Publication Date:
2024-05-20
Description:
Currently there are several problems with the genus-level taxa within the Scolodontidae. Multiple type-species designations have been proposed for some genera, type species are poorly described, and in some cases no clear
decisions have been made in cases of homonymy or synonymy. This has resulted in wrongly identified species and
genera within this group, which, among other problems, hinders the discovery and description of new species as
well as the identification of known species. This paper is the first in a series in which all scolodontid genera will be
redescribed based on type materials, starting with Happia Bourguignat, 1890 and its allies. Nomenclatural issues are
resolved where possible. One new genus and a new species are described: Luteostriatella gen. nov. and Austroselenites
pichinchense sp. nov. The following new combinations are made: Happia andia (Pilsbry, 1932) comb. nov., Systrophiella altivaga (Crawford, 1939) comb. nov., Systrophiella cayennensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1842) comb. nov., Systrophiella
pygmea (Spix in Spix & Wagner, 1827) comb. nov., Systrophiella snethlagei (F. Baker, 1913) comb. nov., Systrophiella
vitrina ( J.A. Wagner in Spix & Wagner, 1827) comb. nov., and Luteostriatella variegata (F. Haas, 1949) comb. nov.
Keywords:
Neotropics
;
South America
;
Mollusca
;
Gastropoda
;
Eupulmonata
;
Scolodontina
Repository Name:
National Museum of Natural History, Netherlands
Type:
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Format:
application/pdf
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