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
text
ZooKeys
2015
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31
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.523.6114
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.523.6114
1313-2970-523-31
81A71684982448ADAD0C76566B8A1E58
Taxon
classification Animalia Pulmonata Hypselostomatidae
Angustopila huoyani Jochum, Slapnik &
Pall-Gergely
, 2014
Figure 3
Angustopila huoyani
Jochum, Slapnik &
Pall-Gergely
, 2014:
Jochum et al. 2014
: 410: 27-29, Video 1, Figs 4-5.
Material examined.
MNHN Expedition Nr. GX07.23.07, China, Guangxi (广西), Hechi (河池市), Huanjiang Xian (环江县), Midong village (米洞), Shui Dong (cave,
水洞
), 23.05.2007, river sediment, alt. 332 m,
24.7485°N
,
108.27191°E
, leg. Franck
Brehier
12 shells (2 broken), NMBE 535121/3, SMF 341637/3, MNHN 2012-27046/4 + 2 broken shells).
Conservation status.
This study reveals that
Angustopila huoyani
inhabits two caves that are geographically far from each other. The typical threats to such habitats is quarrying and human disturbance through tourism.
Remarks.
Angustopila huoyani
has been described from a single cave in northeastern Hunan Province. Nearly identical shells have been found in another cave in northern Guangxi Province, which is situated ca. 500 km south from the type locality. The only difference is that the new shells have some very faint spiral striae on the teleoconch, which were not detected in the original population. This difference is, however, insufficient to distinguish these two populations on either specific or subspecific level. Therefore, we refer to the population collected in Guangxi as a disjunct population of
Angustopila huoyani
. This finding underscores the need to explore more cave systems in order to make inferences about subterranean biodiversity in China, and specifically here for the distribution of minute troglobitic land snails.
Figure 3.
Angustopila huoyani
Jochum, Slapnik &
Pall-Gergely
, 2014. Locality: Guangxi (广西), Hechi (河池市), Huanjiang Xian (环江县), Midong village (米洞), Shui Dong (cave,
水洞
), 23.05.2007, river sediment, alt. 332 m,
24.7485°N
,
108.27191°E
. MNHN 2012-27046). All images: B.
Pall-Gergely
.