Sarkhia sarabensis
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Ordo: Sorbeoconcha
Familia: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Sarkhia
Name
Sarkhia sarabensis Glöer & Pešić, 2012 sp. n. – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
Type locality
Kermanshah Province, Sarabe–Sahne (= Sarabe – bede – Sarkh) city, stream, 27 June 2005.
Holotype
(ZMH 79374): Shell height 5.9 mm, width 2.3 mm.
Paratypes
(ZMH 79375): 1 specimen dissected.
Etymology
Named after the region where the species was collected.
Description
The yellowish shell is elongated conical with 6.5 whorls, which are slightly convex and separated by a deep suture. The aperture is oval with a sharp periostome, the umbilicus is closed. The surface is dull. Shell height 5.9 mm, width 2.3 mm.
Differentiating features
The slim elongated conical shell with more than 5 whorls (Fig. 11a) is characteristic and separates this species from Sarkhia kermanshahensis (see below).
Distribution
Iran, Kermanshah Province; only known from type locality.
Original Description
- Glöer, P; Pešić, V; 2012: The freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species ZooKeys, 219: 11-61. doi
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