REDISCOVERY OF THE TERRESTRIAL SNAIL Chloritis remoratrix (Morlet, 1893) AFTER NEARLY 120 YEARS IN VIETNAM (Gastropoda: Camaenidae)

Authors

  • Do Duc Sang VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Nguyen Thanh Son VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51453/2354-1431/2021/589

Keywords:

Gastropoda, Camaenidae, taxonomy, forests over limestone, Lai Chau

Abstract

The terrestrial snail Chloritis remoratrix (Morlet, 1893) was reported from border region between Laos (Champasak Province) and Cambodia (Stung Treng Province). Based on specimens collected from Phong Tho District, Lai Chau Province, we present a re-description of this species, including new information on shell morphology, dimensions, and habitat. The known distributed range and systematic of the species are also given and discussed. C. remoratrix has some the following characters as: shell dextral, large in size, and yellowish to brownish, usually with narrow dark brown bands on periphery; last whorl slightly angulate; aperture semicircular; peristome little thickened and widely expanded; umbilicus open and deep.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

[1] Fischer, H., Dautzenberg, P. (1904). Catalogue des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de ľIndoChine orientale cites jusqu’ à ce jour. In: Mission Pavie, Etudes diverses, 3:390-450.

[2] Gude, G.K. (1906). Further remarks on the genus Chloritis, with description of eleven new species. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 7:105-118.

[3] Inkhavilay, K., Sutcharit, C., Bantaowong, U., Chanabun, R., Siriwut, W., Srisonchai, R., Pholyotha, A., Jirapatrasilp, P., Panha, S. (2019). Annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs from Laos (Mollusca, Gastropoda). ZooKeys, 834:1-166.

[4] Kerney, M. P., Cameron, R. A. D. (1979). A field guide to the land snails of Britain and Northwest Europe. Collins, London: 288.

[5] MolluscaBase. (2021).http://www.molluscabase.org

[6] Morlet, L. (1893). Description d'espèces nouvelles provenant de l'Indo-Chine. Journal de Conchyliologie, 40(4):315-329.

[7] Páll-Gergely, B., Neubert, E. (2019). New insights in Trichochloritis Pilsbry, 1891 and its relatives (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Camaenidae). ZooKeys, 865:137-154.

[8] Richardson, L. (1985). Camaenidae: Catalog of species. Tryonia, 12:1-479.

[9] Sang, D. D., Lan, D. H. (2021). Data on terrestrial molluscs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Lai Chau Province. TNU Journal of Science and Technology, 226 (05):29-35.

[10] Schileyko, A. A. (2003). Treatise on recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs. Part 11. Trigonochlamydidae, Papillodermidae, Vitrinidae, Limacidae, Bielziidae, Agriolimacidae, Boettgerillidae, Camaenidae. Ruthenica Supplement, (2):1467-1626.

[11] Schileyko, A. A. (2004). Treatise on Recent terrestrial pulmonate mollusks. Part 12. Bradybaenidae, Monadeniidae, Xanthonychidae, Epiphragmophoridae, Helminthoglyptidae, Elonidae, Humboldtianidae, Sphincterochilidae, Cochlicellidae. Ruthenica, Suppl. Moscow, 2: 1627-1763.

[12] Schileyko, A. A. (2011). Check-list of land pulmonate molluscs of Vietnam (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). Ruthenica, 21:p. 1-68.

[13] Sutcharit, C., Tach, P., Chhuoy, S., Ngor, P. B., Jeratthitikul, E., Siriwut, W., Srisonchai, R., Ng, T. H., Pholyotha, A., Jirapatrasilp, P., Panha, S. (2020). Annotated checklist of the land snail fauna from southern Cambodia (Mollusca, Gastropoda). ZooKeys, 948:1-46.

[14] Thach, N. N. (2018). New shells of South Asia. Seashells-Landsnails-Freshwater Shells. 3 New Genera, 132 New Species & Subspecies. 48HRBooks Company, Akron, Ohio, USA:173.

Published

2021-09-06

How to Cite

Đỗ Đức, S. ., & Nguyễn Thanh, S. (2021). REDISCOVERY OF THE TERRESTRIAL SNAIL Chloritis remoratrix (Morlet, 1893) AFTER NEARLY 120 YEARS IN VIETNAM (Gastropoda: Camaenidae). SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF TAN TRAO UNIVERSITY, 7(22). https://doi.org/10.51453/2354-1431/2021/589

Issue

Section

Natural Science and Technology