Pseudamnicola canariensis, Glöer & Reuselaars & . & . & . & . & . & . & . & . & . & . & . & Zeiss, 2020

Glöer, Peter, Reuselaars, Robert, ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., . & Zeiss, 2020, The first record of a Pseudamnicola sp. from Gran Canaria (Spain) (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae), Ecologica Montenegrina 33, pp. 59-61 : 59-60

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.37828/em.2020.33.7
publication LSID	urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CBE8AD30-88BE-4E25-9819-0C0D23207631
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13231711
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0395CA01-FFC4-FF84-00E7-855CCA94FB63
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Pseudamnicola canariensis
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Pseudamnicola canariensis View in CoL n. sp. [ fig. 1 View Figure 1 ]

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Material examined: Holotype ( RMNH.MOL.347630) and 29 paratypes from type locality.

Holotype: 3.1 mm high, 2.0 mm broad from type locality.

Paratypes: 2 ( RMNH.MOL. 347631), 1 ex. coll. Peter Glöer, 6 adult, 15 subadult and 5 juvenile ex. in coll. Robert Reuselaars (no. 631) from type locality .

Locus typicus: Small stream in the Azuaje ravine, Gran Canaria, Spain, 28°06'21.71673'' N, 15°34'21.87576'' E, Robert Reuselaars 12.10.2008 leg GoogleMaps .

Habitat: Slow running stream with vegetation, this species was found on small stones and waterplants. The exact origin of this stream has not been located.

Ecology: Species of the genus Pseudamnicola usually live in springs. But if the conditions are right (cold and clear water) they also live in small streams or rivers. This has also been observed by Pseudamnicola skalaensis Glöer & Reuselaars, 2020 , a species known from the Peleponnesos in Greece near the town of Skala ( Glöer et al. 2020).

Etymology: named after the Gran Canaria of the Canary islands.

Description: The greyish shell is ovate with 4.5-5 slightly convex whorls with a deep suture. The aperture is ovate, tapered at the top. The peristome is thickened at the columella. The umbilicus is closed. The body whorl takes 0.8 of shell height. The aperture is 1.3 mm high and 1.5 mm broad. The shell is 3.1 mm high and 2.0- 2.1 mm broad.

Differential diagnosis. From Pseudamnicola luteola (Küster, 1852) which occurs in Algeria and Morocco ( Mabrouki et al. 2020, Glöer et al. 2010) it differs in smaller size (4.5-5 mm in P. luteola ) and in addition the whorls are stepped.

Distribution: Canary islands; only known from the type locality.