The continental malacofauna of Arabia and adjacent areas, VII. The family Achatinidae (Coeliaxinae, Subulininae) in the Socotran Archipelago (Gastropoda, Pulmonata)

Neubert, Eike; Bochud, Estée (2020). The continental malacofauna of Arabia and adjacent areas, VII. The family Achatinidae (Coeliaxinae, Subulininae) in the Socotran Archipelago (Gastropoda, Pulmonata). Rendiconti Lincei, 31(3), pp. 655-676. Springer 10.1007/s12210-020-00920-y

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The endemic fauna of achatinoid terrestrial molluscs for the Socotran Archipelago (Yemen) is revised. The main group falls into two genera, viz. Riebeckia E. v. Martens, 1883 with five species and Balfouria Crosse, 1884 with seven species, two of which are here described as new to science, i.e. Balfouria nitida n. sp., and Balfouria minima n. sp. Another globally distributed species could be found, and the endemic Zootecus species of the outer island of Abd el-Kuri is illustrated. The highly specialised shell structure of Balfouria is discussed, which is used to camouflage the animals with a mixture of clay and mucus protecting the shell during the individual lifetime of a specimen.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE)
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) > Terrestrial Ecology

Subjects:

500 Science > 590 Animals (Zoology)

ISSN:

2037-4631

Publisher:

Springer

Language:

English

Submitter:

Eike Neubert

Date Deposited:

16 Mar 2022 14:53

Last Modified:

05 Oct 2022 14:01

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/s12210-020-00920-y

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/165331

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/165331

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