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 kwanti
n. sp.
[fig. 2.7]
Material examined:
Holotype
(
RMNH
.MOL.340506) and
2 paratypes
(
RMNH
.MOL.340507) from type locality.
Holotype
:
2.9 mm
high,
1.8 mm
broad from type locality.
Paratypes
:
2 paratypes
from type locality,
2.6 mm
high and
1.7 mm
broad, + 1 juv,
2 adult
and
10 subadult
ex. in coll. Robert Reuselaars (no. 1273).
Locus typicus:
Planitero
, south of
Kalavrita
,
NW Peleponnesos
,
Greece
at 495 meters altitude (
Figure 9
), 37° 55' 59.61717''' N
22° 09' 45.61220'' E
,
09.06.2019
Robert Reuselaars
leg.
Habitat:
stong running spring with medium sized stones with algae cover.
Etymology:
Named after Henkdrikjan Kwant who joined Robert Reuselaars on many trips in the last 20 years.
Description:
The shell is 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 broadened at the columella. The umbilicus is slit-like. The body whorl takes 0.76 of shell height. The aperture is 1.0 mm high and
0.8 mm
broad. The ratio of shell height to shell width is 1.6. The shell is
2.6-2.9 mm
high and
1.7-1.8 mm
broad.
Differentiating characters:
This species is much higher and broader than
B. beckmanni
.
Distribution:
Only known from
type
locality.