New taxa of Camaenidae from northern Vietnam (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora)
Barna Páll-Gergely, Vukašin Gojšina, Ivailo Dedov · 2026
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Description
Barna Páll-Gergely and co-authors publish a 2026 taxonomy paper describing new land snail taxa from northern Vietnam. The region snail fauna was mostly catalogued over a century ago using shells alone. Reproductive anatomy, now considered essential for classification, remains unknown for most local species.
Collections came from high forest near Fansipan Peak and from museum material. Detailed anatomy is reported for all three species covered. The authors name two new genera and two new species, and they move two previously named species into the new groupings. Type material is tied to named specimens for future comparison. The paper strengthens the anatomical foundation for classifying this large snail family in Southeast Asia.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Barna Páll-Gergely, Vukašin Gojšina, Ivailo Dedov |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |