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Revision of 'Horatia' snails (Mollusca : Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae sensu lato) from South Caucasus with description of two new genera. / Vinarski, Maxim V.; Palatov, Dmitry M.; Glöer, Peter.
In: Journal of Natural History, Vol. 48, No. 37-38, 01.01.2014, p. 2237-2253.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Revision of 'Horatia' snails (Mollusca
T2 - Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae sensu lato) from South Caucasus with description of two new genera
AU - Vinarski, Maxim V.
AU - Palatov, Dmitry M.
AU - Glöer, Peter
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Four nominal species of the genus Horatia Bourguignat, 1887 were described by Russian authors from Caucasian caves (H. borutzkii Shadin, 1932, H. birsteini Starobogatov, 1962, H. ljovushkini Starobogatov, 1962 and H. sokolovi Starobogatov, 1962). Hitherto all the species were known from type series (presented by empty shells) only. Examination of newly obtained samples from the caves of South Caucasus has shown that the four species actually do not belong to the genus Horatia due to obvious differences in the morphology of the copulatory organs between H. klecakiana Bourguignat, 1887 (the type species of this genus) and the Caucasian snails. Moreover, statistical analysis of conchological variation has revealed that the species H. birsteini, H. ljovushkini, and H. sokolovi are conspecific. Two genera are described: Pontohoratia (includes P. birsteini and P. smyri sp. nov.) and Motsametia (with the single species M. borutzkii comb. nov.). The two genera can be distinguished on the basis of the structure of their copulatory organs. The distribution and ecology of the Caucasian Horatia-like mollusks are briefly outlined.http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4EDFB2AE-CB1D-4113-8CC7-3A1BBB46D838.
AB - Four nominal species of the genus Horatia Bourguignat, 1887 were described by Russian authors from Caucasian caves (H. borutzkii Shadin, 1932, H. birsteini Starobogatov, 1962, H. ljovushkini Starobogatov, 1962 and H. sokolovi Starobogatov, 1962). Hitherto all the species were known from type series (presented by empty shells) only. Examination of newly obtained samples from the caves of South Caucasus has shown that the four species actually do not belong to the genus Horatia due to obvious differences in the morphology of the copulatory organs between H. klecakiana Bourguignat, 1887 (the type species of this genus) and the Caucasian snails. Moreover, statistical analysis of conchological variation has revealed that the species H. birsteini, H. ljovushkini, and H. sokolovi are conspecific. Two genera are described: Pontohoratia (includes P. birsteini and P. smyri sp. nov.) and Motsametia (with the single species M. borutzkii comb. nov.). The two genera can be distinguished on the basis of the structure of their copulatory organs. The distribution and ecology of the Caucasian Horatia-like mollusks are briefly outlined.http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4EDFB2AE-CB1D-4113-8CC7-3A1BBB46D838.
KW - Hydrobiidae
KW - Motsametia gen. nov
KW - new species
KW - Pontohoratia gen. nov
KW - South Caucasus (Transcaucasia)
KW - stygobiont snails
KW - taxonomy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84906941442&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00222933.2014.917210
DO - 10.1080/00222933.2014.917210
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84906941442
VL - 48
SP - 2237
EP - 2253
JO - Journal of Natural History
JF - Journal of Natural History
SN - 0022-2933
IS - 37-38
ER -
ID: 36399953