Glessula subtornensis Gude, 1914

Sajan, S. K., Tripathy, Basudev & Biswas, Tulika, 2018, Species inventory of land and freshwater Molluscs from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states of India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (2), pp. 141-155 : 144

Glessula subtornensis Gude, 1914 [ Plate 1 ; Figure D]

Material examined: Maradumilli Hills (8 exs.), Date:

09.ix.2016, Coll: Dr Varadaraju and Party, Reg. No: M29435/7

Shell characters: Shell oblong-conoid, rather thin, very finely striae; spire conoid; suture impressed. Apex rather prominent; whorls 8, scarcely convex; aperture sub-vertical, broadly truncated, semi-oval; peristome thickened.

Known distribution range: Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

IUCN status: This taxon has not yet been assessed by the IUCN Red List.

Figures

Plate 1. ACyclophorus polynema (Pfeiffer, 1854); B. Pterocyclus rupestris Benson, 1832; C. Rachis punctatus (Anton, 1839); D. Glessula subtornensis Gude, 1914; E. Zootecus insularis (Ehrenberg, 1831); F. Kaliella barrakporensis (Pfeiffer, 1852)