Granulina, Jousseaume, 1888

Elm, Laura-Marie Von & Hoffman, Leon, 2024, Revision of deep-water species in Granulina (Gastropoda: Granulinidae) from Mauritania and Western Sahara, European Journal of Taxonomy 925, pp. 268-291 : 287

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2024.925.2467

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B09375C0-6E28-4E2D-BB7C-26E1753171E2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10844347

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BAA406-FFD1-FFBA-BAD3-D252BC56F932

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Plazi

scientific name

Granulina
status

 

Key to Mauritanian species in Granulina View in CoL

This key is for small (<5 mm) ovoid convolved shell with an internal protoconch.

1. Shells with denticles on inside external lip........................................................................................ 2

– Without labial denticles ..................................................................................................................... 6

2. Shell very small (height <2.1 mm) ................................................................................................... 3

– Shell larger (height> 2.1 mm)........................................................................................................... 4

3. Broad triangular-rounded outline........................................................... G. mauretanica Gofas, 1992 View in CoL

– Oval outline .................................................................................................................... G. aff. crassa View in CoL

– Angular elongated (coffin)...................................... G. crassa Smriglio, Gubbioli & Mariottini, 2000 View in CoL

4. Oval outline, even labial denticles...................... G. nofronii Smriglio, Gubbioli & Mariottini, 2000

– Angular (coffin) outline ..................................................................................................................... 5

5. Weak rostration (ab-)apically........................... G. crystallina Smriglio, Gubbioli & Mariottini, 2000

– No rostration ............................................................ G. cerea Smriglio, Gubbioli & Mariottini, 2000

6. Wide open apical channel ...................................................................................... G. reginae sp. nov.

– Apical channel curved and narrow .................................................................................................... 7

7. Broad outline (width/height 0.69) with weakly pointed apex .............................. G. sandrae sp. nov.

– Elongated outline (width/height less than 0.6) .................................................................................. 8

8. Rounded apically, thin lip, coalescent upper columellar teeth ............................ G. sigridae sp. nov.

– Tapered (ab-)apically, thicker lip, separate columellar teeth ................................ G. ronaldi sp. nov.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

SubClass

Caenogastropoda

Order

Neogastropoda

SuperFamily

Volutoidae

Family

Granulinidae

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