The world’s tiniest land snails from Laos and Vietnam (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Hypselostomatidae)

Author

Barna Páll-Gergely
Adrienne Jochum
Jaap J. Vermeulen
Katja Anker
András Hunyadi
Aydin Örstan
Ábel Szabó
László Dányi
Menno Schilthuizen

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Publication Date

1-5-2022

Publication Title

Contributions to Zoology

Volume Number

91

Issue Number

1

Abstract

Abstract Two new, extremely small land snail species, Angustopila coprologos Páll-Gergely, Jochum & Hunyadi n. sp. and Angustopila psammion Páll-Gergely, Vermeulen & Anker n. sp. are described from northern Vietnam and northern Laos, respectively. The former is characterized by a rough surface sculpture and bears tiny mud granules arranged in a pattern of radial lines on its shell surface. The latter species is the new global record-holder of the tiniest land snail title, with a shell width of 0.6–0.68 mm and a shell height of 0.46–0.57 mm. These measurements surpass the former records of Angustopila pallgergelyi and Acmella nana .

Document Type

Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-bja10025

Recommended Citation

Páll-Gergely, Barna; Jochum, Adrienne; Vermeulen, Jaap J.; Anker, Katja; Hunyadi, András; Örstan, Aydin; Szabó, Ábel; Dányi, László; and Schilthuizen, Menno, "The world’s tiniest land snails from Laos and Vietnam (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Hypselostomatidae)" (2022). KIP Articles. 9389.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/9389