Epiphragmophora hemiclausa Hylton Scott, 1957

CLASSE: GASTROPODA: TERRESTRE

FAMÍLIA: EPIPHRAGMOPHORIDAE

ESPÉCIE: Epiphragmophora hemiclausa Hylton Scott, 1957

Tamanho médio: 27 mm

Ocorrência: Argentina (Catamarca)

Localidade tipo: Argentina, “Catamarca Prov., Cuestecilla de La Viña, 9.iii.1950, Gladys Biraben leg”

Nome original: Epiphragmophora hemiclausa Hylton Scott, 1957

Comentários: O nome E. hemiclausa é um novo nome  para Epiphragmophora semiclausa Hylton Scott, 1951, já pré ocupado pela espécie brasileira Epiphragmophora semiclausa (E. von Martens, 1868). O nome foi dado por Parodiz, 1957, porém mantendo a autoria de Hylton Scott: “The change of the name is made here by advice of the author of the species; therefore Hylton Scott retains authorship. Type loc. : La Vina, Catamarca.” (Parodiz, 1957)

Descrição:

(Cuezzo, 2006): “Dextral, helicoidal, globose, semisolid to fragile, with conical spire; small to medium size, 4 ¼ convex whorls; light yellowish to pale brown, with single peripheral equatorial, dark brown even band more evident in body whorl periphery but running over suture of spire; protoconch smooth; teleoconch surface with thin axial growth lines and body whorl malleated, both dorsal and ventrally;
suture deep impressed; aperture subcircular, peristome whitish, thin, slightly expanded, reflexed; body whorl distinctly descending towards aperture; umbilicus narrow, partly overlapped by ventral columelar fold of umbilicus; holotype with peristome totally overlapped by peristome, not fused”

Fotos (1): Montenegro et al. 2024: Tapia, Tucumán, 27.2 mm

Figura: Cuezzo, 2006: (A) Epiphragmophora cryptomphala (FML 14382); (B) Epiphragmophora escoipensis (FML 14090, HOLOTYPE); (C) Epiphragmophora estella (MNHN, SYNTYPE); (D) Epiphragmophora hemiclausa (MLP, HOLOTYPE). escala da barra = 15 mm

Fontes:

Descrição original: Parodiz, J. J., 1957, Catalogue of Land Mollusca of Argentina. The Nautilus, 71(1): página(s) 22−30, disponível online em https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518981

Cuezzo, M. G. (2006). Systematic revision and cladistic analysis of Epiphragmophora Doering from Argentina and southern Bolivia (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Xanthonychidae). Malacologia. 49(1): 121−188.
página(s): 136

Hylton Scott, M. I., 1951, Nuevas Epiphragmophora del Noroeste Argentino. Physis, 20(58): 252−258.

Iconografía de moluscos continentales de Argentina: primera parte / Rubén Francisco Montenegro … [et al.], 2024 – 1a edición; Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires: Fundación de Historia Natural Félix de Azara, 2024
Libro digital, PDF

Molluscabase: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1252530