Littoraria carinifera (Menke 1830) Menke 1830
- Dataset
- Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Mollusca
- class
- Gastropoda
- order
- Littorinimorpha
- family
- Littorinidae
- genus
- Littoraria
- species
- Littoraria carinifera
description
Measurements. Up to 24 mm (Reid 1986). Ecological notes. Oviparous species (Reid 1986). Lives at back of mangrove forest, in landward fringe on trunks and deadwood, on leaves of Nypa, on Bruguiera and Ceriops, also reported in marsh grass (Reid 1986). In studied sites it was found on trunks and roots of mature Rhizophora trees in upper intertidal zone. Relation to mangroves. Predominantly mangrove-associated.
distribution
Distribution in Vietnam. Central coast, southern delta (Thach 2005). General distribution. From Pakistan to Irian Jaya (Reid 1986).
materials_examined
Material examined. Dam Bay, mangrove plantation, 3 specimens. Abundance. Rare.