Systematic revision of the Plectopylinae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Plectopylidae)
Author
Páll-Gergely, Barna
31E196E9-5A51-4295-9A36-D5DA689502B7
Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), Herman Ottó Street 15, Budapest, H- 1022, Hungary.
pall-gergely.barna@agrar.mta.hu
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2018
2018-08-16
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journal article
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10.5852/ejt.2018.455
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Chersaecia woodthorpei
(Gude, 1899)
comb. nov.
Figs 24M–N, 30C
Plectopylis woodthorpei
Gude, 1899b: 15–16
, fig. 98a–g [“Fort Stedman,
Burma
”].
Plectopylis
(
Plectopylis
)
woodthorpei
–
Gude 1899d: 148
;
1899e: 175
;
1914b: 124–126
, fig. 61a–h.
Plectopylis
(
Chersaecia
)
woodthorpei
–
Gude 1920: 61
.
Diagnosis
A very small, sinistral species with an angulated body whorl and a very slightly elevated spire; parietal wall with two lamellae, a main and an intermediate parietal plicae, both of which are in contact with the anterior lamella; palatal wall with an overall
Plectopylis
-like palatal plication, with three additional horizontal plicae anterior to the vertical plate, which is formed by the fourth and fifth plicae.
Material examined
Syntypes
MYANMAR
: 3 shells, Burmah, Fort Stedman, Woodthorpe leg. (
NHMUK
1903.7.1.2100).
Additional material
MYANMAR
: 6 shells, E. Burmah, coll. Godwin-Austen (
NHMUK
).
Description
SHELL. Sinistral, small, with very slightly elevated spire; whorls shouldered, which results in a nearly flat dorsal surface; fresh shells light brown; protoconch consists of 2.5 whorls, finely tuberculated; dorsal side and area inside umbilicus dominated by reticulated sculpture; periphery of body whorl dominated by radial lines; whorls 6–6.75 (n = 3), separated by moderately deep suture; peristome thickened and strongly reflected; parietal callus very strong, elevated, sharp, V-shaped, with the upper part of the V being shorter; apertural fold connected to parietal callus.
Two opened shells were examined. Parietal wall with a curved, long, posterior, and a shorter anterior lamella; main and intermediate plicae in contact with anterior lamella; main plica connected to apertural fold; intermediate plica about half as long as main plica; lower plica slightly extends beyond posterior lamella in posterior direction, and reaches peristome. Palatal plicae
Plectopylis
-like, with three additional horizontal plicae anterior to the vertical plate, which is formed by the accretion of the fourth and fifth plicae.
MEASUREMENTS (in mm). D = 8.8–9.9, H = 3.6–4.8 (
syntypes
, n = 2).
Differential diagnosis
The carinate shell and the horizontal palatal plicae anterior to the vertical plate make the identification of the species easy. A population of
Chersaecia perrierae
is similar in shape, but it has a single lamella. See also under that species.
Distribution
Chersaecia woodthorpei
is known from the
type
locality only.