Zebinidae (Caenogastropoda, Rissooidea) from Hainan Island, China, with re-description of four species

By

Qi, Lu
Liu, Songyuan
Sun, Shengming
Kong, Lingfeng
Ma, Zhenhua

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-11-10

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

13

Pages

1--11

Subjects

Morphology , taxonomy , Zebinidae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e165463

 

Abstract

Hainan Island serves as an important reservoir of molluscan biodiversity in China. However, the documented molluscan fauna is predominantly composed of macromolluscan species, while micromolluscan diversity remains critically understudied.<br> <br> In this study, we document four marine microgastropod species belonging to the family Zebinidae Coan, 1964 from Hainan Island, China:<br> Schwartziella triticea<br> (Pease, 1861),<br> Pandalosia subfirmata<br> (O. Boettger, 1887),<br> Zebina tridentata<br> (Michaud, 1830) and<br> Stosicia annulata<br> (Dunker, 1860). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was employed to examine shell morphology. Amongst these,<br> Stosicia annulata<br> (Dunker, 1860) represent a new record for China, suggesting that more extensive sampling along Hainan Island's coastline will likely yield additional discoveries.<br>