Philalanka kusana (Aldrich, 1889)

Foon, Junn Kitt, Clements, Gopalasamy Reuben & Liew, Thor-Seng, 2017, Diversity and biogeography of land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the limestone hills of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia, ZooKeys 682, pp. 1-94 : 3

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scientific name	Philalanka kusana (Aldrich, 1889)
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Philalanka kusana (Aldrich, 1889) Figure 26A View Figure 26

Materials examined.

Prk 53 Hill KF: BOR/ MOL 10702 View Materials , BOR/ MOL 10755 View Materials , BOR/ MOL 10769 View Materials , BOR/ MOL 10729 View Materials , BOR/ MOL 10672 View Materials . Prk 36 Gua Datok: BOR/ MOL 10060 View Materials . Prk 23 G. Rapat: BOR/ MOL 10284 View Materials , BOR/ MOL 10285 View Materials . Prk 42 G. Bercham: BOR/ MOL 10578 View Materials . Prk 34 G. Tasek: BOR/ MOL 11161 View Materials , BOR/ MOL 11017 View Materials , BOR/ MOL 11041 View Materials , BOR/ MOL 11174 View Materials . Prk 55 G. Pondok: BOR/ MOL 11488 View Materials , BOR/ MOL 11530 View Materials , BOR/ MOL 11546 View Materials , BOR/ MOL 11572 View Materials . Prk 01 G. Tempurung: BOR/ MOL 11223 View Materials , BOR/ MOL 11399 View Materials .

Distribution.

In Peninsular Malaysia, known from Pahang ( Maassen 2001) and Perak. Elsewhere, ranges from Sumatra to Maluku, in Indonesia ( Vermeulen and Whitten 1998).

Remarks.

Distinguished from Philalanka pusilla by the white shell, taller spire, two to three major spiral ridges with many minor spiral lines and less changes in the angularity of whorls. New record for Perak.

References

Maassen, WJM, 2001. A preliminary checklist of the non-marine molluscs of West Malaysia. De Kreukel (extra edition 2001), 2001: 1-155.

Vermeulen, JJ, Whitten, AJ, 1998. Fauna Malesiana Guide to the Land Snails of Bali. Backhuys, Leiden

Figures

Figure 26. A Philalanka kusana (Aldrich, 1889) BOR / MOL 11174. Perak, Ipoh, Gunung Tasek Plot 5 B Philalanka pusilla Maassen, 2000 BOR / MOL 9865. Perak, Ipoh, Bat Cave Hill Plot 4 C Kaliella barrakporensis (Pfeiffer, 1852) BOR / MOL 9032. Perak, Ipoh, Gunung Kanthan Plot 1 D Kaliella calculosa (Gould, 1852) BOR / MOL 10053. Perak, Ipoh, Gunung Rapat Plot C 3.