Land snails and slugs of Bau limestone hills, Sarawak (Malaysia, Borneo), with the descriptions of 13 new species
Author
Marzuki, Mohammad Effendi bin
Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia & Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88450, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
fendiemz@gmail.com
Author
Liew, Thor-Seng
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9437-5924
Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88450, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
thorsengliew@gmail.com
Author
Mohd-Azlan, Jayasilan
Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
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ZooKeys
2021
2021-04-27
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1035.60843
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1035.60843
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Videna timorensis (Martens, 1867)
Figures 43D
, 52A
Trochomorpha timorensis
Martens, 1867: 248-249, pl. 13, fig. 6.
Type locality.
"Timor, im Innern bei Okabiti, in Waldern" [= near Okabiti, Timor Island].
Material examined.
Gunung Doya: ME 1228, ME 9163, ME 9193, ME 9405. Gunung Kapor: ME 1179, ME 1222, ME 1226, ME 3360, ME 5976, ME 8090, ME 8458, ME 8762, ME 8972. Kampung Padang Pan: ME 6724. Lobang Angin: ME 8984, ME 9404. Gunung Batu: ME 1224, ME 8824.
Distribution in Borneo.
Sarawak: Kuching Division. Sabah: Tawau Division.
Distribution elsewhere.
Peninsular Malaysia to Indo-Australian archipelago (Maassen 2001).
Remarks.
Living snails were observed foraging on wet rotten wood surfaces at the base of the limestone cliff. It differs from
V. bicolor
(Martens, 1864) by having a pale brown smaller shell with narrower umbilicus and shell surface striated with conspicuous spiral grooves.