Zospeum manitaense
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Ellobiida |
| Superfamily: | Ellobioidea |
| Family: | Ellobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Carychiinae |
| Genus: | Zospeum |
| Species: | Z. manitaense
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| Zospeum manitaense Inäbnit, Jochum et Neubert, 2019
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Zospeum manitaense is a cave-dwelling species of air-breathing land snail. Some individuals in this genus were previously described under the name of Zospeum amoenum, Zospeum isselianum or Zospeum pretneri.[1]
Description[edit]
The species has a shell height of about 1.309 mm and a shell width of 0.86–1.02 mm. Compared to its relatives the shell is broader and has a blunt tip. It is transparent, smooth and has a conical shape with 4.75–5.25 whorls and a deep suture. The peristome is roundish. The parietal wall (parietalis) is weak or totally absent in the opening (aperture). A lamella on the columella (columellaris) is lacking. The parietal shield is well defined with a straight margin and is well differentiated from the rest of the lip. The central column of the shell (columella) shows a parietalis.[1]
Taxonomy[edit]
The species is named after the Croatian type locality, cave Manita peć, located in Paklenica National Park.
Distribution[edit]
This species from Croatia was reported from one or two caves within Paklenica National Park and from one cave on the Crnopac Mountain.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Inäbnit, T., Jochum, A., Kampschulte, M., Martels, G., Ruthensteiner, B., Slapnik, R., ... & Neubert, E. (2019). An integrative taxonomic study reveals carychiid microsnails of the troglobitic genus Zospeum in the Eastern and Dinaric Alps (Gastropoda, Ellobioidea, Carychiinae). Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 19(2), 135-177.