Bostryx koehleri Walther & Gryl, 2019

CLASSE: GASTROPODA: TERRESTRE

FAMÍLIA: BULIMULIDAE

ESPÉCIE: Bostryx koehleri Walther & Gryl, 2019

Tamanho médio: 15 mm

Ocorrência: Chile, Antofagasta

Localidade tipo: Chile, Antofagasta, Paposo (road RN 1)

Nome original: Bostryx koehleri Walther & Gryl, 2019

Etimologia: o nome da espécie é uma homenagem a René Köhler, curador do Museum of Natural History of Gera, Alemanha, quem coletou o material tipo

Descrição:

(Walther & Gryl, 2019): “Shell small, solid, elongate-conical, around 4 times as high as wide. Protoconch of 1¾ whorls, reddish brown (but bleached in most of the shells), smooth in the upper part, sculptured in the lower part with many microscopic nodules arranged in rows (Fig. 2). Teleoconch with prominent axial ribs (15–20 ribs on each of the last and penultimate whorls) and finely incised spiral striae on the ribs and the intervening spaces.

Whorls 9–11, flat, and separated by a deeply impressed suture. Last whorl 0.34–0.40 of shell height. Aperture small, ovate, slightly oblique. Terminations of peristome joined by a moderately thin parietal callus. Outer lip expanded and reflexed, slightly thickened. Umbilicus very narrow and deep, surrounded by a weak keel.”

Fotos:  Walther, F.; Gryl, I. (2019): (A) Zoological Museum Hamburg, Alemanha: HOLOTYPE ZMH 59493, 14.7mm; (B) PARATYPE FW 8315, coleção particular dos autores

Fontes:

Descrição original: Walther, F.; Gryl, I. (2019). A new species of Bostryx (Gastropoda: Bulimulidae) from the Atacama Desert (Chile). Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 148(2): 111-115., disponível online em https://doi.org/10.1127/arch.moll/148/111-115
página(s): 112, Figs 1-3

MolluscaBase: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1394643