Two new Bythinella species from Romania (Gastropoda: Amnicolidae)
Author
Glöer, Peter
Biodiversity Research Laboratory, Schulstr. 3, D- 25491 Hetlingen, Germany, E-mail: gloeer @ malaco. de
Author
Erőss, Zoltán Péter
Hungarian Natural History Museum, Baross utca 13. H- 1088 Budapest, Hungary, E-mail: erosspeter @ hotmail. com
text
Ecologica Montenegrina
2015
2015-11-11
4
14
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journal article
54674
10.37828/em.2015.4.3
12cb9b2b-0538-4809-86b6-785a96498d8d
2336-9744
8032214
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A4C68EA4-5367-409C-8BA9-CFC5B79D7DA9
Bythinella gregoi
n. sp.
(
Figs 6-9
,
Fig. 1
)
Holotype
:
2.7 mm
height,
1.4 mm
width,
NHMH 99693
.
Paratypes
:
15 sp.
NHMH 99694
,
4 sp.
coll. Glöer,
3 sp.
coll. Grego.
Type locality
:
Romania
,
Salaj county
, 3,
7 km
SE of
Vălişoara
(Dióspatak), below the lowest pond, spring, right side of the brook.
N47.356°
E23.428°
;
15.07.2015
Erőss
et
Kenéz
leg.
Etymology
: The species is dedicated to the junior author’s friend and colleague Jozef Grego, Malacologist of Horná Mičiná,
Slovakia
in honor to his engagement in
Hydrobiidae
studies.
Description
: The horn-colored shell has 4.5 whorls which are slightly convex with a deep suture. The shell is elongated cylindrical-ovate. The aperture is ovate and slightly angled at the top. The peristome is sharp. The umbilicus is slit-like to closed. Aperture height to shell height: 0.4, shell height to shell width 1.6-1.9, height of body whorl to height of spire 1.9-2.1, shell height
2.2-2.6 mm
, width
1.3-1.4 mm
.
Male copulatory organ
: unknown.
Figures 6-9.
Bythinella gregoi
n. sp.
6
: Holotype.
11-13
: Paratypes.
Differentiating features
: The shells are smaller than the other species of this region. In addition the shells differ in the ratio of height of body whorl to spire.
Ecology
: The spring has cold water, shaded by some close conifers. There are water pipes for water collection but the outlet brook is open.
Figure 10.
Sampling site of
Bythinella muranyii
n. sp.
Distribution
: Only known from
type
locality.
Remark
: We could only find empty shells of this species. Thus this species possibly lives in the underground of this spring.