Bythinella konstadinensis, Glöer & Reuselaars, 2020

Glöer, Peter & Reuselaars, Robert, 2020, The Bythinella spp. of Greece (Gastropoda: Hydrobioidea: Bythinelliidae), Ecologica Montenegrina 29 (2020), pp. 20-33 : 29

Bythinella konstadinensis n. sp. [fig. 2.10]

Material examined: Holotype ( RMNH.MOL.340512) and 2 paratypes ( RMNH.MOL.340513) from type locality.

Holotype: 2.6 mm high, 1.9 mm broad from type locality.

Paratypes: 3 paratypes from type locality, 2 adult and 3 subadult (dry) in coll. Robert Reuselaars (no. 558).

Locus typicus: Monia Konstadinou en Elenis , 2 km E of Kosmadei, Samos isl., Greece at 313 meters altitude ( Figure 11 ), 37° 45.76320' N 26° 40.93519' E, 10.10.2008 Robert Reuselaars leg.

Habitat: On old leaves and medium sized stones.

Etymology: Named after the monastery of Konstadinou en Elenis.

Description: The shell is ovate with 4.5-5 slightly convex whorls which are separated by a deep suture. The aperture is ovate, slightly angled at the top. The peristome sharp. The umbilicus is closed. The body whorl takes 0.8 of shell height. The aperture is 1.0 mm high and 0.9 mm broad. The ratio of shell height to shell width is 1.6. The shell is 2.5-2.7 mm high and 1.7-1.9 mm broad.

Differentiating characters: See B. petrosensis n. sp.

Distribution: Only known from type locality.

Figures

Figures 10-14: Sampling sites. 10. Aghios Petros (type locality of Bythinella petrosensis n. sp.), 11. Monia Konstadinou (type locality of Bythinella konstandinensis n. sp.), 12. Olymbos mountain (type locality of Bythinella olymbosensis n. sp.), 13. Kokinochori (type locality of Bythinella radomani n. sp.), 14. N. of Klima (type locality of Bythinella pesici n. sp.), 15: spring above Eftalophos (type locality of Daphniola eptalofos).