangroves. Eurybiotic. Distribution in Vietnam . Central coast ( Thach 2005 ). General distribution. From eastern Indian Ocean, in Malaysia , Vietnam , Philippines to Australia and Solomon Islands (OBIS, 2016).