Virpazaria (Virpazaria) aspectulabeatidis Reischütz et al. in Reischütz & Reischütz, 2009

Fehér, Zoltán, Deli, Tamás, Erőss, Zoltán P. & Lika, Romilda, 2019, Taxonomic revision of the subterranean genus Virpazaria Gittenberger, 1969 (Gastropoda, Spelaeodiscidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 558, pp. 1-25 : 5-7

Virpazaria (Virpazaria) aspectulabeatidis Reischütz et al. in Reischütz & Reischütz, 2009

Virpazaria aspectulabeatidis A. Reischütz, P.L. Reischütz & Subai in A. Reischütz & P.L. Reischütz, 2009: 56, figs 4–5.

Virpazaria aspectulabeatidis – Subai 2009: 109 , fig. 9. — Welter-Schultes 2012: 211.

Diagnosis

Discoid, shouldered shell, low but visibly raised spire. 60–65 ribs on body whorl. Aperture very narrow, crescent-shaped, entirely covered by a parietal flap in frontal view. In bottom view, very narrow umbilicus, parietal flap and palatal peristome form like two straight parallel lines.

Material examined

Holotype

MONTENEGRO • Rumija Mts , rocks above Bes ; Jul. 2008; A. Reischütz, N. Reischütz and P.L. Reischütz leg.; NHMW 106689 .

Paratypes

MONTENEGRO • 1 spec.; Mt Kroništar , S slope , approx. 10 km E of Ðuravci (in direction to Ostros, S of Lake Skadar ); 350 m alt.; 16 Sep. 2006; P. Subai leg.; SMF 333501 • 1 spec.; Mt Kroništar , S slope ,

approx. 10 km E of Ðuravci ( in direction to Ostros , S of Lake Skadar ); 350 m alt.; 16 Sep. 2006; P. Subai leg.; NMBE 539842 .

Other material

MONTENEGRO • Rumija Mts , Besa , Krone i Besit, 2 km S of Donji Murići junction on Virpazar–Ostros road ; 320 m alt.; 42.1424° N, 19.2197° E; 19 Oct. 2017; T. Deli, Z. Erőss, A. Hunyadi and B. Páll-Gergely leg.; DT .

Dimensions

H 2.1-2.3 mm; W 3–3.5 mm.

Distribution

This species has a very restricted range west of Lake Shkodër at the foot of the Rumija Mountains in Montenegro ( Reischütz & Reischütz 2009; Subai 2009). Apart from the type locality there is another literature record, namely “Ðuravci, 10 km to Ostros” ( Subai 2009). None of the published distribution records were georeferenced; thus, it is difficult to say how far these locations are from one another. The site where we found this species is likely identical to, or very close to, the type locality and its bedrock type is Upper–Middle Jurassic limestone. At all three sites, this species was reported to co-occur with V. stojaspali ( Fig. 2 ).

Figures

Fig. 2. Distribution of species of Virpazaria Gittenberger, 1969 in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula.