Glessula inedita Godwin-Austen, 1920

Man, Nem Sian, Ablett, Jonathan D., Lwin, Ngwe, Sutcharit, Chirasak & Panha, Somsak, 2024, Contributions on a small collection of the former Subulinidae Fischer & Crosse, 1877 (Eupulmonata, Achatinoidea) with catalogue of the Glessula and Rishetia species recorded from Myanmar, ZooKeys 1208, pp. 173-239 : 173-239

12 Glessula inedita Godwin-Austen, 1920

Fig. 7 E, F

Glessula ineditus Godwin-Austen, 1920: 58, 59. Type locality: Shan Hills [Shan State, Myanmar].

Type specimens.

Syntypes NHMUK 1906.5. 5.88 [re-registered in error as 1985228] (3 shells; Fig. 7 E, F ) ex. W. T. Blanford collection from Shan Hills.

Diagnosis.

Shell oblong turreted and regularly attenuated; spire high conical; apex rounded; subsequent whorls with very weak irregularly spaced radial ribs. Suture deep and whorls convex. Aperture widely ovate; columella concave and truncated.

Distribution.

This species is known to occur only from the type locality.

Remarks.

The original description did not include an illustration, and one set of shell measurements was given. Godwin-Austen (1920: 58) clearly states, ‘ Type No. 88.06.5.5 ’ ( NHMUK 1906.5. 5.88) is from the Blanford collection. This syntype lot consists of three shells, and the original label states ‘ Type’. The largest specimen matches well with the given measurements, and another shell from the same syntype lot is illustrated herein for the first time. No new materials have been reported to date.

Figures

Figure 7. A – D Glessula gemma A, B specimen NHMUK 1946.10. 16.45–53 from Bengal and C, D specimen CUMZ 13069 from Taunggyi, Shan State, Myanmar E, F Glessula inedita, syntypes NHMUK 1906.5. 5.88 from Shan Hills.