A new species of Pupinidius Möllendorff, 1901 (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Enidae) from Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, China
Citation
Chen Z (2024). A new species of Pupinidius Möllendorff, 1901 (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Enidae) from Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, China. Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.12.e123920 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-20.Description
The genus Pupinidius Möllendorff, 1901 is endemic in China and Nepal and consists of 15 species. China is the distribution centre of it with 12 species being recorded.A new species, Pupinidius pulchellus Chen, Dai, Wu & Ouyang sp. nov. is described from Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, China. It can be distinguished from congeneric species by the shell with wide and distinct radial stripes; the thin, slightly reflexed and reddish-brown peristome; the unpointed apex; the unfused A-1 and A-2; the sub-globular and well defined bursa copulatrix; the unexpanded diverticle and the presence of epiphallic caecum.Taxonomic Coverages
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School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University
Nanchang
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School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University
Nanchang
CN
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School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University
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