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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description:
This is a widespread species found in coastal areas of Thailand, Cambodia, Viet Nam, Mauritius, India, Myanmar, Malaysia (coastal areas of all provinces), Indonesia (Sumatera, Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Moluccas, Lesser Sunda Islands), New Guinea, northern and eastern Australia, New Caledonia and New Ireland, the Philippines, Fiji, Taiwan (Province of China), and China. In Thailand, it was found in the eastern Provinces of Chonburi, Chanthaburi, Trat, Rayong as well as in the southern provinces of Ranong, Trang and Nakhon Si Thammarat (Brandt 1974).
Brown (1971) recorded the species from a mangrove swamp in South Africa, and it appears that the species full distribution requires further investigation.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Australia; Bangladesh; Cambodia; China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Zhejiang); Fiji; India (Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal); Indonesia (Kalimantan, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatera); Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak); Mauritius; Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); New Caledonia; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; South Africa; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Viet Nam
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Population [top]
Population: No information available.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: In Thailand, it is numerous in mangrove swamps, nipa palm forests and mud flats with vegetation. This species is found in brackish waters in lagoons and estuaries (Brandt 1974).
Systems: Freshwater; Marine
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: No information available.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s):
This species may be impacted by habitat loss (mangrove and coastal wetland development), however there is no information available.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: Research into the species distribution is needed.
Citation: Richter, K. 2012. Auriculastra subula. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T184918A1765131. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T184918A1765131.en. Downloaded on 25 January 2016.
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