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Shell globose to conical, with open umbilicus, reddish-brown, with fine but distinct longitudinal ribs on teleoconch whorls. Operculum semicircular, thin, horny. Central radular teeth quadrangular, with no basal cusps; outer marginal teeth fan-like, wide. Gill of rudimentary filaments, consisting of both gf1+gf2. Rectum exhibiting conspicuous double S-shaped coils in middle of pallial roof. Penis large, very muscular, with triangular appendage at tip. Pallial vas deferens with very complex coils at anterior end of prostate. Renal oviduct strongly curved, with many small loops; with cluster of several tiny, brownish seminal receptacles in middle part of coiled renal portion of oviduct. Large, triangular chamber connecting oviduct and bursal duct. Right pleural and supraoesophageal ganglia separated but connective very short; left pleural ganglion completely fused with suboesophageal ganglion and forming single, large, flat ganglion.
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(Figures 3DF, 4CD, 1115)
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.
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<emphasis id="B93AF334FFD2FFEFFE86FA36FE5B17A2" box="[313,464,1488,1512]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="1996">Redescription</emphasis>
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(figure 11C). Bright reddish-orange to pale brown, small, globose to conical, thin, weakly shiny, translucent in young specimens, opaque in fully mature specimens. Protoconch with about 1.5 convex whorls with no distinct sculpture. Teleoconch of 3.53.8 weakly convex whorls, fine but distinct longitudinal ribs with regular interspaces (especially on early whorls); microscopic spiral threads irregularly found; suture shallow, impressed. Aperture wide, pyriform; peristome complete, sharp, with no apertural varix; outer lip prosocline, expanded outwardly at terminal growth; parietal lip rather long, nearly straight, thickened; columellar lip thick, gently curved, anterior end forming very weak projection crossing anterior part of outer lip, but with no canal. Umbilicus narrowly but distinctly open; umbilical area with dense axial growth lines, sometimes with a few spiral cords.
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: see
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. Shells of males and females not distinguishable in shape or size (
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(figure 11AB). Semicircular with posterior end slightly projected, paucispiral, thin, horny, yellowish, transparent, with irregular growth lines on outer surface. Muscular scar elongate, wide, occupying about half of opercular minimum diameter.
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(figures 3DF, 12, 13A,B). Majority of head dark grey to black except for colourless, translucent eye stalk, anterior end of snout (sn), sole and omniphoric groove (omg). Cephalic tentacles (ct) moderately long (although slightly shorter than extended snout), parallel-sided. Distinct black eyes (e) in lateral bulges at outer bases of cephalic tentacles; mass of tiny yellowish-white granules at proximal portion of eye bulge. Snout (sn) simple, rather long, distally bilobed. Foot (f) large, wide, rounded anteriorly and posteriorly. Opening of anterior mucous gland (ms) very wide, transverse slit at anterior edge of foot. Posterior mucous gland and metapodial tentacle absent. Omniphoric grooves (omg) run antero-ventrally on both sides of head; right groove wider than left. Right groove carries faecal pellets from inside pallial cavity to outside and both carry mucus to foot (observed in living animal). Sole (s) broad, flat. Mode of locomotion step-like; very active.
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<emphasis id="B93AF334FFD3FFEEFEDEFC95FE7D11C0" box="[353,502,883,907]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">Pallial cavity</emphasis>
(figures 4C, 12). Pallial cavity large, spacious, occupying about two thirds of body whorl (depth of cavity about
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). Pallial roof unpigmented. Kidney opening (ko) conspicuous, in posterior-most corner of cavity; kidney (k) entirely behind pallial cavity, small, compact, consisting of mass of pale beige, translucent cells. Gill (g) rudimentary, row of four or five, blunt, finger-like filaments (gf1+gf2) lying on posterior portion of efferent vein (ef); gf1 portion of filaments rectangular, far larger than gf2; gf2 very small, reduced to peg-like projection on tip of gf1. Osphradium (os) small, short, elongate-oval, containing conspicuous osphradial ganglion (osg).
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behind and to right of buccal mass. Radula (figure 11DG): central teeth (figure 11E, F) elongated rectangular, very tall; cutting edge with five long, narrow cusps, median cusp markedly longer (seven nearly equal-sized cusps shown in the figures of Solem
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFD0FFEDFC10FAF4FC6C1763" box="[943,999,1297,1321]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="1998">et al.</emphasis>
, 1982); no basal cusps; lateral edges distinctly thickened, long and straight. Lateral teeth (figure 11E, G) subtriangular, slightly longer than central teeth, with six large cusps; central cusp longest; several small, blunt denticles on middle portion of inner edge (Solem
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Table 3. Shell measurements of
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<th id="76AF4418FFD30004FC2EFA9DFC3017DA" box="[913,955,1403,1424]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">AW</th>
<th id="76AF4418FFD30004FB8FFA9DFBD117DA" box="[1072,1114,1403,1424]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">BW</th>
<th id="76AF4418FFD30004FB00FA9DFB6217DA" box="[1215,1257,1403,1424]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">TW</th>
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<tr id="357E2D64FFD30004FE86FA56FB62178C" box="[313,1257,1456,1478]" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">
<th id="76AF4418FFD30004FE86FA56FB62178C" box="[313,1257,1456,1478]" colspan="6" colspanRight="5" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">Female (7)</th>
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<tr id="357E2D64FFD30004FE86FA2CFB6217AB" box="[313,1257,1482,1505]" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">
<th id="76AF4418FFD30004FE86FA2CFE6A17AB" box="[313,481,1482,1505]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">Minimum</th>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FDEDFA2CFDF717AB" box="[594,636,1482,1505]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">2.91</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FD4DFA2CFC9717AB" box="[754,796,1482,1505]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">1.78</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FC2EFA2CFC3017AB" box="[913,955,1482,1505]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">1.52</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FB8FFA2CFBD117AB" box="[1072,1114,1482,1505]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">2.81</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FB00FA2CFB6217AB" box="[1215,1257,1482,1505]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">3.50</td>
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<tr id="357E2D64FFD30004FE86FA02FB6217B1" box="[313,1257,1508,1531]" gridrow="3" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">
<th id="76AF4418FFD30004FE86FA02FE6A17B1" box="[313,481,1508,1531]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">Maximum</th>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FDEDFA02FDF717B1" box="[594,636,1508,1531]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">3.32</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FD4DFA02FC9717B1" box="[754,796,1508,1531]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">1.92</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FC2EFA02FC3017B1" box="[913,955,1508,1531]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">1.68</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FB8FFA02FBD117B1" box="[1072,1114,1508,1531]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">3.07</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FB00FA02FB6217B1" box="[1215,1257,1508,1531]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">3.85</td>
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<tr id="357E2D64FFD30004FE86FA19FB62145C" box="[313,1257,1535,1558]" gridrow="4" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">
<th id="76AF4418FFD30004FE86FA19FE6A145C" box="[313,481,1535,1558]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">Mean</th>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FDEDFA19FDF7145C" box="[594,636,1535,1558]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">3.04</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FD4DFA19FC97145C" box="[754,796,1535,1558]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">1.85</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FC2EFA19FC30145C" box="[913,955,1535,1558]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">1.61</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FB8FFA19FBD1145C" box="[1072,1114,1535,1558]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">2.89</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FB00FA19FB62145C" box="[1215,1257,1535,1558]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">3.69</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357E2D64FFD30004FE86F9FFFB62147A" box="[313,1257,1561,1584]" gridrow="5" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">
<th id="76AF4418FFD30004FE86F9FFFE6A147A" box="[313,481,1561,1584]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">Standard Dev</th>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FDEDF9FFFDF7147A" box="[594,636,1561,1584]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">0.14</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FD4DF9FFFC97147A" box="[754,796,1561,1584]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">0.05</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FC2EF9FFFC30147A" box="[913,955,1561,1584]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">0.06</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FB8FF9FFFBD1147A" box="[1072,1114,1561,1584]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">0.09</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FB00F9FFFB62147A" box="[1215,1257,1561,1584]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">0.13</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357E2D64FFD30004FE86F9D3FB621401" box="[313,1257,1589,1611]" gridrow="6" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="76AF4418FFD30004FE86F9D3FE6A1401" box="[313,481,1589,1611]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">Male (3)</th>
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<tr id="357E2D64FFD30004FE86F9A8FB62142F" box="[313,1257,1614,1637]" gridrow="7" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">
<th id="76AF4418FFD30004FE86F9A8FE6A142F" box="[313,481,1614,1637]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">Minimum</th>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FDEDF9A8FDF7142F" box="[594,636,1614,1637]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">2.85</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FD4DF9A8FC97142F" box="[754,796,1614,1637]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">1.76</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FC2EF9A8FC30142F" box="[913,955,1614,1637]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">1.48</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FB8FF9A8FBD1142F" box="[1072,1114,1614,1637]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">2.61</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FB00F9A8FB62142F" box="[1215,1257,1614,1637]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">3.50</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357E2D64FFD30004FE86F98FFB6214CA" box="[313,1257,1641,1664]" gridrow="8" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">
<th id="76AF4418FFD30004FE86F98FFE6A14CA" box="[313,481,1641,1664]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">Maximum</th>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FDEDF98FFDF714CA" box="[594,636,1641,1664]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">3.15</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FD4DF98FFC9714CA" box="[754,796,1641,1664]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">2.01</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FC2EF98FFC3014CA" box="[913,955,1641,1664]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">1.73</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FB8FF98FFBD114CA" box="[1072,1114,1641,1664]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">2.96</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FB00F98FFB6214CA" box="[1215,1257,1641,1664]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">3.75</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357E2D64FFD30004FE86F962FB6214D1" box="[313,1257,1668,1691]" gridrow="9" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">
<th id="76AF4418FFD30004FE86F962FE6A14D1" box="[313,481,1668,1691]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">Mean</th>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FDEDF962FDF714D1" box="[594,636,1668,1691]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">2.97</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FD4DF962FC9714D1" box="[754,796,1668,1691]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">1.85</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FC2EF962FC3014D1" box="[913,955,1668,1691]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">1.58</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FB8FF962FBD114D1" box="[1072,1114,1668,1691]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">2.75</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FB00F962FB6214D1" box="[1215,1257,1668,1691]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">3.65</td>
</tr>
<tr id="357E2D64FFD30004FE86F979FB6214FF" box="[313,1257,1695,1717]" gridrow="10" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">
<th id="76AF4418FFD30004FE86F979FE6A14FF" box="[313,481,1695,1717]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">Standard Dev</th>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FDEDF979FDF714FF" box="[594,636,1695,1717]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">0.16</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FD4DF979FC9714FF" box="[754,796,1695,1717]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">0.14</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FC2EF979FC3014FF" box="[913,955,1695,1717]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">0.13</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FB8FF979FBD114FF" box="[1072,1114,1695,1717]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">0.19</td>
<td id="76AF4418FFD30004FB00F979FB6214FF" box="[1215,1257,1695,1717]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="21" pageNumber="1997">0.13</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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F. 11. Shell, operculum and radula of
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from Ellen Brook: (A) and (B) operculum: (A) inner side; (B) outer side; (C) shell; (D)(G) radula: (D) detail of cutting edge of marginal teeth; (E) view of half the rows in a portion of the radula; (F) central teeth; (G) lateral and marginal teeth.
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Oesophagus (figure 15AC: oe) opens widely into buccal cavity. Pair of large, colourless glandular sacs [buccal pouches (bp)] open at posterior-most corner of dorso-lateral sides of buccal mass. Salivary glands (sg) short, simple, tube-like, lying together dorsally on buccal mass, do not pass through circum-oesophageal nerve ring. Oesophagus simple, with some distinct folds immediately posterior to nerve ring; enters stomach on left side at junction of anterior (figure 12: ast) and posterior (pst) chambers. Single opening to digestive gland lies posterior to oesophageal opening. Digestive gland (dg) pale green; consisting of two parts; anterior portion mass of small cells covering part of anterior and posterior stomach, posterior part row of large, round lobes in upper whorls of visceral coil (central parts of lobes darker than edges). Style sac large, finger-shaped, completely covered by ventroanterior arm of kidney (k). Origin of intestine at right anterior end of anterior chamber of stomach. Intestine tightly coiled over anterior tip of style sac before continuing to rectum (r) within pallial cavity. Rectum forms conspicuous double S-shaped coils (figure 4D) on middle part of pallial roof. Oval faecal pellets queued in single file in intestine and rectum. Anus (a) simple, about
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posterior to anterior mantle edge (me).
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F. 12.
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from Ellen Brook, animal removed from shell: (A) female; (B) male. a: anus; ag: albumen gland; ast: anterior stomach; avd: anterior vas deferens; bc: bursa copulatrix; cg: capsule gland; cm: columellar muscle; ct: cephalic tentacle; dg: digestive gland; e: eye; f: foot; fgo: female genital opening; k: kidney; me: mantle edge; o: oesophagus; od: oviduct; ov: ovary; p: penis; pr: prostate; pst: posterior stomach; pvd: posterior vas deferens; r: rectum; s: sole; sn: snout; sr: seminal receptacle; t: testis.
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<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDEFFE3FEDEFDB2FD0C1021" box="[353,647,596,620]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="2000">Male reproductive system</emphasis>
(figure 12B, 13). Testis (figure 12B: t) moderate in size (
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in length), pale lemon-yellow, consisting of about 20 bundles of slender lobes. Anterior end about
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posterior to anterior end of digestive gland (dg). Coiled seminal vesicle arises from vas efferens in antero-ventral region of digestive gland. Tube of seminal vesicle narrow, highly convoluted. Posterior vas deferens (pvd) runs from seminal vesicle to middle part of prostate gland (pr), forming straight tube crossing over oesophagus (o). Prostate gland (figure 13D) large (1.62.0 mm in length), elongate, fan-shape, about half within posterior pallial cavity. Anterior vas deferens (avd) arises from middle part of prostate gland close to insertion of posterior vas deferens and passes across pallial roof as gently-curved tube, with complex coiling (usually at least four coils, variable) near anterior end of prostate (figure 12B; figure 13D); vas deferens then enters muscular wall of neck and continues to proximal end of penis (p). Penis (figure 13AC: p) large, long (
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in length), highly muscular, attached to head about
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behind right eye (e) and lies across head to left; proximal portion wide, thick, heavily bilobed; distal end divided into two triangular parts; one part forms long, sharplypointed triangular appendage (pa) turning anteriorly; another projection (ppn) located behind penial appendage, has penial vas deferens (pev) and genital opening (mgo) at tip. Penial vas deferens with one coil within proximal portion of penis; then straight in central part of penis.
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<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDEFFE3FEDEFB37FD2916A3" box="[353,674,1233,1257]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="2000">Female reproductive system</emphasis>
(figures 12A, 14). Ovary (figure 12A: ov) small (
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in length), covering ventro-lateral area of digestive gland (dg), consisting of tubules containing white oocytes. Posterior oviduct (pod) convoluted, runs along oesophagus (o) on right lateral edge; brown in proximal half; then bends toward posterior end of albumen gland (ag) before reaching end of pallial cavity. Beyond this latter bend, oviduct strongly curved making many distinct but variable small loops; typically anterior half of this part of oviduct with narrow duct and many smaller loops, posterior half with comparatively wider duct and two or three larger loops (figure 14: cod). Middle portion of looped region with cluster of three to eight small, slender, brownish or colourless bulbs [seminal receptacles (sr)],
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in length, derived from slender seminal receptacle duct; these seminal receptacles and their ducts in middle part of coiled renal portion of oviduct (figure 14D, H). Anterior part of coiled renal oviduct opens to large, triangular chamber (odc) that opens to posterior end of albumen gland (ag). Bursal duct (bcd) rather long (0.81.0 mm in length), with few weak undulations. It rises from upper surface, and runs on latero-ventral side of, triangular chamber (odc) before entering ventral portion of bursa copulatrix (bc). Bursa copulatrix of moderate size (
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in length), triangular, clearly separated from posterior end of albumen gland by coiled renal oviduct (cod). Pallial oviduct long (
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in length), extends most of length of pallial cavity, clearly divided into albumen gland occupying posterior two thirds and anterior capsule gland (cg). Muscular sperm duct completely surrounded by glandular pallial oviduct and fused with lumen of oviduct (=median egg channel) within ventral region of oviduct. Genital opening (fgo) at anterior end of capsule gland.
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F. 13. Head, penis and prostate of
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from Ellen Brook: (A) dorsal view of the head and penis; (B) left lateral view; (C) penis; (D) prostate. avd: anterior vas deferens; cm: columellar muscle; ct: cephalic tentacle; e: eye; f: foot; mgo: male genital opening; ol: opercular lobe; omg: omniphoric groove; p: penis; pa: penial appendage; pev: penial vas deferens; ppn: penial projection; pr: prostate; pvd: posterior vas deferens; sn: snout.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDCFFE1FEDEFE53FD861386" box="[353,525,437,460]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="2002">Nervous system</emphasis>
(figure 15). Circum-oesophageal nerve ring streptoneurous, epiathroid, with ganglia moderately concentrated. Cerebral ganglia (rcg, lcg) between posterior end of buccal mass (bm) and coil of mid-oesophagus (o); right ganglion (rcg;
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in length,
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in width) slightly larger than left (lcg;
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in length,
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in width); commissure (cc) rather long (
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). Right cerebral ganglion separated from right pleural ganglion (rpl) by constriction. Left cerebral ganglion connected with left pleural ganglion (lpl) by short, wide connective. Tentacular nerves (tn) thick, without distinct swellings at bases, not crossing optic nerves (opn). Optic nerves arise from portion of cerebral ganglion anterior to origins of tentacular nerves. Cerebro-pedal connectives (rcpc, lcpc) show asymmetry; right connective (
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in length) shorter than left one (
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). Pleuro-pedal connectives (rppc, lppc) about equal (
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) in length. Buccal ganglia (rbg, lbg) small, ovate, joined by relatively long commissures passing beneath buccal pouch (bp) at posterior end of buccal mass. Right pleural ganglion (rpl) about as long as right cerebral ganglion but much narrower (
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in length,
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in width). Supraoesophageal ganglion (spg) slender, oval, separated from right pleural ganglion by weak constriction; about half length (
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) and width (
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) of right pleural ganglion. Osphradio-mantle nerve (omn) very long, crosses mid-oesophagus in anterior part of coil; osphradial ganglion (osg) very elongated, lies in mid part of osphradium (os), connected with osphradio-mantle nerve. Left pleural ganglion (lpl) completely fused with suboesophageal ganglion; slightly smaller than left cerebral ganglion (
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in length,
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in width), very flat, just beneath right half of left cerebral ganglion and left half of cerebral commissure. Right and left pedal ganglia (rpg, lpg) about equal in size (both
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in length,
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in width), slightly smaller than cerebral ganglia, abutting each other, connected anteriorly to cerebral ganglia. Pedal commissure very short and barely visible. Metapodial (rmg, lmg) and propodial ganglia (rpr, lpr) distinct, globose, connected with pedal ganglia by short, heavy connectives; heavy nerves arise from these ganglia and innervate foot. Metapodial commissure not observed. Statocysts (st) rather large, posterior to pleuro-pedal connectives; containing single statolith. Visceral ganglion not examined.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF12F26FFDCFFE1FEDEFA77FE4E1782" blockId="26.[313,1269,181,1480]" pageId="26" pageNumber="2002">Anterior aorta not expanded around circum-oesophageal nerve ring and anterior oesophagus.</paragraph>
<caption id="DF317FAEFFDCFFE1FE86F9CBFBC2148D" pageId="26" pageNumber="2002" startId="26.[313,329,1581,1602]">
<paragraph id="8BF12F26FFDCFFE1FE86F9CBFBC2148D" blockId="26.[313,1269,1581,1735]" pageId="26" pageNumber="2002">
F. 14. Pallial oviduct of
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDCFFE1FDE9F9CBFCBA1408" authorityName="Solem, Girardi, Slack-Smith and Kendrick" authorityYear="1982" box="[598,817,1581,1602]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Austroassiminea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="26" pageNumber="2002" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="letha">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDCFFE1FDE9F9CBFCBA1408" box="[598,817,1581,1602]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="2002">Austroassiminea letha</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Ellen Brook: (A) and (E) dorsal view of the pallial oviduct; (B) and (F) complex of the coiled oviduct, seminal receptacle and bursal duct; (C) and (G) ventral view of the pallial oviduct; (D) and (H) seminal receptacle. (A)(D) and (E)(H) are the same specimen, respectively. ag: albumen gland; bc: bursa copulatrix; bcd: bursal duct; cg: capsule gland; cod: coil oviduct; fgo: female genital opening; odc: oviduct chamber; sr: seminal receptacle.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BF12F26FFDAFFE7FE86FF53FE171287" blockId="28.[313,1269,181,1321]" box="[313,412,181,205]" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FE86FF53FE171287" box="[313,412,181,205]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Remarks</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF12F26FFDAFFE7FEDEFF33FE2713C6" blockId="28.[313,1269,181,1321]" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FEDEFF33FDDD12A7" authorityName="Solem, Girardi, Slack-Smith and Kendrick" authorityYear="1982" box="[353,598,213,237]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Austroassiminea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="letha">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FEDEFF33FDDD12A7" box="[353,598,213,237]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Austroassiminea letha</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has well-developed cephalic tentacles and the central radular teeth lack basal cusps. These characters are known in 14 genus-group assimineid taxa listed under Group 3 (=subfamily
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FD49FEF3FC5C1367" authorityName="sensu Thiele" authorityYear="1927" box="[758,983,277,301]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="subFamily" subFamily="Omphalotropidinae">Omphalotropidinae</taxonomicName>
) in the
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FB95FEF3FB1F1367" box="[1066,1172,277,301]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Appendix</emphasis>
. Besides these, other genus-group taxa are based on species with the central radular teeth lacking basal denticles (Group 2) but their head-foot and anatomical characters are unknown.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF12F26FFDAFFE7FEDEFE72FCBA10E1" blockId="28.[313,1269,181,1321]" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">
Amongst the genera of Group 3,
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FD64FE73FC1A13E6" authorityName="Solem, Girardi, Slack-Smith and Kendrick" authorityYear="1982" box="[731,913,405,428]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Austroassiminea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FD64FE73FC1A13E6" box="[731,913,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Austroassiminea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
shares some characters in their reproductive systems with
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FDD3FE52FC1A1386" authority="Tomlin, 1930" authorityName="Tomlin" authorityYear="1930" box="[620,913,436,460]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Allepithema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FDD3FE52FD7A1386" box="[620,753,436,460]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Allepithema</emphasis>
Tomlin, 1930
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FC71FE52FEE513A6" authority="Habe, 1994" authorityName="Habe" authorityYear="1994" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Paludinellassiminea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FC71FE52FB2C1386" box="[974,1191,436,460]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Paludinellassiminea</emphasis>
Habe, 1994
</taxonomicName>
and with some taxa attributed to
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FCB0FE32FBD313A6" authority="Pfeiffer, 1851" authorityName="Pfeiffer" authorityYear="1851" box="[783,1112,467,492]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Omphalotropis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FCB0FE32FC3813A6" box="[783,947,468,492]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Omphalotropis</emphasis>
Pfeiffer, 1851
</taxonomicName>
(Turner and Clench, 1972; H.F. unpublished). A penis with a large, triangular appendage is found in at least one species of
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FD29FDF2FC901066" authorityName="Tomlin" authorityYear="1930" box="[662,795,532,556]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Allepithema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FD29FDF2FC901066" box="[662,795,532,556]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Allepithema</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and two of
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FC1EFDF2FBF11066" authorityName="Habe" authorityYear="1994" box="[929,1146,532,556]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Paludinellassiminea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FC1EFDF2FBF11066" box="[929,1146,532,556]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Paludinellassiminea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(including the
<typeStatus id="54F59184FFDAFFE7FED7FDD2FE131006" box="[360,408,564,588]" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">type</typeStatus>
species) (see
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FD82FDD2FD2C1006" box="[573,679,564,588]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Appendix</emphasis>
). Also, two species of
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FC00FDD2FBE81006" authorityName="Pfeiffer" authorityYear="1851" box="[959,1123,564,588]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Omphalotropis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FC00FDD2FBE81006" box="[959,1123,564,588]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Omphalotropis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and two of
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FE86FDB2FD991026" authorityName="Habe" authorityYear="1994" box="[313,530,596,620]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Paludinellassiminea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FE86FDB2FD991026" box="[313,530,596,620]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Paludinellassiminea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
show complicated coils of the vas deferens on the pallial roof (Turner and Clench 1972, H.F. unpublished). These genera have generally dissimilar shells, apart from sharing a wide umbilicus.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF12F26FFDAFFE7FEDEFD55FCA11141" blockId="28.[313,1269,181,1321]" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">
Abbott (1949) and Turner and Clench (1972) illustrated a cape on the posterior half of the snout in species of
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FD2AFD35FCB210A1" authorityName="Pfeiffer" authorityYear="1851" box="[661,825,723,747]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Omphalotropis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FD2AFD35FCB210A1" box="[661,825,723,747]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Omphalotropis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FCF6FD35FC4510A1" authorityName="Tomlin" authorityYear="1930" box="[841,974,723,747]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Allepithema" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FCF6FD35FC4510A1" box="[841,974,723,747]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Allepithema</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FBB5FD35FB3810A1" authorityName="Thiele" authorityYear="1894" box="[1034,1203,723,747]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Pseudocyclotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FBB5FD35FB3810A1" box="[1034,1203,723,747]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Pseudocyclotus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. This character is not present in
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FDD1FD15FCAF1140" authorityName="Solem, Girardi, Slack-Smith and Kendrick" authorityYear="1982" box="[622,804,755,778]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Austroassiminea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FDD1FD15FCAF1140" box="[622,804,755,778]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Austroassiminea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF12F26FFDAFFE7FEDEFCF5FD991680" blockId="28.[313,1269,181,1321]" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">
It is of interest that the three genera most similar to
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FC1DFCF5FBD31160" authorityName="Solem, Girardi, Slack-Smith and Kendrick" authorityYear="1982" box="[930,1112,787,810]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Austroassiminea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FC1DFCF5FBD31160" box="[930,1112,787,810]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Austroassiminea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are terrestrial or marine (supratidal zone) inhabitants whereas
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FCDFFCD5FB9D1100" authorityName="Solem, Girardi, Slack-Smith and Kendrick" authorityYear="1982" box="[864,1046,819,842]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Austroassiminea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FCDFFCD5FB9D1100" box="[864,1046,819,842]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Austroassiminea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is found associated with coastal freshwater springs and seepages. The only other freshwater genus that is a definite member of Group 3 is found in eastern Africa—this being
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FB20FC95FE5311E1" authority="Preston, 1912" authorityName="Preston" authorityYear="1912" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Eussoia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FB20FC95FB7F11C0" box="[1183,1268,883,906]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Eussoia</emphasis>
Preston, 1912
</taxonomicName>
. The radula and cephalic tentacles resemble other members of Group 3 and the umbilicate shell of
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FD3EFC55FD5D1180" authorityName="Preston" authorityYear="1912" box="[641,726,947,970]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Eussoia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FD3EFC55FD5D1180" box="[641,726,947,970]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Eussoia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is somewhat similar to that of
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FB88FC55FB661180" authorityName="Solem, Girardi, Slack-Smith and Kendrick" authorityYear="1982" box="[1079,1261,947,970]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Austroassiminea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FB88FC55FB661180" box="[1079,1261,947,970]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Austroassiminea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. However, the penis of
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FD83FC35FD1A11A0" authorityName="Preston" authorityYear="1912" box="[572,657,979,1002]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Eussoia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FD83FC35FD1A11A0" box="[572,657,979,1002]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Eussoia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Brown, 1980b: figure 10d) is simple except for some weak swellings along one edge and lacks a distinct appendage. Other anatomical data have not been published to date. Brown (1980b: figure 11) reported
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FBC4FBF4FB661663" authorityName="Preston" authorityYear="1912" box="[1147,1261,1042,1065]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Assimania" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FBC4FBF4FB661663" box="[1147,1261,1042,1065]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Assimania</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FE86FBD4FE1B1600" box="[313,400,1074,1098]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">aurifera</emphasis>
Preston, 1912 from
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and
<collectingCountry id="F3596FB6FFDAFFE7FC86FBD4FC281600" box="[825,931,1074,1098]" name="Tanzania" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Zanzibar</collectingCountry>
. This species is similar to
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FE86FBB4FE641623" authorityName="Solem, Girardi, Slack-Smith and Kendrick" authorityYear="1982" box="[313,495,1106,1129]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Austroassiminea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FE86FBB4FE641623" box="[313,495,1106,1129]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Austroassiminea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the general appearance of the shell, but is thought to be terrestrial (Brown, 1980b). It has a generally similar radula, but the central teeth differ considerably in shape, those of
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFDAFFE7FD0FFB74FCED16E3" authorityName="Solem, Girardi, Slack-Smith and Kendrick" authorityYear="1982" box="[688,870,1170,1193]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Austroassiminea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FD0FFB74FCED16E3" box="[688,870,1170,1193]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Austroassiminea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
being broader with strong lateral wings (figure 11E).
</paragraph>
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The nervous system was not described in the original description of
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<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FE86FB14FE641743" box="[313,495,1266,1289]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Austroassiminea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The most noticeable character in the nervous system is the right pleural and supraoesophageal ganglia being separated by a constriction, the derived condition within the
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. Another derived character is the fusion of the left pleural and suboesophageal ganglia to form a large, flat ganglion.
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F. 15. Central nervous system of
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<emphasis id="B93AF334FFDAFFE7FD0AFA95FC1917C2" box="[693,914,1395,1416]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="2004">Austroassiminea letha</emphasis>
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from Ellen Brook: (A) left lateral view with the buccal mass and oesophagus; (B) dorsal view; (C) right lateral view; (D) dorsal view of the central nervous system; (E) frontal view. bm: buccal mass; bp: buccal pouch; cc: cerebral commissure; ef: efferent vein; g: gill; lbg: left buccal ganglion; lcg: left cerebral ganglion; lcpc: left cerebro-pedal connective; lmg: left metapodial ganglion; ln: lavial nerve; lpg: left pedal ganglion; lpl: left pleural ganglion; lppc: left pleuro-pedal connective; lpr: left propodial ganglion; o: oesophagus; omn: osphradiomantle nerve; opn: optic nerve; os: osphradium; osg: osphradial ganglion; rbg: right buccal ganglion; rcg: right cerebral ganglion; rcpc: right cerebro-pedal connective; rmg: right metapodial ganglion; rpg: right pedal ganglion; rpl: right pleural ganglion; rpl: right pleural ganglion; rppc: right pleuro-pedal connective; rpr: right propodial ganglion; rs: radular sac; sg: salivary gland; spg: supraoesophageal ganglion; st: statocyst; tn: tentacular nerve.
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Apart from the difference in the number of cusps on the central teeth noted above, seven important differences have been noted between our observations and the account provided by Solem
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFD8FFE5FD20FF30FD5D12A7" box="[671,726,213,237]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">et al.</emphasis>
(1982) that we interpret as observational errors rather than differences between populations (the material examined herein is not from the
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locality). These are:
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<paragraph id="8BF12F26FFD8FFE5FEDEFEB7FDC013E2" blockId="30.[353,1269,336,1030]" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">
1. Gill. Solem
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFD8FFE5FDB3FEB7FDCD1322" box="[524,582,336,360]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">et al.</emphasis>
stated that assimineids, including this species, lack any gill remnant. We show that there is a row of four to six rudimentary gill filaments (figures 4C, 15B).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF12F26FFD8FFE5FEDEFE56FB131042" blockId="30.[353,1269,336,1030]" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">
2. Anterior vas deferens. Solem
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFD8FFE5FD6AFE57FC851382" box="[725,782,432,456]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">et al.</emphasis>
described and illustrated an escape valve of the vas deferens that entered the rectum. The vas deferens is coiled (figures 12B, 13D) in the vicinity of the rectum but does not connect with it.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF12F26FFD8FFE5FEDEFDF6FD7210ED" blockId="30.[353,1269,336,1030]" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">
3. Pallial oviduct. Figure 11 of Solem
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFD8FFE5FCA1FDF7FCD31062" box="[798,856,528,552]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">et al.</emphasis>
indicates the pallial oviduct having a tube running ventrally along the albumen and capsule glands. In fact the sperm tube and the central lumen of the albumen and capsule glands are fused with each other and form one duct in the middle and anterior region of the pallial oviduct (figure 14).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF12F26FFD8FFE5FEDEFD49FE73114D" blockId="30.[353,1269,336,1030]" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">
4. Seminal receptacles. Solem
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFD8FFE5FD77FD56FC8F108D" box="[712,772,687,711]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">et al.</emphasis>
make no mention of these structures but there is a cluster of several seminal receptacles opening to the renal oviduct (figure 14)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF12F26FFD8FFE5FEDEFCE8FBD5112D" blockId="30.[353,1269,336,1030]" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">
5. Position that the upper oviduct emerges from the ovary. Solem
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFD8FFE5FBF9FCF6FBF6116D" box="[1094,1149,783,807]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">et al.</emphasis>
illustrated the upper oviduct beginning at the ventro-central part of the ovary, but it actually begins from the anterior end of the ovary (figure 12A).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF12F26FFD8FFE5FEDEFC88FDA6118C" blockId="30.[353,1269,336,1030]" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">
6. Alimentary canal. Solem
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFD8FFE5FD1CFC89FD5711CD" box="[675,732,879,903]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">et al.</emphasis>
ignored the presence of the large style sac, and the rectum is illustrated as having irregular coils, but it is actually duplicated S-shaped coils.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF12F26FFD8FFE5FEDEFC29FCB8164C" blockId="30.[353,1269,336,1030]" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">7. Accessory plates in radula. These were stated to be absent (p. 124) but are clearly visible in their figures 4 and 6.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF12F26FFD8FFE5FEDEFBCCFD691628" blockId="30.[313,1268,1066,1314]" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">
Solem
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFD8FFE5FE0FFBCDFE691608" box="[432,482,1066,1090]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">et al</emphasis>
. (1982) suggested that this species might be sexually dimorphic but our data does not support that view.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF12F26FFD8FFE5FEDEFB8CFDEA1768" blockId="30.[313,1268,1066,1314]" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">
The small, blunt denticles on the middle portion of inner edge of the lateral radular teeth (Solem
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFD8FFE5FD91FB6CFDD516E8" box="[558,606,1162,1186]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">et al</emphasis>
., 1982: figure 6) have not been previously described. This character may be important in considering omphalotropidine relationships as we have observed that
<taxonomicName id="4C4E54A5FFD8FFE5FDA0FB2CFD3716AB" box="[543,700,1226,1249]" class="Gastropoda" family="Assimineidae" genus="Duritropis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B93AF334FFD8FFE5FDA0FB2CFD1A16AB" box="[543,657,1226,1249]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="2006">Duritropis</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
from
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has the same condition on the lateral teeth. We predict that this character will also be found in several other omphalotropidine genera.
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