- Source: Parvedentulina
Parvedentulina is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Orthogibbinae of the family Streptaxidae.
94 species of Parvedentulina were known in 2002 although the majority of these species were described in 2002. An additional 6 new species of Parvedentulina were described in 2009, and a further 5 new species of Parvedentulina were described in 2010.
Distribution
The genus Parvedentulina is endemic to Madagascar.
Description
The shell of Parvedentulina is small. The spire is high. The shell has ribs on its surface. There are no teeth in the aperture.
Shells of Parvedentulina are similar to those of another streptaxid genus, Gulella.
Species
Species within the genus Parvedentulina include:
References
Emberton, K.C. & Pearce, T.A. (2000). Small, high-spired pulmonates from Mounts Mahermana, Ilapiry, and Vasiha, southeastern Madagascar, with description of a new genus, and with conservation statuses of 15 streptaxid species. The Veliger, 43: 126–153. Berkeley.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Parvedentulina
- List of non-marine molluscs of Madagascar
- Edentulina
- List of gastropods described in 2010
- Streptaxidae
- Gulella
