The Bythinella spp. of Greece (Gastropoda: Hydrobioidea: Bythinelliidae)
Author
Glöer, Peter
Schulstrasse 3, D- 25491 Hetlingen, Germany; e-mail: gloeer @ malaco. de
Author
Reuselaars, Robert
Traverse 33, 9408 MG Assen, The Netherlands; e-mail: f 2 hreuselaa @ hetnet. nl
text
Ecologica Montenegrina
2020
2020-03-14
29
2020
20
33
http://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2020.29.3
journal article
10.37828/em.2020.29.3
2336-9744
12808255
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:873D27C2-1693-4E93-8313-D00B72F82B82
Bythinella liandinaensis
n. sp.
[fig. 2.9]
Material examined:
Holotype
(
RMNH
.MOL.340510) and
3 paratypes
(
RMNH
.MOL.340511) from type locality.
Holotype
:
3.0 mm high,
1.8 mm
broad from type locality.
Paratypes
:
3 paratypes
from type locality,
6 adult
and
8 subadult
(dry) in coll. Robert Reuselaars (no. 683).
Locus typicus:
Spring
between Liandina and Vasiliki, Peleponnesos
,
Greece
, at 70 meters altitude (
Figure 8
),
36° 54' 42.86614'' N
22° 26' 33.74825'' E
,
19.09.2010
Robert Reuselaars
leg.
Habitat:
On old leaves in a smal spring, this species occupies an area of about
1 m
2
.
Etymology:
Named after Liandina town.
Description:
The shell is elongated ovate with 4.5-5 slightly convex whorls which are separated by a deep suture. The aperture is ovate, slightly angled at the top. The peristome is sharp. The umbilicus is slit-like. The body whorl takes 0.67 of shell height. The aperture is 1.0 mm high and
0.8 mm
broad. The ratio of shell height to shell width is 1.8. The shell is 2.4-3.0 mm high and
1.4-1.6 mm
broad.
Differentiating characters:
See
B. petrosensis
n. sp.
Distribution:
Only known from
type
locality.