Euxinella alpinella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Clausilioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Heterobranchia Infraclassis: Euthyneura Cohors: Tectipleura Subcohors: Panpulmonata Superordo: Eupulmonata Ordo: Stylommatophora Subordo: Helicina Infraordo: Clausilioidei Superfamilia: Clausilioidea

Familia: Clausiliidae
Subfamilia: Clausiliinae
Tribus: Euxinellini
Genus: Euxinella
Species: Euxinella alpinella

Name

• Euxinella alpinella Dedov, 2012: fig 1

Holotype: SMF 336340.

Type locality: Republic of Macedonia, Nidzhe Mountains, Belo Grotlo peak, 40°59'17.9'N, 21°49'10.7'E, 2164 m a.s.l., limestone, under stones, 07. June 2010, leg. I. K. Dedov (43 specimens, collected alive, dried).

Etymology: This species is named “alpinella” because of its isolated type locality in the alpine area.

References

• Dedov, I. 2012. Two new and rare mountain door-snails (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Clausiliidae) from high mountain areas in Macedonia. ZooKeys 168: 45-53. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.168.1919 .