Description of a New Species of Sulcospira (Gastropoda: Pachychilidae) From Guangxi, China Based on Morphology and Molecular Evidence

Mei Liang; Li-Na Du; Fu-Guang Luo

doi:10.2108/zs210090

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Mei Liang,^1,2 Li-Na Du,^1,2,* Fu-Guang Luo^3,*

¹Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, Guilin 541006, China
²Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, College of Life Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541006, China
³Liuzhou Aquaculture Technology Extending Station, Liuzhou, Guangxi 545006, China

^*Corresponding author. E-mail: dulina@mailbox.gxnu.edu.cn (LND); luofuguang3563@163.com (FGL)

Abstract

A new species of pachychilid freshwater gastropod, Sulcospira elonga sp. nov., is described from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, based on morphological and molecular evidence. The new species is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of characters, including eight to 11 whorls, spiral lirae and axial ribs present, the shell width is about 1.4–1.6 times the maximum width except for the body whorl, and stomach with outer and inner crescentic pads connected to each other.

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Mei Liang, Li-Na Du, and Fu-Guang Luo "Description of a New Species of Sulcospira (Gastropoda: Pachychilidae) From Guangxi, China Based on Morphology and Molecular Evidence," Zoological Science 39(2), 219-224, (28 January 2022). https://doi.org/10.2108/zs210090

Received: 8 September 2021; Accepted: 12 November 2021; Published: 28 January 2022

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