Haminoeidae from South Vietnam

April 11, 2006
From: Alexei Chernyshev

This unidentified species of Haminoeidae is common in intertidal zone of Van Phong and Nha Trang Bays. It inhabits dead shell of the barnacles Tetraclita squamosa.

Locality: Van Phong Bay, intertidal, Vietnam, Pacific Ocean, South Chine Sea, 15 January, 2005, from dead barnacles. Length: 11 mm. Photographer: Chernyshev A.V..

Alexei Chernyshev

tsher@bio.dvgu.ru

Chernyshev, A.V., 2006 (Apr 11) Haminoeidae from South Vietnam. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16265

Dear Alexei,
This is Smaragdinella which I have described as the 'limpet' of the cephalaspideans - both in shape and position on the shore. It is most probably S. calyculata, but there is another species, S. sieboldii, described from Japan which has differences in shell shape which I describe in an earlier message [#11814]. However we know nothing about the living animal of S. sieboldii, so the only way to be sure of the identity of your animals at this stage would be to dissect out the shell of one of them and compare it with the shell of S. calyculata which is illustrated on the Forum [message #11863]. If it is different I would like a photo of the shell to add to the Forum.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Apr 11). Comment on Haminoeidae from South Vietnam by Alexei Chernyshev. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16265

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