Zeteana ljiljanae, Glöer & Pešić, 2014

Glöer, Peter & Pešić, Vladimir, 2014, New subterranean freshwater gastropods of Montenegro (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae), Ecologica Montenegrina 1 (2), pp. 82-88 : 84-85

Zeteana ljiljanae n. sp.

( Figs. 2 A-E)

Type series. Holotype ( ZMH 79703 ): Shell height 2.5 mm, shell width 1.5 mm; Montenegro, Podgorica, spring in village Pričelje, 39 m asl., 20.iv.-25.v. 2014 Pešić . Paratypes: 10 ex. ZMH 79704 ; 40 ex. coll. Glöer, 2 specimens destroyed by dissection, same data and locality as holotype .

Locus typicus. Montenegro, Pogorica , spring in the Pričelje village, 42°30'17.52'' N, 19°13'17.93'' E .

Etymology. Named after Dr Ljiljana Tomović (Faculty of Biology, Belgrade), in appreciation of her studies on Montenegrian biodiversity.

Description.

Shell. Shell elongated conical with a large and broad apex ( Figs. 2A, C, E). The regularly growing 5.5 whorls are slightly convex with a deep suture. Shell surface slightly ribbed ( Fig. 2B). The aperture is large, the lower edge of the aperture is moved forwards, and the outer margin is sinuated from lateral view ( Fig. 2C). The outer margin of the aperture is flanged. The umbilicus is open and deep. The shell height 2.0 – 2.5 mm (σ = ±0.4), shell width 1.1 – 1.3 mm (σ = ±0.3), apertural/shell height ratio 0.4.

Body. The animal is whitish, without eyes. Penis is broad at the base and pointed at the top ( Fig. 2D).

Distribution. Montenegro; known only from the type locality.