A new Diancta species of the family Diplommatinidae (Cyclophoroidea) from Vanua Levu Island, Fiji
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A new species of Diancta of the staircase snail family Diplommatinidae is described from Mt. Savusavu, Vanua Levu Island, Fiji. Due to its left coiling shell and a constriction before the last whorl, it is placed in the genus Diancta. Micro-CT imaging reveals two apertural teeth and an inner lamella that is situated at the zone of constriction. The shell abruptly changes coiling direction by 45 degrees before the last whorl. Up to now, this coiling modus had not yet been documented for any species of Diplommatinidae from the Fiji Islands.
Date of Publication
2021
Publication Type
Article
Subject(s)
500 - Science::570 - Life sciences; biology
500 - Science::590 - Animals (Zoology)
Language(s)
en
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Institut für Anatomie, Topographische und Klinische Anatomie
Institut für Ökologie und Evolution (IEE)
Series
Zookeys
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
ISSN
1313-2989
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open.access