First record of Leiostracus demerarensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1861) from Brazil (Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea), with a taxonomic reassessment

By

Salvador, Rodrigo B.
De Luca, André C.
Cavallari, Daniel C.
Cunha, Carlo Magenta

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-4-30

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

16

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

507--512

Subjects

Bostryx , Bulimulidae , Maranhão , Pará , Simpulopsidae , Stylommatophora

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/16.2.507

 

Abstract

We report the first Brazilian record of Leiostracus demerarensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1861) from Pará and Maranhão states. The distribution of this species now comprises Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and northern Brazil. Furthermore, given the uncertainty in generic and familial allocation of this species (either Bostryx Troschel, 1847, Bulimulidae, or Leiostracus Albers, 1850, Simpulopsidae), we used the barcoding segment of the COI gene to ascertain its classification in Simpulopsidae, retaining it as Leiostracus demerarensis. Moreover, Simpulopsis luteolus (Ancey, 1901) is also reported for the first time from Pará state.