Paraprososthenia yuanqin Xiang, He, Lu & Chen 2025, sp. nov.
Year: 2025
Type: other
Abstract: Paraprososthenia yuanqin Xiang, He, Lu & Chen, sp. nov. https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: E7E63C90-2B39-4A8B-BBAC-317C3760E478 Fig. 2 F, Fig. 3 N Material examined. Holotype: XHQ 24010601, shell height 14.0 mm. Yanjiang Town, Qilin District, Qujing City, Yunnan Province, China, 25.48°N, 103.87°E, June 2024, collected by Yue-Ming He and Hong-Quan Xiang (Fig. 1). Paratypes: 1 specimen, XHQ 24010602, shell height 15.2 mm, June 2024, locality and habitat same as holotype. Diagnosis. Shell small, elongate conic, white, with seven whorls, the whorls with two row of large nodules, aperture ovate, inner lip thickened. Description. Shell small, but solid, elongate conic, grey, with seven whorls, including two protoconch whorls, teleoconch whorl inflated; third to fourth whorls smooth; fifth whorls with a obvious keel and a row of large nodules; other whorls with two row of large nodules, nodules are composed of intersection of thick spiral keels and many axial ribs; body whorls not swollen. Shell surface with very obvious axial growth lines. Apex obtuse. Umbilicus narrow and small, base with one obvious keel around umbilical area. Aperture ovate, inner lip thickened and smooth; outer lip thickened and reflexed. Differential diagnosis. Compared with P. jinxi sp. nov., P. bronyaae sp. nov., P. bicarinata sp. nov. and P. geguoi sp. nov., Paraprososthenia yuanqin sp. nov. shell is wider and two row of large nodules. Compared to P. costata, P. gredleri and P. geguoi sp. nov., Paraprososthenia yuanqin sp. nov. has less whorls, fifth whorls with a obvious keel and a row of large nodules. Etymology. The species name "yuanqin " originates from the online handle of a freshwater snail enthusiast in Guizhou Province, China.We suggest the Chinese common name as " ãẓ川ϐ ". Distribution and ecology. This species is only found in the lake sediments of Qilin District, Yunnan Province.
Authors: Xiang, Hong Quan, Lu, Yi Zhi, He, Yue Ming, Li, Chong Ye, Gao, Han, Lv, Ang Song, Chen, Hui
Language: English
Subfield: Insect Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7078401119
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