Nineteen new species of Alycaeidae from Myanmar and Thailand (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Cyclophoroidea)
Author
Páll-Gergely, Barna
Author
Hunyadi, András
0000-0003-3488-2817
hunand@freemail.hu
Author
Grego, Jozef
0000-0002-4977-0415
jozef.grego@gmail.com
Author
Reischütz, Alexander
0000-0002-8844-7004
alexander.reischuetz@gmx.at
Author
Auffenberg, Kurt
0000-0001-9660-6776
kurtauffenberg@gmail.com
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-05-18
4973
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4973.1.1
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Chamalycaeus krabiensis
Páll-Gergely & A. Reischütz
n. sp.
Fig. 11
Material examined.
Holotype
:
Thailand
,
Krabi Province
,
Phi-Phi Islands
,
Phi Phi Don Island
, climbing rock at W end of beach in
Ton Sai Bay
,
7°44.011’N
,
98°45.936’E
, ca.
70 m
a.s.l.
(locality code: Th22),
Mar. 2010
,
A. Reischütz
leg., at base of limestone rocks in the forest,
NHMW 113487
(D:
3.61 mm
, H:
2.62 mm
)
.
Paratypes
:
1 shell, same data as holotype; 1 shell,
Thailand
,
Krabi Province
,
Phi-Phi Islands
,
Phi Phi Don Island
, ascent to climbing rock at W end of beach in
Ton Sai Bay
,
7°44.049’N
,
98°45.966’E
, ca.
20 m
a.s.l.
(locality code:
Th
21),
Mar. 2010
,
A. Reischütz
leg., at base of limestone rocks in forest,
NHMW 113488
(photographed
paratype
:
Fig. 11B, D
:
3.73 mm
, H:
2.37 mm
)
;
9 shells, same data as preceding,
RE
;
2 shells, same data as preceding,
CUMZ 5269
;
7 shells,
Thailand
,
Krabi Province
,
Phi-Phi Islands
,
Phi Phi Don Island
, limestone rocks at
Monkey Beach
,
7°43.386’N
,
98°46.135’E
, ca.
10 m
a.s.l.
(locality code:
Th
23),
Mar. 2010
,
A. Reischütz
leg.,
RE
.
Other material:
4 juvenile
/ broken shells,
Thailand
,
Krabi Province
,
Phi-Phi Islands
,
Phi Phi Don Island
, ascent to climbing rock at W end of beach in
Ton Sai Bay
,
7°44.049’N
,
98°45.966’E
, ca.
20 m
a.s.l.
(locality code:
Th
21),
Mar. 2010
,
A. Reischütz
leg., at base of limestone rocks in forest,
RE
;
5 juvenile
/broken shells,
Thailand
,
Krabi Province
,
Phi-Phi Islands
,
Phi Phi Don Island
, limestone rocks at
Monkey Beach
,
7°43.386’N
,
98°46.135’E
, ca.
10 m
a.s.l.
(locality code:
Th
23),
Mar. 2010
,
A. Reischütz
leg.,
RE
;
7 shells,
1.5 km
SE of
Ao Luek Tai
,
8°22.386’N
,
98°44.130’E
,
40–45 m
a.s.l.
,
16–19 Mar. 2020
,
S. Aiken
leg.,
SA
;
4 shells (one photographed here:
Fig. 11C
),
1.7 km
SE of
Ao Luek Tai
,
8°22.020’N
,
98°44.004’E
,
25 m
a.s.l.
,
19 Mar. 2020
,
S. Aiken
leg., in dry debris on rock, at base of limestone cliff,
SA
.
Etymology.
This new species is named for the Thai province in which it occurs.
Diagnosis.
A medium-sized
Chamalycaeus
species
with R2 and R3 of almost a quarter whorl each, blunt, elongated swelling on R3, protruding inner peristome, and strongly expanded outer peristome.
Description.
Shell off-white to light grey; shell outline slightly oval in dorsal view; spire elevated, conical; body whorl rounded or parabolic; protoconch somewhat elevated, finely granular, rather glossy, spiral striae lacking, 1.5 whorls; R1 of 1.75–2.5 whorls, with strong, narrow, elevated, regularly arranged ribs, spaces between ribs relatively wide, fine spiral striation between ribs; boundary between R1 and R2 distinct due to change in rib density; R2 ribs more elevated than those of R1, narrow, lamella-like; ca. 26–28 ribs present; R2 and R3 of comparable lengths, covering approximately a half whorl or slightly less; boundary between R2 and R3 distinct due to rather deep constriction and change in sculpture; R3 with elongated, convex, central swelling, posterior portion almost smooth, anterior bears ribs of similar density as on R1; aperture strongly oblique to shell axis, rounded, with a very small upper (parieto-palatal) incision; boundary between inner and outer peristomes conspicuous, inner peristome strongly protruding (extreme in some specimens) and slightly expanded; outer peristome slim, strongly expanded except in umbilical region; umbilicus narrow, ca. one fourth of shell width.
Measurements.
D:
3.41–3.81 mm
, H:
2.34–2.62 mm
(
type
samples).
Operculum.
Unknown.
Differential diagnosis.
Chamalycaeus reinhardti
(
Mörch, 1872
)
(examined material: Great Nicobar, coll. Godwin-Austen, NHMUK 1903.7.1.2711, 1 shell) and
Chamalycaeus reinhardti sabangensis
(
Rensch, 1933
)
(examined material: Sumatra: Wald b. Sabang, Pulu Weh., exp. Rensch, 1927, SMF 6241,
1 paratype
) both have a narrower swelling on R3 and a more elevated spire.
Distribution.
This species is known from the Phi-Phi Islands and the vicinity of Ao Luek Tai town,
Krabi Province
,
Thailand
(
Fig. 3
).
Remarks.
The shells from the two sites near Ao Luek Tai are slightly smaller (D:
2.8–3.3 mm
), more depressed and conical from above, have overall denser ribs, lower R3 swelling, and the outer peristome is expanded in a smaller portion of the lip. However, although these differences occur, we consider them conspecific with those from Phi-Phi Islands due to the overall similar sculpture and proportions of shell regions.