Chondrinidae taxonomy revisited: New synonymies, new taxa, and a checklist of species and subspecies (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) 2539
Author
Kokshoorn, Bas
Author
Gittenberger, Edmund
text
Zootaxa
2010
2010-07-16
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2539.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.2539.1.1
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G. stabilei anceyi
(
Fagot, 1881
)
Type
locality:
France
, Bouches-du-Rhône,
Val
de Crède
, close to Marseille
.
Distribution.—
France
, departments of Var and Bouches-du-Rhône: mountains of Sainte-Baume and Sainte-Victoire [Var - Bouches-du-Rhône], Toulon [Var] and Plan d’Aups [Var] (
Falkner et al. 2002: 108
;
Pavon 2005
).
Notes.—Next to the nominal subspecies,
G. stabilei anceyi
(
Fagot, 1881
)
is recognized as a separate taxon by some authors (
Falkner et al. 2002: 108
;
Pavon 2005
). According to
Falkner et al. (2002: 108)
,
G. s.
stabilei
is restricted to the Italian-French main alpine chain, where it is hardly ever found below altitudes of
1800 m
, whereas
G. s. anceyi
occurs in the Mediterranean coastal mountains of the French departments of Bouches-du- Rhône and Var, at medium to low altitudes. Shells of the latter subspecies are said to be more slender, with more prominent apertural teeth and radial sculpture. Although usually found in sheltered habitats, the species may co-occur with
Chondrina avenacea
on SW exposed vertical rockfaces. This was observed in the Italian part of the Alpes-Maritimes (BK, personal observation).