Nesopupa (Insulipupa) peilei Madge, 1938

Muratov, Igor V., 2010, Terrestrial molluscs of Cabo Delgado and adjacent inland areas of north-eastern Mozambique, African Invertebrates 51 (2), pp. 255-255 : 264

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Nesopupa (Insulipupa) peilei Madge, 1938
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Nesopupa (Insulipupa) peilei Madge, 1938 View in CoL View at ENA

Fig.12 Nesopupa peilei: Madge 1938: 16 , pl. 3, fig. 2 (Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius; 2.1× 1.1 mm).

A common species on the Mascarene Islands , where it appears to be restricted to the coastal and drier areas inland ( Griffiths & Florens 2006: 85). A single shell found on Cabo Delgado. Can be separated from the following species by the less elongated shell .

GRIFFITHS, O. L. & FLORENS, V. F. B. 2006. A field guide to the non-marine molluscs of the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius, Rodrigues and Reunion and the Northern Dependencies of Mauritius). Mauritius: Bioculture Press.

MADGE, E. H. 1938. Notes on some Mollusca of Mauritius, with descriptions of four new species. Mauritius Institute Bulletin 1 (3): 15 - 29.