Noricella oreinos

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Noricella oreinos
Trochulus oreinos 1.jpg
A live individual of Noricella oreinos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Hygromiidae
Genus:
Noricella
Species:
N. oreinos
Binomial name
Noricella oreinos
(A. J. Wagner, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Fruticicola hispida oreinos
  • Trichia hispida oreinos
  • Trichia oreinos
  • Trochulus oreinos(A. J. Wagner, 1915)

Noricella oreinos is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. [2] This species is endemic to Austria.

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This hairy-shelled snail was once confused with Trochulus hispidus , which it superficially resembles and therefore assigned to the genus Trochulus. Later on was moved to an own Genus Noricella . [3] Its former subspecies Noricella oreinos scheerpeltzi was elevated to species level [4] and therefore the Genus Noricella consists of two species now.

Taxonomy

Noricella oreinos comprised originally two subspecies: N. o. oreinos (Wagner, 1915) in Lower Austria and Styria and N. o. scheerpeltzi (Mikula, 1954) in Upper Austria. Both taxa were originally described as regional subspecies of Trochulus hispidus . [5] [6] Later these two subspecies were split from Trochulus hispidus and placed in a separate species because of differences in hair morphology. [7] [8] Current comprehensive research, [9] [10] [11] based on molecular, morphological and ecological analyses, confirm this split from T. hispidus. Additionally it was already pointed out that both taxa represent separated mitochondrial lines and different internal genital morphology [9] although there do exist intermediate forms concerning shell morphology. A more detailed genetical study confirmed that there was almost no gene flow between the two taxa, not even in regions were they coexist, [4] which justifies the split into separate species.

Description

Noricella oreinos can be separated from other representatives of the tribe Trochulini by its small, curled hairs, which have a length of 0.03–0.09 mm. [9] Like the other representatives of this tribe, older individuals and empty shells have often lost the hairs on the shell.

The shell is flat to slightly globular, and the shell width is 5.4–7.5 mm (0.21–0.30 in). Other marks are irregular, coarse ridges on the shell and an internal rib with a basal tooth in the peristome, visible as yellow structure from the outside. [5] [6] [9]

The shell of the sister species N. o. scheerpeltzi is characterized by a groove beneath the keel, [6] but there are intermediate forms between the two taxa with an incomplete or weakly developed groove. [7] [9]

While the gross anatomy of the reproductive system is similar to that of the genus Trochulus and its congener N. scheerpeltzi, [6] [9] Noricella oreinos can be unambiguously differentiated by the internal fold pattern of the penis. [11]

Habitat and distribution

Noricella oreinos inhabits primarily boulders, screes and alpine grassland, [9] [11] especially alpine meadows with patchy vegetation coverage, dominated by the sedge species Carex firma , [10] in the Northern Calcareous Alps. Its vertical distribution reaches from the lower subalpine regions to the alpine ecotone, i.e. elevations of 1,400–2,300 metres (4,600–7,500 ft). [9] [10] [12] [13] The distribution range reaches from Schneeberg mountain in Lower Austria to Totes Gebirge in Upper Austria. [9] [12] [13] Like the helicid snail Cylindrus obtusus , this species is suspected to be an ancient native East-alpine endemic, which survived the glacial times on ice-free parts of the north-eastern alpine margins. [10]

Related Research Articles

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<i>Noricella</i> Genus of gastropods

Noricella is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This genus is endemic to Austria. It contains two species, Noricella oreinos and Noricella scheerpeltzi. The name is derived from the ancient Roman province Noricum, which covered large parts of the Austrian Alps.

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References

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  2. ↑ MolluscaBase (2018). Noricella oreinos (Wagner, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1247413 on 2019-01-14
  3. ↑ Neiber, M., Razkin, O. & Hausdorf, B. 2017. Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the land snail family Hygromiidae (Gastropoda: Helicoidea). Molecular Genetics and Evolution, 111: 169–184.
  4. 1 2 Bamberger, S., Duda, M., Tribsch, A.,Haring, E., Sattmann, H., Macek, O., Affenzeller, M. & Kruckenhauser, L. 2020. Genome-wide nuclear data confirm two species in the Alpine endemic land snail Noricella oreinos s.l.Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 58: 982-1004 https://doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12362
  5. 1 2 Wagner, A.J. 1915. Beiträge zur Anatomie und Systematik der Stylomatophoren aus dem Gebiet der Monarchie und der angrenzenden Balkanländer. Denkschriften der Österrerreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse), 91: 429–498.
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  7. 1 2 Falkner, G. 1982. Zur Problematik der Gattung Trichia(Pulmonata, Helicidae) in Mitteleuropa. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Malakologischen Gesellschaft, 3: 30–33.
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