Two new species of Zospeum Bourguignat, 1856 from the Basque-Cantabrian Mountains, Northern Spain (Eupulmonata, Ellobioidea, Carychiidae)

Two new species of the genus Zospeum Bourguignat, 1856 are described from caves in the Sierra de Aitzgorri (Gipuzkoa) and the Sierra Salvada (Burgos) in Northern Spain. The taxa Zospeum vasconicum sp. n. and Zospeum zaldivarae sp. n. have recently, without a formal name, been included in a molecular...

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Published inZooKeys no. 483; pp. 81 - 96
Main Authors Jochum, Adrienne, de Winter, Anton J., Weigand, Alexander M., Gómez, Benjamín, Prieto, Carlos
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pensoft Publishers 23.02.2015
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Summary:Two new species of the genus Zospeum Bourguignat, 1856 are described from caves in the Sierra de Aitzgorri (Gipuzkoa) and the Sierra Salvada (Burgos) in Northern Spain. The taxa Zospeum vasconicum sp. n. and Zospeum zaldivarae sp. n. have recently, without a formal name, been included in a molecular study of worldwide members of the Carychiidae . In the present paper, the shell morphology and variation of these species is described and illustrated.
Bibliography:Academic editor: Eike Neubert
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.483.9167