Turrihoratia n. gen. (Caenogastropoda: Hydrobiidae) – habitat shift reflects the shift in shell morphology?
Grego, J.; Hofman, S.; Jaszczynska, A.; Osikowski, A.; Delic, T.; Falniowski, A. (2025). Turrihoratia n. gen. (Caenogastropoda: Hydrobiidae) – habitat shift reflects the shift in shell morphology? Moll. Res. Online first: 1-15. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2025.2512670
In: Molluscan Research. Malacological Society of Australasia: Sydney. ISSN 1323-5818; e-ISSN 1448-6067, more
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| Keywords |
Taxonomic status > New taxa > New genus
Taxonomic status > New taxa > New species
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| Author keywords |
Turrihoratia; Turrihoratia ragusana; Turrihoratia zagmajsteri |
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- Grego, J.
- Hofman, S.
- Jaszczynska, A.
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- Osikowski, A.
- Delic, T.
- Falniowski, A.
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| Abstract |
Stygobiont snails were collected at five springs in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The low-spired, valvatoid Horatia klecakiana were found in three, but in the other two springs, the snails had turreted, high-spired shells. Despite their markedly different shells, the female reproductive organs and penises in the turreted snails resembled those in H. klecakiana. Phylogeny based on mtCOI and nuclear histone sequences grouped the turreted snails as the sister taxon of Horatia. The turreted snails are described as a new genus, with two new species. We speculate that turriform snails may penetrate into deeper subterranean waters than Horatia, which is associated with springs. |
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