Additions to the knowledge of the land snails of Sabah (Malaysia, Borneo), including 48 new species
Author
Vermeulen, Jaap J.
Author
Liew, Thor-Seng
Author
Schilthuizen, Menno
text
ZooKeys
2015
531
1
139
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.531.6097
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.531.6097
1313-2970-531-1
C845838EC9124BD8AB4E07980F91959E
C845838EC9124BD8AB4E07980F91959E
Taxon classification Animalia Stylommatophora Punctidae
Family
PUNCTIDAE Morse
Snails.
Shell very small, dextral, lenticular or discoid. Sculpture consisting of inconspicuous radial riblets, spiral sculpture subordinate. Aperture without teeth or lamellae, peristome usually thin and not reflected. Umbilicus open, narrow or wide (Family description adapted from
Solem 1976
,
1988
;
Vaught 1989
;
Herbert and Kilburn 2004
).
Habitat and distribution.
Soil and litter dwellers. Widely distributed in Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Remarks
.
The family is poorly known and although many genera and species have been described, the true diversity may consist of a smaller number of widespread, regionally variable species.