Parvedentulina

Parvedentulina is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.[1]

Parvedentulina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Streptaxoidea
Family:
Streptaxidae
Genus:
Parvedentulina

Emberton & Pearce, 2000
Diversity
105 species (in this list)

94 species of Parvedentulina were known in 2002[1] although the majority of these species were described in 2002.[1] An additional 6 new species of Parvedentulina were described in 2009,[2] and a further 5 new species of Parvedentulina were described in 2010.[3]

Distribution

The genus Parvedentulina is endemic to Madagascar.[1]

Description

The shell of Parvedentulina is small.[1] The spire is high.[1] The shell has ribs on its surface.[1] There are no teeth in the aperture.[1]

Shells of Parvedentulina are similar to those of another streptaxid genus, Gulella.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Parvedentulina include:

  • Parvedentulina acutapex Emberton & Pearce, 2000[1]
  • Parvedentulina ambatomitatoae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina ambatosorotrae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina ambatovakiae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina analamerae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina andapae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina andavakoerae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina andriantanteliae[3]
  • Parvedentulina andringitrae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina anjanaharibei Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina anjansudae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina antsahamadioae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina apieostriata Emberton & Pearce, 2000[1]
  • Parvedentulina balambasia Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina bemarahae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina benjamini[3]
  • Parvedentulina betamponae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina betsiakae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina bitika Emberton & Griffiths, 2009[2]
  • Parvedentulina celestinae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina conspicua Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina crenulata Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina delicata Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina densagyra Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina devolia Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina distincta Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina elegans Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina setra Emberton & Pearce, 2000[1]
  • Parvedentulina farihiambonia Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina fenni Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina fortistriata Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina fotobohitrae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina fragilis Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina fusiforma Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina glesi (Fischer-Piette, Blanc, Blanc & Salvat, 1994)[1]
  • Parvedentulina gracilis Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina hafa Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina hatairana Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina horonanladia Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina jeani[3]
  • Parvedentulina josephinae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina kelivitsika Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina kendrae Emberton & Griffiths, 2009[2]
  • Parvedentulina lalina Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina lincolni Emberton & Griffiths, 2009[2]
  • Parvedentulina macroconspicua Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina magna Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina mahalevona Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina mahialamboensis Emberton & Pearce, 2000[1]
  • Parvedentulina mahitsia Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina malala Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina mamirapiratra Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina mananarae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina mandenae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina manja Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina manomboae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina manomponae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina maranitra Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina margostriata Emberton & Pearce, 2000[1]
  • Parvedentulina marojejyae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina masoalae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina metula (Crosse, 1881)[1]
  • Parvedentulina miaranoniae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina michellae Emberton & Griffiths, 2009[2]
  • Parvedentulina mijanona Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina minidistincta Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina minutissima Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina miova Emberton & Griffiths, 2009[2]
  • Parvedentulina montana Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina morontsiraka Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina namorokae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina ovatostoma Emberton & Pearce, 2000[1]
  • Parvedentulina parva Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina pascali Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina paulayi[3]
  • Parvedentulina pearcei Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina planapex Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina puichella Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina pyramida Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina ranomafanae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina rantovina Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina rapetoa Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina ravinamatia Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina rogeri Emberton & Pearce, 2000[1]
  • Parvedentulina sahantananae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina saintjacqui Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina simeni (Fischer-Piette, Blanc, Blanc & Salvat, 1994)[1]
  • Parvedentulina simplex Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina soa Emberton & Griffiths, 2009[2]
  • Parvedentulina tendrombohitra Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina terakabe Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina texieri Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina thompsoni[3]
  • Parvedentulina tsara Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina tsaratananae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina tsaravintana Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina lsimahialamboensis Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina tsingia Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina tsipika Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina tsisubulina Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina tsotra Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina unescoae Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina vavalava Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina vitroni (Fischer-Piette. Blanc, Blanc & Salvat, 1994)[1]
  • Parvedentulina vonjena Emberton, 2002[1]
  • Parvedentulina sp. 1 sensu Emberton & Griffiths (2009)[2]
  • Parvedentulina sp. 2 sensu Emberton & Griffiths (2009)[2]

References
  1. Emberton K. C. (2002). "Parvedentulina and edentate Gulella of Madagascar (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Streptaxidae)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde 131(1/2): 67-165. abstract.
  2. 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.
  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
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