Parvedentulina

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Genus of gastropods

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::summary Genus of gastropods ::

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Parvedentulina is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Orthogibbinae of the family Streptaxidae.

94 species of Parvedentulina were known in 2002 although the majority of these species were described in 2002. An additional 6 new species of Parvedentulina were described in 2009, and a further 5 new species of Parvedentulina were described in 2010.

Distribution

The genus Parvedentulina is endemic to Madagascar.

Description

The shell of Parvedentulina is small. The spire is high. The shell has ribs on its surface. There are no teeth in the aperture.

Shells of Parvedentulina are similar to those of another streptaxid genus, Gulella.

Species

Species within the genus Parvedentulina include:

References

  • Emberton, K.C. & Pearce, T.A. (2000). Small, high-spired pulmonates from Mounts Mahermana, Ilapiry, and Vasiha, southeastern Madagascar, with description of a new genus, and with conservation statuses of 15 streptaxid species. The Veliger, 43: 126–153. Berkeley.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Parvedentulina Emberton & Pearce, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1253423 on 2021-12-14
  2. Emberton K. C. (2002). "''Parvedentulina'' and edentate ''Gulella'' of Madagascar (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Streptaxidae)". ''[[Archiv für Molluskenkunde]]'' 131(1/2): 67-165. [http://www.schweizerbart.de/resources/downloads/paper_previews/73642.pdf abstract].
  3. Emberton K C., Slapcinsky J., Campbell C. A., Rakotondrazafy J. A., Andriamiarison T. N. & Emberton J. D. (2010). "Terrestrial mollusks of Andriantantely Massif, Eastern Madagascar, with descriptions of 36 new species (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda; Pulmonata)". ''[[Archiv für Molluskenkunde]]'' '''139'''(1): 71-141. {{doi. 10.1127/arch.moll/1869-0963/139/071-141
  4. Emberton K. C. & Griffiths O. L. (2009). "Pulmonate land mollusks from three rainforest transects in northeastern Madagascar: part 1 of 2, with descriptions of 12 new species and one new subspecies (Gastropoda: Pulmonata)". ''[[Archiv für Molluskenkunde]]'' 138(2): 137-167. {{doi. 10.1127/arch.moll/1869-0963/138/137-167.

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streptaxidae