Leiabbottella galaxius Watters, 2010

Watters, G. Thomas, 2013, New taxa and distributional notes on Abbottella and related taxa (Gastropoda: Littorinoidea: Annulariidae), Zootaxa 3646 (1), pp. 1-22 : 18-19

Leiabbottella galaxius Watters, 2010

Figures 2 J–L, 8 F

Type material. UF 434779, holotype. UF 434780, 1 paratype; BMSM 17972, 2 paratypes; OSUM 35491, 1 paratype; all from the type locality.

Type locality. Dominican Republic, Samaná Province, Samaná Peninsula, along Rt. 5 between Santa Bárbara de Samaná and Sánchez, in the southern foothills of the Sierra de Samaná.

Other material examined. UF 236226, 0.5 km NNE of Caro Clara, María Trinidad Sánchez Province, Dominican Republic, at 30 m; UF 216122, 3 km W of Cabrar [Cabrera], María Trinidad Sánchez Province, Dominican Republic; UF 216192, 10 km WNW of Cabrar [Cabrera], María Trinidad Sánchez Province, Dominican Republic.

Distribution and habitat. Originally described from the south coast of the Samaná Peninsula, new records extend the range to the Cabrera region on the north coast west of the peninsula. This is a region of limestone cliffs and karst ridges with cool, sheltered crevices in tropical forests. Specimens were only found on cliffs, under large boulders, and in solution pits, never under talus.

Comparison with other species. See comparison under Leiabbottella thompsoni ( Figure 2 A–E ).

Figures

FIGURE 2. A – E. Leiabbottella thompsoni new species. A – C. Holotype (UF 456799), 13.7 mm width. D. Paratype (UF 236225), 14.1 mm width. E. Paratype (UF 236225), 13.6 mm width. F – I. Leiabbottella soluta (Pfeiffer, 1852). F. Illustration from Pfeiffer (1854: pl. 39, fig. 8). G. UF 216196, 11.9 mm width. H. UF 216196, 13.9 mm width. I. UF 216196, 13.8 mm width. J – L. Leiabbottella galaxius Watters, 2010. Paratype (OSUM 35491), 8.4 mm width.