Pseudamnicola merali, Glöer & Gürlek & Kara, 2014

Glöer, Peter, Gürlek, Mustafa Emre & Kara, Cemil, 2014, NewPseudamnicola species of Turkey (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae), Ecologica Montenegrina 1 (2), pp. 103-108 : 105-106

Pseudamnicola merali n. sp.

( Figs. 3 A-B)

Holotype ( ZMH 79805 ): shell height 2.6 mm, 1.3 mm width.

Paratypes: 15 specimens from the type locality ( ZMH 79806 ) , 15 specimens in coll. Glöer, 10 specimens from the type locality ( KSUZM 2014-102 ) , 35 specimens in coll. Gürlek.

Locus typicus: Turkey, Kahramanmaraş Province, Göksun city, Törbüzek stream, 38 ° 5 ’ 39.41'' N, 36 ° 28 ’ 17.56'' E .

Etymology: Named in memory of Meral Gürlek (1957-2006), the mother of the second author Mustafa Emre Gürlek.

Description.

Shell. The horn-colored shell is elongated conical with 4.5-5 whorls which are slightly convex with a deep suture ( Fig. 3A). The whorls are regularly fast growing. The umbilicus is closed. The aperture is oval with an acute angle at the top. The shells are 1.9-2.6 mm in height and 3.4 mm broad.

Body. The mantel is black with a whitish border, eye spots are visible. The operculum is light orange and transparent. The penis is triangular without any outgrowth, broad at the base and acute at the distal end ( Fig. 3B).

Differentiating features: Due to the shape of the shell the new species resembles P. vinarskii , but clearly differs from the latter species by the shape of the penis which is more drop-shaped (vs. slim triangular in P. vinarskii ). In addition, P. merali is larger than P. vinarskii (2.6 mm vs. 2.0 mm).

Habitat: A fast flowing stream, with a poorly developed vegetation and a stony stream bottom ( Fig. 1A). The new species were collected from the small canal.