New Taxa (19): Araucocharopa
02-11-2009 19:44
Recently, several new
taxa have been described from Chile.
Another one is now added by Sergio Miquel and
Francisco Cádiz Lorca. It is a small species
belonging to the Charopidae.
After a careful comparison with other genera from the same family occurring in Chile, Argentina and Brazil, the authors have come to the conclusion that this novelty belongs to a new genus. The name is derived from the area where the species is found.
The new species is named in honour of Carlos Gallardo. Type locality: Chile, XIV Región, Prov. Valdivia, Reserva Costera Valdiviana. Holotype: MNHNCL 6610.
Reference:
Miquel, S.E. & Cádiz Lorca, F.J., 2008. Araucocharopa gallardoi gen. et sp.n. de Charopidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Stylommatophora) del sur de Chile. - Revista Museo Argentino Ciencias Naturales, n.s. 10: 329-340.
After a careful comparison with other genera from the same family occurring in Chile, Argentina and Brazil, the authors have come to the conclusion that this novelty belongs to a new genus. The name is derived from the area where the species is found.
The new species is named in honour of Carlos Gallardo. Type locality: Chile, XIV Región, Prov. Valdivia, Reserva Costera Valdiviana. Holotype: MNHNCL 6610.
Reference:
Miquel, S.E. & Cádiz Lorca, F.J., 2008. Araucocharopa gallardoi gen. et sp.n. de Charopidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Stylommatophora) del sur de Chile. - Revista Museo Argentino Ciencias Naturales, n.s. 10: 329-340.