Microcystina Penang sp. 6

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

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1230.136906

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0FBF41B0-1D35-4A31-9653-B1F475FBDF80

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14977474

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Microcystina Penang sp. 6
status

 

Microcystina Penang sp. 6

Fig. 9 D View Figure 9

Material examined.

Malaysia • Penang Hill, Teluk Bahang- Balik Pulau, Lam durian farm, Plot. 13 ; 5.4198 ° N, 100.2259 ° E; 290 m a. s. l.; 21 Oct. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, M. Y. Lee leg.; BOR/MOL 15559 GoogleMaps Penang Hill, Botanical garden, Plot. 29 ; 5.4400 ° N, 100.2866 ° E; 75 m a. s. l.; 2 Feb. 2023; T. S. Liew, M. Y. Lee, A. Yusni leg.; BOR/MOL 15756 GoogleMaps .

Remarks.

This is a new record for Penang Hill. The shell spire is slightly raised, and the shell whorls are more rapidly expanded compared to other Microcystina species from Penang Hill. On the upper shell, there are densely spirally arranged pits on the apical whorls, transitioning to densely placed spiral grooves on the subsequent whorls, which become more densely placed towards the periphery. Below the shell, there are densely placed spiral grooves that continue from the upper shell and fade away towards the umbilicus.

Gallery Image

Figure 9. A Microcystina Penang sp. 2 BOR / MOL 15458 B Microcystina Penang sp. 4 BOR / MOL 15755 C Microcystina Penang sp. 5 BOR / MOL 15762 D Microcystina Penang sp. 6 BOR / MOL 15756. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

SubClass

Heterobranchia

Order

Stylommatophora

SuperFamily

Helicarionoidea

Family

Ariophantidae

Genus

Microcystina