The freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species
Author
Gloeer, Peter
Biodiversity Research Laboratory, Schulstrasse 3, D- 25491 Hetlingen, Germany
Author
Pesic, Vladimir
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Montenegro, Cetinjski put b. b., 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.219.3406
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.219.3406
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Kaskakia khorrasanensis
sp. n.
Figs 10a-d
Type locality.
Khorrasan Province, Kaskak stream in Kaskak village,
59°10'E
,
35°25'N
, ca. 1800 m asl., 11 June 2005.
Holotype
(ZMH 79372): Shell height 2.5 mm, width 1.9 mm.
Paratypes
(ZMH 79373): 21 ex. from type locality.
Etymology.
Named for its occurrence in Khorrasan Province.
Description.
The yellowish shell is conical to globular with 5.5 whorls, which are slightly convex and separated by a clear suture (
Fig. 10a
). The whorls increase rapidly with a prominent body whorl. The surface is glossy and finely striated. The apex is acute, the aperture is ovate and angled at the top, the umbilicus is closed. Shell height 2.3-2.5 mm, width 1.8-1.9 mm.
Animal.
The mantle and head are black. The penis is broad at the basis and tapered at the distal end (
Figs 10b-d
).
Differentiating features.
As for the genus.
Distribution.
Iran: Khorrasan Province; known only from type locality.