Buliminus alepensis alepensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1841)

Guemues, Burcin Askim & Neubert, Eike, 2012, New taxa of terrestrial molluscs from Turkey (Gastropoda, Pristilomatidae, Enidae, Hygromiidae, Helicidae), ZooKeys 171, pp. 17-37 : 19

Buliminus alepensis alepensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1841) Fig. 12

Helix (Cochlogena) alepi Férussac, 1821, Tabl. syst. limaçons (= “Prodome”), livr. 10: 55 (Quarto edition) [Folio edition: 59. ["Alep, côte de Syrie, au lieu dit la Coupe, à une demi-lieue de la ville". Nomen nudum].

Bulimus alepensis L. Pfeiffer, 1841, Symbolae ad historiam heliceorum, 1: 45. Type locality: see above.

Specimens examined.

Vil. Erzincan, Kemaliye, Çit Köyü, 39.1119°N, 38.6043°E, 976 m alt. 05.05.2007, leg. B. A. Gümüş, NMBE 32709/2, NMBE 32710/2 preserved; Vil. Erzincan, Kemaliye, Dilli Deresi, 39.315°N, 38.44°E, 870 m alt.,10.7.2005, leg. B. A. Gümüş, NMBE 32711/1.

Remark.

This species is known to inhabit the Levant area, northern Iraq to Central eastern Turkey (see also Gittenberger and Menkhorst 1991). Kemaliye is now the northernmost record for this species. The subspecific division of this species needs further attention. We here attribute the specimens from Kemaliye to the nominotypical subspecies in accordance to Gittenberger and Menkhorst (1991).

Figures

Figures 4 - 12. Enidae. 4 - 10 Meijeriella spp. 4 Meijeriella canaliculata, Vil. Balikesir, Edremit, Kaz Dagi, Camp Area, 39.67 ° N, 26.95 ° E, H = 14.65 mm. 5 - 8 Meijeriella frivaldskyi. 5 syntype Bulimus frivaldskyi, SMF 63750, H = 14.8 mm 6 syntype Bulimus raynevalianus, MHNG 12106, H = 15.8 mm 7 Meijeriella frivaldskyi, SMF 312495, Ruins of Truva, leg. H. P. M. G. Menkhorst, H = 11.45 mm 8 Meijeriella frivaldskyi, NMBE 28357, Ruins of Truva, leg. B. A. Guemues, 10.06.2008, H = 10.6 mm. 9 - 11 Turanena spp. 9. Turanena demirsoyi sp. n., holotype NMBE 32704, Erzincan, Kemaliye, Dilli Deresi, 870 m alt., leg. B. A. Guemues, H = 12.15 mm 10 Turanenea cochlicopoides, Paratype SMF 309776, Vil. Gaziantep, along the road Gaziantep → Bahce, ca. 12 km NW Gaziantep, 1000 m alt., leg. Menkhorst, 15.07.1986, H = 5.6 mm 11 Turanena cochlicopoides; NMBE 32713, between Arslanoba and Dolunay villages (the rocks around the Cahit Bilgin Park), 39.249 ° N, 38.599 ° E, 1560 m alt., leg. B. A. Guemues, 07.09.2007 12 Buliminus alepensis alepensis NMBE 32709, Cit Koeyue, 39.1119 ° N, 38.6043 ° E, 976 m alt. 05.05.2007, leg. B. A. Guemues. - All figures scaled x 5.