Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa

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Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa
Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa paratype - ZooKeys-287-041-g002A.jpeg
Paratype of Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa from the type locality with the shell width about 7 mm.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Streptaxidae
Genus: Perrottetia
Species:
P. dermapyrrhosa
Binomial name
Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa
Siriboon & Panha, 2013 [1]

Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Streptaxidae.

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The specific name dermapyrrhosa is from the Greek “derma” meaning “skin” and “pyrrhos” meaning “red or yellowish-red”. [1]

Distribution

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Location of the type locality.

Distribution of Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa include Thailand. [1] It is known from the type locality only. The type locality is Wat Tam Namsrithong, Nong Kung Si District, Kalasin Province, Thailand, 16°48′18.0″N103°16′42.5″E / 16.805000°N 103.278472°E / 16.805000; 103.278472 . [1]

Description

This species was described from Thailand in 2013 with a complete information on shell, radula and genitalia. [1] Live specimens exhibit yellowish-red reticulated skin, and reddish tentacular retractor muscles are visible through the semi-transparent body. [1]

The shell has 6–6½ whorls. The width of the shell is 7.4–8.1 mm. The height of the shell is 5.4–6.6 mm.

Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa shell. The left shell is holotype with the shell width 7.7 mm and the shell height 6.1 mm and the aperture of the holotype. The right shell is paratype. ZooKeys - Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa.jpg
Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa shell. The left shell is holotype with the shell width 7.7 mm and the shell height 6.1 mm and the aperture of the holotype. The right shell is paratype.
Radula of Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa. Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa radula.png
Radula of Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa.

Digestive system: Teeth of the radula are arranged in anteriorly V-shaped rows. [1]

Reproductive system of Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa was described by Siriboon et al. in detail in 2013. [1]

Ecology

It lives in an isolated limestone hill reaching about 300 meters above mean sea level, and which is surrounded by the Korat Plateau. [1]

Species in the genus Perrottetia are carnivorous. [1]

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References

This article includes CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference [1]

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Siriboon, T.; Sutcharit, C.; Naggs, F.; Panha, S. (2013). "Three new species of the carnivorous snail genus Perrottetia Kobelt, 1905 from Thailand (Pulmonata, Streptaxidae)". ZooKeys (287): 41–57. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.287.4572 . PMC   3677355 . PMID   23794847.