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Nesopupa (Afripupa) bisulcata

Description

Nesopupa (Afripupa) bisulcata (Jickeli, 1873)

Fig. 14

Pupa bisulcata: Jickeli 1873: 107 (Abyssinia; 1.9×1.0 mm).

A widespread but not very common species with a general distribution from Eritrea (type localities) to Mozambique. A single shell found on Cabo Delgado. Differs from both preceding species of Insulipupa by its smaller size and stronger angular tooth, which is almost as large as the parietal lamella.

Notes

Published as part of Muratov, Igor V., 2010, Terrestrial molluscs of Cabo Delgado and adjacent inland areas of north-eastern Mozambique, pp. 255 in African Invertebrates 51 (2) on page 265, DOI: 10.5733/afin.051.0203, http://zenodo.org/record/7913493

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Vertiginidae
Genus
Nesopupa
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Stylommatophora
Phylum
Mollusca
Scientific name authorship
Jickeli
Species
bisulcata
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Nesopupa (Afripupa) bisulcata (Jickeli, 1873) sec. Muratov, 2010

References

  • JICKELI, C. F. 1873 [1872]. Diagnosen neuer Mollusken meiner Reiseausbeute. Malakozoologische Blatter 20: 99 - 108.