Pseudamnicola lesbosensis, Glöer & Reuselaars, 2020

Glöer, Peter & Reuselaars, Robert, 2020, The Pseudamnicola spp. from Greece (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) with the description of four new species, Ecologica Montenegrina 32, pp. 19-25 : 21-22

Pseudamnicola lesbosensis n. sp. [ fig. 2.2 ]

Material examined: Holotype ( RMNH.MOL.347626) and 27 paratypes from type locality.

Holotype: 2.0 mm high, 1.2 mm broad from type locality.

Paratypes: 2 ex. ( RMNH.MOL.347627) , 1 ex. in coll. Peter Glöer, 4 adult, 13 subadult and 7 juvenile ex. in coll. Robert Reuselaars (no. 756) from type locality

Locus typicus: Spring between Argenos and Lepetymnos, northeast of the island of Lesbos, Greece, 39°21.67536'' N 26°16.24839 '' E, Robert Reuselaars 07.05.2007 leg .

Habitat: Artificial basin of about 1 m 2 below outflow of the spring where the species was found on sandy gravel.

Etymology: Named after the island of Lesbos.

Description: The shell is ovate with 4.5-5 slightly convex whorls which are separated by a deep suture. The aperture is ovate, angled at the top. The peristome is slightly thickened at the columella, The umbilicus is closed. The body whorl takes 0.8 of shell height. The aperture is 0.8 mm high and 0.7 mm broad. The shell is 2.0 mm high and 1.2 mm broad.

Distribution: Greece; only known from type locality.

Figures

Figure 2. The new Pseudamnicola spp. 1: Pseudamnicola stasimoensis n. sp., 2: Pseudamnicola lesbosensis n. sp., 3: Pseudamnicola samoensis n. sp., 4: Pseudamnicola skalaensis n. sp.