HYDROBIIDAE (GASTROPODA: HYDROBIOIDEA) FROM THE RIBEIRA VALLEY, S.E. BRAZIL, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW CAVERNICOLOUS SPECIES

Potamolithus karsticus n. sp. and Potamolithus troglo-bius n. sp., two Brazilian aquatic cavesnails (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae), are described. P. troglobius is blind and depigmented, and is the first stygobiontic snail to be described from Brazil Additionally, specimens of Potamolithus ribeirensis Pi...

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Published in:Journal of molluscan studies 1994-11, Vol.60 (4), p.445-459
Main Authors: SIMONE, LUIZ RICARDO LOPES DE, MORACCHIOLI, NICOLETTA
Format: Article
Language:English
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Freshwater
Potamolithus
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Summary:Potamolithus karsticus n. sp. and Potamolithus troglo-bius n. sp., two Brazilian aquatic cavesnails (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae), are described. P. troglobius is blind and depigmented, and is the first stygobiontic snail to be described from Brazil Additionally, specimens of Potamolithus ribeirensis Pilsbry, 1911 were collected near the type locality for comparison with the new cave species
ISSN:0260-1230
1464-3766
DOI:10.1093/mollus/60.4.445