Five times over: 42 new Angustopila species highlight Southeast Asia's rich biodiversity (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Hypselostomatidae)
Author
Pall-Gergely, Barna
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6167-7221
Centre for Agricultural Research, Plant Protection Institute, Eoetvoes Lorand Research Network, Herman Otto ut 15, H- 1022 Budapest, Hungary
pallgergely2@gmail.com
Author
Hunyadi, Andras
Adria setany 10 G 2 / 5., H- 1148 Budapest, Hungary
Author
Vermeulen, Jaap J.
JK Art and Science, Lauwerbes 8, 2318 AT Leiden, Netherlands
Author
Grego, Jozef
Horna Micina 219, SK- 97401 Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
Author
Sutcharit, Chirasak
Animal Systematic Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Author
Reischuetz, Alexander
Puechhaimgasse 52, A- 3580 Horn, Austria
Author
Dumrongrojwattana, Pongrat
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, 169 Longhardbangsaen Road, Muang District, Chonburi, 20131, Thailand
Author
Botta-Dukat, Zoltan
Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Alkotmany 2 - 4, H- 2600, Vacratot, Hungary
Author
Oerstan, Aydin
12501 Milestone Manor Lane, Germantown, Maryland, 20876, USA
Author
Fekete, Judit
University of Pannonia, Centre of Natural Science, Research Group of Limnology, Egyetem u. 10, H- 8200 Veszprem, Hungary & Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Department of Tisza Research, 18 / c Bem square, H- 4026 Debrecen, Hungary
Author
Jochum, Adrienne
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6624-6412
Naturhistorisches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern, CH- 3005 Bern, Switzerland & Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, CH- 3012 Bern, Switzerland & Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Angustopila majuscula
Pall-Gergely
& Hunyadi
sp. nov.
Figs 68
, 69
Type material.
Holotype
: Thailand • 1 empty shell (H: 1.21 mm, D: 1.24 mm); Chiang Rai Province, 6 km S of Chiang Khian, toward Pa Ngae, Wat Phra That Charui (locality code: 2015/20);
19°34.41'N
,
99°59.19'E
; 420 m a.s.l.; 13 Feb. 2015; A. Hunyadi leg.; CUMZ 7438.
Paratypes
: Thailand • 4 shells; same data as for holotype; coll. HA.
Additional material.
Thailand
• 3 j/b shells; same data as for holotype; coll. HA • 1 imaged shell;
Chiang Rai Province
,
Wat
Doi Khong Khao Meditation Centre
,
8 km
NW of
Chiang Rai
, clay at the entrance of the cave (locality code: Th.6);
19°54.75'N
,
99°46.60'E
(approximate GPS coordinates);
Nov. 2007
;
A.
Reischuetz
leg.; HNHM 103482 • 4 shells + 13 j/b shells; same data as for preceding; coll. RE
.
Diagnosis.
A large, conical
Angustopila
species with a wide umbilicus, a prominent palatal and a highly placed parietal tooth pointing towards the palatal.
Description.
Shell large for the genus, higher than wide, or rarely slightly wider than high; off-white, conical; body whorl widest from apertural view; protoconch consists of 1.5 whorls, with very slight indication of spiral striation preceding the first teleoconch whorl; teleoconch with fine, dense, irregularly spaced radial growth lines and somewhat stronger, equidistantly and sparsely-arranged spiral lines (ca. 12-17 on body whorl from standard apertural view); whorls 5, rounded or slightly shouldered; aperture oblique to shell axis from lateral view; umbilicus wide; aperture pear-shaped with distinct sinulus caused by the parietal and palatal teeth; peristome expanded, not reflected; parietal callus protruding, detached from penultimate whorl; parietal tooth oblique to parietal callus, strong but short, almost reaching peristome edge; upper palatal tooth points in direction of parietal tooth, blunter and wider than parietal tooth.
Measurements (in mm).
H = 1.21-1.31, D = 1.13-1.24, H/D*100 = 97.6-114.2 (
n
= 6), RUD = 33.3-36.3 (
n
= 4).
Differential diagnosis.
Angustopila majuscula
sp. nov. mostly resembles species classified as
Hypselostoma
(e.g.,
H. socialis
,
H. lacrima
, etc.) by the relatively large shell, the parietal and palatal teeth that point towards each other, and the wide umbilicus. However, those "
Hypselostoma
" species possess much denser spiral striation and their apertural dentition is more developed.
Angustopila majuscula
sp. nov. can be easily distinguished from its congeners by the arrangement of the teeth, the larger size, and the wide umbilicus.
Angustopila concava
lacks a palatal tooth, has a smaller parietal tooth, a concave-conical shell and a much more oblique aperture than
Angustopila majuscula
sp. nov. See also under
A. akrodon
sp. nov.,
A. parallela
sp. nov., and
A. tamlod
.
Etymology.
The name
Angustopila majuscula
(somewhat larger in Latin) refers to the size of this species, which is the largest amongst all its congeners, but still a tiny land snail species.
Distribution.
This species is known from two nearby localities in
Thailand's
Chiang Rai Province (Fig.
48
).
Remarks.
The shells of sample Th.6 agree with those of the type series considering the most important characters (exactly conical shell, wide umbilicus, presence of two teeth). However, the parietal tooth of the former samples is much weaker than that in the typical shells. Therefore, we do not designate them as paratypes, but consider them conspecific.
This is the largest
Angustopila
species. At first sight it seemed to be a member of
Hypselostoma
, but that genus is characterised by denser spiral striation and an oblong-ovate apertural form.
Figure 68.
Angustopila majuscula
Pall-Gergely
& Hunyadi, sp. nov. (holotype, CUMZ 7438). Ventral (
A
), apertural (
B
), lateral (
C
), and apical (
D
) sides of the shell; sculpture on the protoconch (
E
), aperture (
F
); ventral (
G
) and frontal (
H
) surface of the body whorl.
Figure 69.
Angustopila majuscula
Pall-Gergely
& Hunyadi, sp. nov., Th.6 (HNHM 103482). Apertural (
A
), ventral (
B
), apical (
C
) and lateral (
D
), sides of the shell; aperture (
E
); sculpture on the protoconch (
F
); ventral (
G
) and frontal (
H
) surface of the body whorl.