Seven new hypselostomatid species from China, including some of the world's smallest land snails (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Orthurethra)
Author
Pall-Gergely, Barna
Author
Hunyadi, Andras
Author
Jochum, Adrienne
Author
Asami, Takahiro
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ZooKeys
2015
523
31
62
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.523.6114
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.523.6114
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Taxon classification Animalia Pulmonata Hypselostomatidae
Angustopila subelevata
Pall-Gergely
& Hunyadi
sp. n.
Figure 4
Type material.
China, Guangxi (广西), Hechi Shi (河池市), Bama Xian (巴马县), cliffs at the southern edge of Jiaole Cun (交乐村), 590 m,
24°7.045'N
,
107°7.847'E
, leg. Hunyadi, A. & Szekeres, M., 10.09.2013., HNHM 99438 (holotype), HNHM 99439/1 (paratype), HA/10 paratypes.
Diagnosis.
A tiny, conical species with rounded or almost quadrangular aperture without dentition.
Description.
Shell minute, light grey, conical with obtuse apex; spire tilted slightly left; protoconch consists of 1.25-1.5 whorls, microstructure finely pitted and granular with a powdery superficial texture, collectively radiating from the nuclear whorl; a prominent protoconch/teleoconch boundary is present (p/t), which is preceded by very faint rows of finely threaded microstructure; teleoconch finely reticulate with regularly-spaced radial growth lines crossed by rows of microscopic spiral threads.; on the last whorl, every 5
th-
6th radial line is stronger; the 4.25 whorls are separated by a deep suture; whorls shouldered; body whorl tumid; aperture slightly oblique to shell axis; umbilicus deep, relatively wide; aperture rounded or almost quadrangular, toothless; peristome slightly expanded, not reflected; parietal margin extends forward as a slight tongue-like projection along the columellar curvature; outer lip (side view) arched slightly and drawn back below suture.
Figure 4. Holotype of
Angustopila subelevata
Pall-Gergely
& Hunyadi, sp. n. (HNHM 99438). All images: B.
Pall-Gergely
.
Measurements
(in mm): SH = 0.83-0.91, SW = 0.77-0.81, AH = 0.27-0.3, AW = 0.29-0.32 (n = 8). See also Tables 3 and 4.
Table 3. Shell measurements (mm) for
Angustopila subelevata
sp. n. from the type locality. For abbreviations see Table 1.
Specimen |
SH
|
SW
|
AH
|
AW
|
SW
/
SH
x
100
|
AW
/
AH
x
100
|
Table 4. Average, minimum value (min), maximum value (max), variance of values (var) and standard deviation of a set of values (stdev) for
Angustopila subelevata
sp. n. (n= 8). For abbreviations see Table 1.
SH
|
SW
|
AH
|
AW
|
SW
/
SH
x
100
|
AW
/
AH
x
100
|
Differential
diagnosis.
The most similar species is the Thai
Angustopila elevata
, which has a more slender shell, a deeper umbilicus and lacks the spiral striae on its base.
Angustopila fabella
sp. n. has a wider shell, a stronger peristome and a well-developed parietal tooth, whereas
Angustopila subelevata
sp. n. is toothless. See also the two sympatric species,
Angustopila dominikae
sp. n. and
Angustopila szekeresi
sp. n.
Etymology.
The name, subelevata, refers to the similarity to the Thai
Angustopila elevata
.
Type locality.
China, Guangxi (广西), Hechi Shi (河池市), Bama Xian (巴马县), cliffs at the southern edge of Jiaole Cun (交乐村), 590 m,
24°7.045'N
,
107°7.847'E
.
Distribution.
The new species is known from the type locality only (Figure 13).
Ecology.
As for
Angustopila fabella
sp. n.
Conservation status.
As for
Angustopila fabella
sp. n.
Remarks.
Angustopila elevata
, which is known from approx. 1,000 km from the type locality of
Angustopila subelevata
sp. n., is strikingly similar to the new species, although the general shell shape and the sculpture seem to be reliably different. See also Discussion.