Parvedentulina Explained

Parvedentulina is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Orthogibbinae of the family Streptaxidae.^[1]

94 species of Parvedentulina were known in 2002 although the majority of these species were described in 2002. An additional 6 new species of Parvedentulina were described in 2009, and a further 5 new species of Parvedentulina were described in 2010.

Distribution

The genus Parvedentulina is endemic to Madagascar.^[2]

Description

The shell of Parvedentulina is small.^[2] The spire is high.^[2] The shell has ribs on its surface.^[2] There are no teeth in the aperture.^[2]

Shells of Parvedentulina are similar to those of another streptaxid genus, Gulella.^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Parvedentulina include:

• Parvedentulina acutapex Emberton & Pearce, 2000^[2]
• Parvedentulina ambatomitatoae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina ambatosorotrae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina ambatovakiae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina analamerae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina andapae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina andavakoerae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina andriantanteliaeK. C. Emberton, Slapcinsky, C. A. Campbell, Rakotondrazafy, Andriamiarison & J. D. Emberton, 2010^[3]
• Parvedentulina andringitrae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina anjanaharibei Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina anjansudae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina antsahamadioae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina apieostriata Emberton & Pearce, 2000^[2]
• Parvedentulina balambasia Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina bemarahae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina benjamini^[3]
• Parvedentulina betamponae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina betsiakae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina bitika Emberton & Griffiths, 2009^[4]
• Parvedentulina celestinae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina conspicua Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina crenulata Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina delicata Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina densagyra Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina devolia Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina distincta Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina elegans Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina setra Emberton & Pearce, 2000^[2]
• Parvedentulina farihiambonia Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina fenni Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina fortistriata Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina fotobohitrae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina fragilis Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina fusiforma Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina glesi (Fischer-Piette, Blanc, Blanc & Salvat, 1994)^[2]
• Parvedentulina gracilis Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina hafa Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina hatairana Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina horonanladia Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina jeani K. C. Emberton, Slapcinsky, C. A. Campbell, Rakotondrazafy, Andriamiarison & J. D. Emberton, 2010^[3]
• Parvedentulina josephinae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina kelivitsika Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina kendrae Emberton & Griffiths, 2009^[4]
• Parvedentulina lalina Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina lincolni Emberton & Griffiths, 2009^[4]
• Parvedentulina macroconspicua Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina magna Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina mahalevona Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina mahialamboensis Emberton & Pearce, 2000^[2]
• Parvedentulina mahitsia Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina malala Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina mamirapiratra Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina mananarae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina mandenae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina manja Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina manomboae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina manomponae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina maranitra Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina margostriata Emberton & Pearce, 2000^[2]
• Parvedentulina marojejyae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina masoalae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina metula (Crosse, 1881)^[2]
• Parvedentulina miaranoniae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina michellae Emberton & Griffiths, 2009^[4]
• Parvedentulina mijanona Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina minidistincta Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina minutissima Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina miova Emberton & Griffiths, 2009^[4]
• Parvedentulina montana Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina morontsiraka Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina namorokae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina ovatostoma Emberton & Pearce, 2000^[2]
• Parvedentulina parva Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina pascali Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina paulayiK. C. Emberton, Slapcinsky, C. A. Campbell, Rakotondrazafy, Andriamiarison & J. D. Emberton, 2010^[3]
• Parvedentulina pearcei Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina planapex Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina puichella Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina pyramida Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina ranomafanae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina rantovina Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina rapetoa Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina ravinamatia Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina rogeri Emberton & Pearce, 2000^[2]
• Parvedentulina sahantananae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina saintjacqui W. H. Turton, 1932^[2]
• Parvedentulina simeni (Fischer-Piette, Blanc, Blanc & Salvat, 1994)^[2]
• Parvedentulina simplex Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina soa Emberton & Griffiths, 2009^[4]
• Parvedentulina tendrombohitra Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina terakabe Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina texieri Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina thompsoniK. C. Emberton, Slapcinsky, C. A. Campbell, Rakotondrazafy, Andriamiarison & J. D. Emberton, 2010^[3]
• Parvedentulina tsara Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina tsaratananae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina tsaravintana Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina lsimahialamboensis Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina tsingia Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina tsipika Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina tsisubulina Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina tsotra Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina unescoae Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina vavalava Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina vitroni (Fischer-Piette. Blanc, Blanc & Salvat, 1994)^[2]
• Parvedentulina vonjena Emberton, 2002^[2]
• Parvedentulina sp. 1 sensu Emberton & Griffiths (2009)^[4]
• Parvedentulina sp. 2 sensu Emberton & Griffiths (2009)^[4]

References

• Emberton, K.C. & Pearce, T.A. (2000). Small, high-spired pulmonates from Mounts Mahermana, Ilapiry, and Vasiha, southeastern Madagascar, with description of a new genus, and with conservation statuses of 15 streptaxid species. The Veliger, 43: 126–153. Berkeley.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Parvedentulina Emberton & Pearce, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1253423 on 2021-12-14
2. Emberton K. C. (2002). "Parvedentulina and edentate Gulella of Madagascar (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Streptaxidae)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde 131(1/2): 67-165. abstract.
3. Emberton K C., Slapcinsky J., Campbell C. A., Rakotondrazafy J. A., Andriamiarison T. N. & Emberton J. D. (2010). "Terrestrial mollusks of Andriantantely Massif, Eastern Madagascar, with descriptions of 36 new species (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda; Pulmonata)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde 139(1): 71-141.
4. Emberton K. C. & Griffiths O. L. (2009). "Pulmonate land mollusks from three rainforest transects in northeastern Madagascar: part 1 of 2, with descriptions of 12 new species and one new subspecies (Gastropoda: Pulmonata)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde 138(2): 137-167. .