Vitrinopsis nucleata ( Stoliczka, 1873 )

Goh, Soo-Mun, Jasrul, Dulipat, Lee, Mei-Yi, Vermeulen, Jaap J. & Liew, Thor-Seng, 2025, From 153 - year-old records to contemporary discoveries: land snail (Mollusca, Gastropoda) diversity in Penang Hill, Malaysia, ZooKeys 1230, pp. 99-154 : 99-154

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scientific name	Vitrinopsis nucleata ( Stoliczka, 1873 )
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Vitrinopsis nucleata ( Stoliczka, 1873)

Figs 16 B View Figure 16 , 21 F View Figure 21

Material examined.

Malaysia • Penang Hill, The Habitat, Habitat nature trail, Plot. 04 ; 5.4231 ° N, 100.2668 ° E; 770 m a. s. l.; 5 Sept. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, S. M. Goh leg.; BOR/MOL 15115 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, The Habitat, Research trail, Plot. 06 ; 5.4247 ° N, 100.2674 ° E; 750 m a. s. l.; 5 Sept. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, S. M. Goh, M. Y. Lee, M. Y. Wua leg.; BOR/MOL 15479 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, Moon Gate Station 5 trail, Plot. 11 ; 5.4341 ° N, 100.2921 ° E; 110 m a. s. l.; 7 Sept. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, S. M. Goh leg.; BOR/MOL 15122 GoogleMaps • same data as for preceding; BOR/MOL 15477 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, Air Itam, Forest near Dam, Plot. 24 ; 5.3904 ° N, 100.2612 ° E; 380 m a. s. l.; 24 Oct. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat leg.; BOR/MOL 15242 GoogleMaps • same data as for preceding; BOR/MOL 15292 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, Air Itam, Forest near Dam, Plot. 26 ; 5.3977 ° N, 100.2612 ° E; 290 m a. s. l.; 25 Oct. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat leg.; BOR/MOL 15478 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, Trail from Viaduct to Claremont, after shelter, Plot. 27 ; 5.4205 ° N, 100.2724 ° E; 500 m a. s. l.; 26 Oct. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat leg.; BOR/MOL 15238 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, Trail - Moniot Road East, Plot. 28 ; 5.4240 ° N, 100.2746 ° E; 530 m a. s. l.; 26 Oct. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat leg.; BOR/MOL 15233 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, By Path H, Plot. 33 ; 5.4210 ° N, 100.2701 ° E; 610 m a. s. l.; 4 Feb. 2023; T. S. Liew, A. Yusni leg.; BOR/MOL 15743 GoogleMaps .

Remark.

This species was described and recorded by Stoliczka (1873) from Penang Hill, and it can also be found in Perak ( Maassen 2001; Foon et al. 2017).

References

Foon JK, Clements GR, Liew TS (2017) Diversity and biogeography of land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the limestone hills of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia. ZooKeys 682: 1–94. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.682.12999

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

Stoliczka F (1873) On the land shells of Penang Island, with descriptions of the animals and anatomical notes; part second, Helicacea. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 42: 11-38. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35546163#page/25/mode/1up

Stoliczka F (1873) On the land shells of Penang Island, with descriptions of the animals and anatomical notes; part second, Helicacea. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 42: 11–38. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35546163#page/25/mode/1up