Paladilhia jamblussensis Bertrand, 2004 |
Stygobiont; cave rivers in Lot and Tarn-et-Garonne. Karst spring of Crégols, Lot. 3,4mm. Named after Jamblusse cave at Saillac, Tarn-et-Garonne, the type-locality. « Shell conical, 5 1/2 - 6 1/2 whorls separated from each other by a deep suture […] last whorl 45-55% of the total height; apex obtuse. Aperture wide, somewhat pyriform, auriculate, with a sinuous labrum, the base significantly projected forwards. Protoconch smooth… » – A. Bertrand: “Paladilhia jamblussensis, espèce nouvelle du Quercy”, Documents Malacologiques vol. IV, 2004 (nov. 2003) p.37. |
Sculpture made up of radial growth lines crossed by very thin spiral striae. It appears that these striae« have never been noticed in the other species of the genus ». – Ibid. p.38. Due to the lack of anatomical studies, the assignment to the genus Paladilhia remains uncertain, and the genus Palacanthilhiopsis may not be dismissed. – Same spot. 2,8mm. |
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