Pseudamnicola samosensis, Glöer & Reuselaars, 2020

Glöer, Peter & Reuselaars, Robert, 2020, The Pseudamnicola spp. from Greece (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) with the description of four new species, Ecologica Montenegrina 32, pp. 19-25 : 22

Pseudamnicola samosensis n. sp. [ fig. 2.3 ]

Material examined: Holotype ( RMNH.MOL.347621) and 20 paratypes from type locality.

Holotype: 1.95 mm high, 1.2 mm broad from type locality.

Paratypes: 2 ex. ( RMNH.MOL.347622) , 1 ex. in coll. Peter Glöer, 6 adult, 6 subadult and 5 juvenile ex. in coll. Robert Reuselaars (no. 553) from type locality.

Locus typicus: Spring in Pnaka , on the northeast of the island of Samos, Greece, 37°47.50768'' N 26°50.91700 '' E, Robert Reuselaars 07.08.2008 leg .

Habitat: Artificial basin about 1-1, 5 m 2 of the spring, the species was found on the sandy mud on the bottom of the spring and on the sides of the artificial basin amongst algae.

Etymology: Named after the island of Samos.

Description: The shell is ovate with 4-4.5 slightly convex whorls with a deep suture. The aperture is ovate, rounded at the top. The peristome is sharp and the umbilicus is closed. The body whorl takes 0.8 of shell height. The aperture is 0.8 mm high and 0.7 mm broad. The ratio of shell height to shell width is 1.4. The shell is 2.0 mm high and 1.3 mm broad.

Distribution: Greece; only known from type locality.

Figures

Figure 2. The new Pseudamnicola spp. 1: Pseudamnicola stasimoensis n. sp., 2: Pseudamnicola lesbosensis n. sp., 3: Pseudamnicola samoensis n. sp., 4: Pseudamnicola skalaensis n. sp.