Leiorhagium clandestinum, Haase, Martin & Zielske, Susan, 2015

Haase, Martin & Zielske, Susan, 2015, Five new cryptic freshwater gastropod species from New Caledonia (Caenogastropoda, Truncatelloidea, Tateidae), ZooKeys 523, pp. 63-87 : 70-71

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.523.6066
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1E0C16D8-DD11-429B-A6BC-65862AA7C42B
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/723A9EA1-CBFC-486A-AA37-69728E99AC3A
taxon LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:act:723A9EA1-CBFC-486A-AA37-69728E99AC3A
treatment provided by	ZooKeys by Pensoft
scientific name	Leiorhagium clandestinum
status	sp. n.

Treatment

Taxon classification Animalia Littorinimorpha Tateidae

Leiorhagium clandestinum View in CoL sp. n.

Type material.

Holotype MNHN IM 2000-27865; paratypes MNHN IM 2000-27866 (3).

Type locality.

NeCa 30, Moindou: spring along road SW of Katrikoin, under shrub, 21°34'21.6"S, 165°41'02.5"E, 26 May 2012.

Etymology.

The Latin adjective clandestinus means clandestine and refers to the new species’ external identity with Leiorhagium kavuneva .

Diagnosis.

Leiorhagium clandestinum sp. n. is most similar to Leiorhagium adioincola sp. n. and Leiorhagium kavuneva . For the distinction from Leiorhagium adioincola sp. n. see above. Due to the lack of anatomical data, Leiorhagium clandestinum sp. n. and Leiorhagium kavuneva can only be distinguished based on 7.6% average sequence divergence of COI (p-distance).

Shell.

Pupiform, 1.86 times higher than wide, 4.25-5 whorls, without colour, transparent; protoconch very faintly pitted with c. 1 whorl; palatal denticle a small droplet 1/8 whorl behind outer lip; aperture as high as wide (Figs 2D, 3G, 4G, H).

External features.

Epidermis without pigment, eyes black.

Remarks.

This is Leiorhagium sp. n. 2 of Zielske and Haase (2015). Leiorhagium clandestinum sp. n. is only known from the type locality.