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Xylodiscula lens Warén, 1992

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Allogastropoda »  family Xylodisculidae »  genus Xylodiscula

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Xylodiscula lens

Author: Warén, A.

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Size

Diameter of holotype 1.74 mm.

Description

Type material. Holotype SMNH 4346 and 1 para type , SMNH 4347, 4 paratypes in MNHN.
Type locality. Corsica, outer part of Baie de Calvi, 90-120 m, on a bottom largely consisting of old Posidonia fibres, 6 specimens and shells.

Material examined. The types and ~ Tuscan Sea, 400 m depth, on sunken drift wood, 3 specimens, coll. CARROZZA.

Description. Shell small, transparent, fragile, Planorbis-like. Larval shell of 1.25 distinctly hypertrophic whorls, initial part weakly sculptured with irregular, sharp, very short, randomly dispersed ridges. Adult teleoconch of 2 -.3 whorls, sculptured only by weak incremental lines. Whorls connected only for a very short distance, more or less at the periphery of the preceding one. Suture consequently deep and channeled. Cross-section of whorls rounded triangular, adapical side slightly flattened and sloping outwards from centre, abapical side also flattened, periphery of whorls well below mid-height. Whorls coiled with upper surface at approximately same level or with earlier whorl lower. Last whorl overlaps preceding whorl, measured on underside, corresponding to 1/8 - 1/10 of width of earlier whorl. Periostracum thin, slightly lamellose, brownish.
Dimensions. Diameter of holotype 1.74 mm. Radula. Not examined.
Warén, 1992. New and little known "Skeneimorph" gastropods from the Mediterranean Sea and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean.

Distribution

Type locality. Corsica, outer part of Baie de Calvi, 90-120 m, on a bottom largely consisting of old Posidonia fibres, 6 specimens and shells.
Also: Tuscan Sea, 400 m depth, on sunken drift wood, 3 specimens.
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Xylodiscula lens Warén, 1992]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013
IT Repetto G., Orlando F. & Arduino G. (2005): Conchiglie del Mediterraneo, Amici del Museo "Federico Eusebio", Alba, Italy [as Xylodiscula lens Warén, 1992]

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