Kaskakia khorrasanensis
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Ordo: Sorbeoconcha
Familia: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Kaskakia
Name
Kaskakia khorrasanensis Glöer & Pešić, 2012 sp. n. – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
Type locality
Khorrasan Province, Kaskak stream in Kaskak village, 59°10'E, 35°25'N, ca. 1800 m asl., 11 June 2005.
Holotype
(ZMH 79372): Shell height 2.5 mm, width 1.9 mm.
Paratypes
(ZMH 79373): 21 ex. from type locality.
Etymology
Named for its occurrence in Khorrasan Province.
Description
The yellowish shell is conical to globular with 5.5 whorls, which are slightly convex and separated by a clear suture (Fig. 10a). The whorls increase rapidly with a prominent body whorl. The surface is glossy and finely striated. The apex is acute, the aperture is ovate and angled at the top, the umbilicus is closed. Shell height 2.3–2.5 mm, width 1.8–1.9 mm.
Animal
The mantle and head are black. The penis is broad at the basis and tapered at the distal end (Figs 10b–d).
Differentiating features
As for the genus.
Distribution
Iran: Khorrasan Province; known only 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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