Original paper
Conspicuously sculptured small shells from Bhutan: Philalanka bhutana sp. nov. and Sculpteuconulus obliquistriatus gen. et sp. nov.
Gittenberger, E.; Gyeltshen, C.; Sherub, S.
Archiv für Molluskenkunde International Journal of Malacology Band 150 Heft 1 (2021), p. 5 - 11
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published: Jun 30, 2021
DOI: 10.1127/arch.moll/150/005-011
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Abstract
Two new species and a new genus of terrestrial snail are diagnosed and described from Bhutan: Philalanka bhutana sp. nov. and Sculpteuconulus obliquistriatus gen. et sp. nov. The shells of both species are small (widths respectively ≤ 1.6 and 3.3 mm), broader than high, their spires somewhat depressed, and with the surface sculpturing conspicuous and distinctive. Our reliance on conchological characters means that there is some uncertainty about their broader systematic placements. Distribution maps are provided, showing that both species are widely distributed in Bhutan, and the shells are figured with photographs and scanning-electron-microscope images.
Keywords
Endodontidae • Euconulidae • Gastropoda • taxonomy • new genus • new species • Himalaya • Indian subcontinent