Terrestrial molluscs of Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, and its status as an " oceanic " island
Author
Rowson, B
Author
Warren, B. H.
Author
Ngereza, C. F.
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ZooKeys
2010
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.70.762
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.70.762
1313-2970-70-1
29.
Gulella gwendolinae (Preston, 1910)
Fig. 62
Ennea gwendolinae
Preston 1910
: 527; pl. VII, fig. 3
Notes.
Six of the seven adults from Misali Island have an additional palatal tooth, recalling var. scissidens Connolly, 1922, described from Dar-es-Salaam. The additional tooth is not present on either of the two adults from Ras Kiuyu. This is a very widespread species and several such forms have been named.
Neubert (1998)
points out a discrepancy between
Paladilhe's
(1872)
description and figure of
Ennea isseli
Paladilhe, 1872 from Yemen, and figures an additional specimen which strongly resembles
Gulella gwendolinae
. This raises
the
possibility that
Ennea isseli
is a senior synonym of
Gulella gwendolinae
and, if so, also the question of whether it is truly native to Arabia. A direct comparison of types is advised.