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classification Animalia Pulmonata Plectopylidae
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/EF0B1D36-1FBB-49A5-972C-89E6BCA3FBCB" authority="Pall-Gergely" class="Gastropoda" family="Plectopylidae" genus="Hunyadiscus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Hunyadiscus saurini" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="saurini">
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Hunyadiscus saurini
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Páll-Gergely">Pall-Gergely</normalizedToken>
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</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="9" pageNumber="10">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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Figures 3A, 4C, 5
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, 11A
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<paragraph pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/EF0B1D36-1FBB-49A5-972C-89E6BCA3FBCB" class="Gastropoda" family="Plectopylidae" genus="Hunyadiscus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Hunyadiscus saurini" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="saurini">Hunyadiscus saurini</taxonomicName>
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1953
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<taxonomicName class="Gastropoda" family="Plectopylidae" genus="Plectopylis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Plectopylis laomontana" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="laomontana">Plectopylis laomontana</taxonomicName>
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, Saurin, Journal de Conchyliologie, 93 (4), 113.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="9" pageNumber="10" type="type material">
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<paragraph pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Type material.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Laos, Pa Hia (Ancienne province Tran Ninh), Coll. Saurin, MNHN 24947 (holotype), MNHN 24948/7 paratypes + 5 juvenile shells (also paratypes), HNHM 97470/2 paratypes; Laos, Pah Xieng Tong, Pa Hia, Prov. Tran Ninh, Coll. Saurin, MNHN 249479/1 paratype + 1 juvenile shell (also paratype, protoconch figured: Fig. 4C); Laos, Pa Ka Tai, Prov. Tran Ninh, Coll. Saurin, MNHN 24950/5 paratypes, HNHM 97471/1 paratype; Laos, Pa Xieng Tong, Pa Hia, Prov. Tran Ninh, Coll. Saurin MNHN 24951/3 paratypes; Laos, Pa Hia (Tran Ninh), Coll. Saurin, MNHN 24952/1 juvenile shell (paratype).</paragraph>
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<caption pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
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<paragraph pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
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Figure 3. Shells of
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<taxonomicName family="Plectopylidae" lsidName="" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" rank="family">Plectopylidae</taxonomicName>
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species. A holotype of
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<taxonomicName class="Gastropoda" family="Plectopylidae" genus="Hunyadiscus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Hunyadiscus saurini" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="saurini">Hunyadiscus saurini</taxonomicName>
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Páll-Gergely">Pall-Gergely</normalizedToken>
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sp. n. B
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<taxonomicName class="Gastropoda" family="Plectopylidae" genus="Hunyadiscus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Hunyadiscus andersoni" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="andersoni">Hunyadiscus andersoni</taxonomicName>
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(W. Blanford, 1869) (NHMUK 20130003 C Burmah, RBINS 10591. Photos: T. Deli (C), J. Harl (A) and H. Taylor (B). Scales represent 10 mm; upper scale refers to Fig. A, lower scale refers to Figs B and C.
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</caption>
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<caption pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
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<paragraph pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
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Figure 4. Embryonic whorls of
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<taxonomicName family="Plectopylidae" lsidName="" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" rank="family">Plectopylidae</taxonomicName>
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.
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<normalizedToken originalValue="A–B">A-B</normalizedToken>
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<taxonomicName class="Gastropoda" family="Plectopylidae" genus="Hunyadiscus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Hunyadiscus andersoni" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="andersoni">Hunyadiscus andersoni</taxonomicName>
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(W.
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<bibRefCitation author="Blanford, WT" journalOrPublisher="Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" pagination="444 - 450" title="Descriptions of new Land and Freshwater Mollusc Species collected by Dr. John Anderson in Upper Burma and Yunan." url="10.1111/j.1469-7998.1869.tb07354.x" volume="37" year="1869">Blanford 1869</bibRefCitation>
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) (NHMUK 20130003, two different specimens) C
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<taxonomicName class="Gastropoda" family="Plectopylidae" genus="Hunyadiscus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Hunyadiscus saurini" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="saurini">Hunyadiscus saurini</taxonomicName>
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Páll-Gergely">Pall-Gergely</normalizedToken>
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sp. n. D
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<taxonomicName class="Gastropoda" family="Plectopylidae" genus="Naggsia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Naggsia laomontana" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="laomontana">Naggsia laomontana</taxonomicName>
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(L. Pfeiffer, 1862), same specimen as Fig. 1B. All images by B.
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Páll-Gergely">Pall-Gergely</normalizedToken>
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.
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Figure 5. Parietal (A, C, E, G) and palatal (B, D, F, G) plication of
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<taxonomicName family="Plectopylidae" lsidName="" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" rank="family">Plectopylidae</taxonomicName>
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species.
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<normalizedToken originalValue="A–B">A-B</normalizedToken>
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<taxonomicName class="Gastropoda" family="Plectopylidae" genus="Hunyadiscus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Hunyadiscus saurini" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="saurini">Hunyadiscus saurini</taxonomicName>
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Páll-Gergely">Pall-Gergely</normalizedToken>
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sp. n.
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<taxonomicName class="Gastropoda" family="Plectopylidae" genus="Hunyadiscus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Hunyadiscus andersoni" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="andersoni">Hunyadiscus andersoni</taxonomicName>
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(W.
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<bibRefCitation author="Blanford, WT" journalOrPublisher="Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" pagination="444 - 450" title="Descriptions of new Land and Freshwater Mollusc Species collected by Dr. John Anderson in Upper Burma and Yunan." url="10.1111/j.1469-7998.1869.tb07354.x" volume="37" year="1869">Blanford 1869</bibRefCitation>
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) (C SMF 150117 D after
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<bibRefCitation author="Gude, GK" journalOrPublisher="Science Gossip" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" pagination="154 - 156" title="Armature of Helicoid landshells." url="http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33878774" volume="3" year="1896">Gude 1896</bibRefCitation>
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)
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<normalizedToken originalValue="E–F">E-F</normalizedToken>
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<taxonomicName class="Gastropoda" family="Plectopylidae" genus="Naggsia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Naggsia laomontana" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="laomontana">Naggsia laomontana</taxonomicName>
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(L. Pfeiffer, 1862), same sample as on Fig. 1
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<normalizedToken originalValue="BG–H">BG-H</normalizedToken>
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<taxonomicName class="Gastropoda" family="Plectopylidae" genus="Gudeodiscus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Gudeodiscus (Gudeodiscus) messageri" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Mollusca" rank="subSpecies" species="messageri" subGenus="Gudeodiscus" subSpecies="raheemi">Gudeodiscus (Gudeodiscus) messageri raheemi</taxonomicName>
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Páll-Gergely">Pall-Gergely</normalizedToken>
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& Hunyadi, 2015, same specimen as on Fig. 1C. Figures not to scale. Inner view: B, F, D, Outer view: H.
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<paragraph pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
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Figure 6. Reproductive anatomy of
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<taxonomicName class="Gastropoda" family="Plectopylidae" genus="Gudeodiscus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Gudeodiscus (Gudeodiscus) messageri" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Mollusca" rank="subSpecies" species="messageri" subGenus="Gudeodiscus" subSpecies="raheemi">Gudeodiscus (Gudeodiscus) messageri raheemi</taxonomicName>
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Páll-Gergely">Pall-Gergely</normalizedToken>
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& Hunyadi, 2015, same specimen as on Fig. 1C and Fig. 2B. Scale represents 5 mm.
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<paragraph pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="9" pageNumber="10">A dextral, medium-sized or large species with a relatively sharp upper keel and a blunt lower keel on the body whorl. On the parietal wall there is a single oblique lamella with a horizontal plica below it.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Description.</paragraph>
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<paragraph lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
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The shell is yellowish or corneous (the type material consists mainly of weathered shells). The protoconch is very large, with regular riblets and spiral lines; the radial and spiral lines are approximately of the same strength. The 5.25-6 whorls
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<pageBreakToken pageId="10" pageNumber="11" start="start">are</pageBreakToken>
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separated by a shallow suture. The umbilicus is wide but moderately deep. The body whorl has a prominent upper keel and a less conspicuous lower keel. The apertural margin is slightly thickened. The parietal callus is blunt, not well developed and is only clearly apparent in older specimens.
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Three shells were opened. On the parietal wall there is a single curved lamella that is oblique, its upper end situated much more anteriorly than the lower end. A short, but thick vertical plica is situated below and anteriorly of the lamella. On the palatal wall there are six more-or-less parallel plicae, with some additional short plicae. The most prominent additional plica is situated above the posterior end of the last plica. The fifth plica is usually S-shaped.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Measurements</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="11">(in mm). D= 16.3-21.3, H= 6.7-8.6. (n=4, shells from different samples).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Differential diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
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<taxonomicName class="Gastropoda" family="Plectopylidae" genus="Hunyadiscus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Hunyadiscus saurini" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="saurini">Hunyadiscus saurini</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. is smaller than
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<taxonomicName class="Gastropoda" family="Plectopylidae" genus="Hunyadiscus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Hunyadiscus andersoni" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="andersoni">Hunyadiscus andersoni</taxonomicName>
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, its keel is situated higher (this results a more angular body whorl), has weaker parietal callus, a lower horizontal plica on the parietal wall which is absent in
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<taxonomicName class="Gastropoda" family="Plectopylidae" genus="Hunyadiscus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Hunyadiscus andersoni" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="andersoni">Hunyadiscus andersoni</taxonomicName>
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.
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<taxonomicName class="Gastropoda" family="Plectopylidae" genus="Naggsia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Naggsia laomontana" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="laomontana">Naggsia laomontana</taxonomicName>
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has a rounded body whorl and weaker spiral striation on its protoconch.
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Etymology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="11">The species is named in honour of the French geologist and malacologist Edmond Saurin (1904-1977) who collected it.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Type locality.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Laos, Pa Hia (Ancienne province Tran Ninh).</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="10" pageNumber="11" type="distribution">
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Distribution.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="11">This species is known only from Southern Laos.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Remarks.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="11">This new species shows considerable diversity in terms of shell size. However, the other shell characters are stable within and between samples.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
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The village "Pa Hia" or "Pah Hia" is located 100 km south from Xieng-Khouang, the capital of Tran Ninh Province (see
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<bibRefCitation author="Saurin, E" journalOrPublisher="Journal de Conchyliologie" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" pagination="113 - 120" title="Coquilles Nouvelles de l'Indochine." volume="93" year="1953">Saurin 1953</bibRefCitation>
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: 113). However, the exact locality could not be determined (
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<bibRefCitation author="Nordsieck, H" journalOrPublisher="Stuttgarter Beitraege zur Naturkunde (Ser. A)" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" pagination="1 - 23" title="Revision of the Garnieriinae (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Clausiliidae), with Descriptions of New Taxa." volume="640" year="2002">Nordsieck 2002</bibRefCitation>
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,
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<bibRefCitation author="Pall-Gergely, B" journalOrPublisher="Folia Malacologica" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" pagination="289 - 292" title="Description of the second Laotia Saurin, 1953; a genus new to the fauna of Vietnam (Gastropoda: Cyclophoroidea)." url="10.12657/folmal.022.025" volume="22" year="2014">
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2014
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</bibRefCitation>
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,
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<bibRefCitation author="Pall-Gergely, B" journalOrPublisher="Zootaxa" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" pagination="1 - 49" title="Revision of the genus Pseudopomatias and its relatives (Gastropoda: Cyclophoroidea: Pupinidae)." url="10.11646/zootaxa.3937.1.1" volume="3937" year="2015 c">
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2015c
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</bibRefCitation>
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). A geological report (
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<bibRefCitation author="Marutani, M" journalOrPublisher="The World Bank, Washington DC" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" title="Final Report for Economic Geology FR- 2. Sector plan for sustainable development of the mining sector in the Lao PDR" url="http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTLAOPRD/Resources/FR_2_EconomicGeology_.pdf" year="2006">Marutani 2006</bibRefCitation>
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), mentioned the name "Ban Namthong" in brackets after "Pa Hia". The two names are probably identical, but the origin of this information could not be traced.
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<bibRefCitation author="Marutani, M" journalOrPublisher="The World Bank, Washington DC" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" title="Final Report for Economic Geology FR- 2. Sector plan for sustainable development of the mining sector in the Lao PDR" url="http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTLAOPRD/Resources/FR_2_EconomicGeology_.pdf" year="2006">Marutani (2006)</bibRefCitation>
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gave the following GPS coordinates for Ban Namthong:
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="19.05">19.05000°N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="103.2833">103.28330°E</geoCoordinate>
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. This location is situated approximately 75 km southwest from Xiangkhoang city. Google Earth placed "Ban Namthong" 7.6 km in southwest direction (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="18.983334">18° 59'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="103.26667">103° 16'E</geoCoordinate>
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), which agrees with the 1:50.000 map printed by the National Geographic Directorate, Vietnam, in 1965. We provisionally identify the village Pah Hia with Ban Namthong, because we could not locate the name Pah Hia on the maps available to us.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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