Diaphera prima
Diaphera prima is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Diapheridae.[1]
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| Shell of Diaphera prima (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | D. prima |
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| Diaphera prima Panha, 2010[1] | |
The specific name prima (Latin for first) indicates that it is the first species of Diaphera confirmed in Thailand.[1]
Distribution
The type locality of Diaphera prima is Khao Cha Ang-Oan, Bor Thong, Chonburi Province, Thailand.[1]
Distribution of Diaphera prima include Eastern Thailand: Chonburi Province and Rayong Province.[1]
Description
The shell of Diaphera prima is oblong. The shell has 7-8 whorls.[1] The sculpture of the shell is smooth with short ribs below the suture.[1] The apex of the shell is obtuse and smooth.[1] The aperture is rounded with parietal lamella, basal lamella, columellar lamella and with two palatal lamellae.[1]
The width of the shell of the holotype is 2 mm.[1] The height of the shell of the holotype is 6.2 mm.[1]
The body of the animal is a pale greenish yellow in color.[1]
References
- Sutcharit C., Naggs F., Wade C. M., Fontanilla I. & Panha S. (2010). "The new family Diapheridae, a new species of Diaphera Albers from Thailand, and the position of the Diapheridae within a molecular phylogeny of the Streptaxoidea (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160: 1-16. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00598.x.