Granaria stabilei subsp. anceyi, (Fagot, 1881)

Kokshoorn, Bas & Gittenberger, Edmund, 2010, Chondrinidae taxonomy revisited: New synonymies, new taxa, and a checklist of species and subspecies (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) 2539, Zootaxa 2539 (1), pp. 1-62 : 8

G. stabilei anceyi ( Fagot, 1881)

Type locality: France, Bouches-du-Rhône, Val de Crède , close to Marseille .

Distribution.— France, departments of Var and Bouches-du-Rhône: mountains of Sainte-Baume and Sainte-Victoire [Var - Bouches-du-Rhône], Toulon [Var] and Plan d’Aups [Var] ( Falkner et al. 2002: 108; Pavon 2005).

Notes.—Next to the nominal subspecies, G. stabilei anceyi ( Fagot, 1881) is recognized as a separate taxon by some authors ( Falkner et al. 2002: 108; Pavon 2005). According to Falkner et al. (2002: 108), G. s. stabilei is restricted to the Italian-French main alpine chain, where it is hardly ever found below altitudes of 1800 m, whereas G. s. anceyi occurs in the Mediterranean coastal mountains of the French departments of Bouches-du- Rhône and Var, at medium to low altitudes. Shells of the latter subspecies are said to be more slender, with more prominent apertural teeth and radial sculpture. Although usually found in sheltered habitats, the species may co-occur with Chondrina avenacea on SW exposed vertical rockfaces. This was observed in the Italian part of the Alpes-Maritimes (BK, personal observation).