A New Species of Kenyirus (Pulmonata, Camaenidae) from Peninsular Malaysia

Junn Kitt Foon; Siong Kiat Tan; Gopalasamy Reuben Clements

doi:10.51200/jtbc.v12i.270

A New Species of Kenyirus (Pulmonata, Camaenidae) from Peninsular Malaysia

Authors

Junn Kitt Foon
Siong Kiat Tan
Gopalasamy Reuben Clements

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/jtbc.v12i.270

Keywords:

Kenyirus sheema, Camaenidae, New Species, Land Snail, Malaysia

Abstract

We describe a new land snail species of the family Camaenidae from the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex in the State of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia. Kenyirus sheema, sp. nov., is compared with its congener Kenyirus sodhii (Clements & Tan, 2012), which shares similar conchological characteristics such as a depressed apex, convex base, sub-triangular peristome, angulated lip periphery and partially-covered umbilicus through columellar margin dilation. The shell of the new species differs from K. sodhii by being more globular, having rounded whorls with a less prominent peripheral keel and a distinctly rostrate outer lip is absent.

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2023-02-08

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Foon, J. K., Tan, S. K., & Clements, G. R. (2023). A New Species of Kenyirus (Pulmonata, Camaenidae) from Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Biology & Conservation (JTBC), 12. https://doi.org/10.51200/jtbc.v12i.270

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Vol. 12 (2015): Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation No. 12/2015

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