The land snail fauna of Batu Kudik, isolated limestone outcrop near Simunjan, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (Mollusca, Gastropoda)
Citation
Lee J Y (2024). The land snail fauna of Batu Kudik, isolated limestone outcrop near Simunjan, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.12.e115556 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-17.Description
The present study provides a checklist of land snails collected from Batu Kudik, a small and isolated limestone outcrop in Simunjan, Sarawak. A total of 24 species of land snails, representing 18 genera and 14 families were recorded, including one newly-described subspecies. The most species-rich of the families in Batu Kudik are Diplommatinidae (17%) andChronidae(17%)with four recorded species from each of the families. Based on our analysis, Plectostoma wallacei kudikense subsp. nov., Opisthostoma javanica and Georissa pyrrhoderma were identified as the most abundant land snails at this isolated outcrop, whereas Diplommatina onyx and Everettia minuta were recorded as the least abundant. All of the land snails at Batu Kudik were exclusively found sheltered between limestone boulders, underscoring the critical role of this outcrop as their refuge for survival. Consequently, conserving this biodiversity-rich limestone area becomes paramount to prevent the local extinction of these land snail species and possibly other organisms that depend on the unique attributes of the limestone for their survival. We also provide detailed descriptions of Plectostoma wallacei kudikense, a new subspecies of the genus Plectostoma which is endemic to Batu Kudik.A description of a new subspecies Plectostoma wallacei kudikense subsp. nov.Taxonomic Coverages
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Jie Ying Leeoriginator
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Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300
Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
MY
email: winglee99@hotmail.com
Jie Ying Lee
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position: Ms
Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300
Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
MY
email: winglee99@hotmail.com
Jie Ying Lee
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Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300
Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
MY
email: winglee99@hotmail.com