A NEW SPECIES OF OXYCHILUS FROM THE LIGURIAN APENNINES (ITALY) (PULMONATA: ZONITIDAE)

A new species of Oxychilus Fitzinger from the Ligurian Apennines (Italy) is described. The new species is particularly characterized by its penial complex which has a very slender proximal penis with variable inner sculpture and a widened distal penis. The proximal penis inner structure consists of...

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Published in:Journal of molluscan studies 1991-11, Vol.57 (4), p.401-412
Main Authors: MANGANELLI, GIUSEPPE, BODON, MARCO, GIUSTI, FOLCO
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Invertebrates
Mollusca
Systematics. Geographical distribution
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Summary:A new species of Oxychilus Fitzinger from the Ligurian Apennines (Italy) is described. The new species is particularly characterized by its penial complex which has a very slender proximal penis with variable inner sculpture and a widened distal penis. The proximal penis inner structure consists of a series of longitudinal pleats which may often be crenulated, undulated or fragmented to form rows of papillae, providing new evidence to support the opinion that this is not a valid diagnostic character for separating Oxychilus into the nominal subgenus and Ortizius Forcart. Consequently Ortizius is herein proposed as a junior synonym of Oxychilus s. str.
ISSN:0260-1230
1464-3766
DOI:10.1093/mollus/57.4.401