Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 | DOI 10.3897/zse.96.48312 > PENSUFT. Ate BERLIN A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus (Gastropoda, Neritidae) in Asia, with the description of three new species Arthur F. Sands!, Peter Gléer?, Mustafa E. Gtirlek?, Christian Albrecht!, Thomas A. Neubauer!* BR WN http://zoobank.org/F 2C8585A-1268-4436-9334-SB64AE20F6EE Department of Animal Ecology and Systematics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32 (IFZ), 35392 Giessen, Germany Biodiversity Research Laboratory, SchulstraBe 3, 25491 Hetlingen, Germany Vocational School of Health Services, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, 15100 Burdur, Turkey Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden, The Netherlands Corresponding author: Arthur F? Sands (Arthur.F. Sands@allzool.bio.uni-giessen.de) Academic editor: Frank Kohler # Received 11 November 2019 # Accepted 4 January 2020 Published 3 February 2020 Abstract Asia contains a high species diversity of the freshwater gastropod genus 7heodoxus. Recent molecular and morphological reviews of this diversity have uncovered a number of yet undescribed species while suggesting the urgent revision of several others. Moreover, some of these studies have indicated a number of species previously not recorded for this continent. Despite the advancements, a taxonomic revision and an update on the distribution of 7heodoxus spp. in Asia is still pending. Here, we construct the most robust phylogeny of Theodoxus up to now and review original descriptions, type material, recent taxonomic revisions, compendia, and species lists to provide a comprehensive checklist of all known extant Asian Theodoxus spp. Our checklist also provides descriptions for three recently discovered and yet undescribed species (Theodoxus gurur Sands & Gloer, sp. nov., Theodoxus wesselinghi Sands & Gloer, sp. nov., and Theodoxus wilkei Sands & Gloer, sp. nov.), as well as shows the need to synonymise several previously de- scribed morphospecies. The present revision recognizes 14 extant Theodoxus spp. for Asia. Some of these species are widespread, while others are endemic to just a single location. Based on the revised and new distribution data, we provide updates and new as- sessments of species conservation statuses. Key Words checklist, conservation, morphology, Palearctic, phylogenetics, taxonomy Introduction The genus 7heodoxus Montfort, 1810 is a common component of the aquatic malacofauna of the Western Palearctic. It plays an important role in the ecology of freshwater ecosystems by managing the growth of cer- tain algae and acting as a food source for other organ- isms (Kiss-JOzsef Rékasi and Richnovszkyt 1995; Lappa- lainen et al. 2001; Raberg and Kautsky 2008; Peters and Traunspurger 2012). Species of Theodoxus can be used as indicators of environmental health (Alhejoj et al. 2017) and setting (Moissette et al. 2016), which is of particular usefulness to (palaeo)ecologists. Moreover, some species are known to act as hosts for a number of trematodes and ciliates, which is of broad interest to parasitologists (Raabe 1968; Abdel-Hafez and Ismail 1987). To date, the genus Theodoxus includes more than 35 described extant species across Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa (Welter-Schultes 2012; Encyclopedia of Life 2018; IUCN 2019; MolluscaBase 2019; Gléer 2019) where they are found in freshwater to mesohaline aquatic environments (Banarescu 1991; Bandel 2001). The majority of interspecific diversity in Theodoxus oc- curs within western Asia (Sands et al. 2019a). The effects of tectonic history and past climatic changes have driven both ecological and geographical speciation, as well as Copyright Arthur F. Sands et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. 26 Arthur F. Sands et al.: A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus in Asia immigration to this region (Sands et al. 2019a). Previous studies have recognised many species of Theodoxus here (e.g. Roth 1987; Schiitt and Sesen 1992, 1989b; Degani et al. 1992; Yildirim 1999; B6Bneck 2011; Mansoorian and Samaee 2012; Amr et al. 2014; Al-Abbad et al. 2015; Handal et al. 2015; Odabasi1 and Arslan 2015; Gurlek et al. 2019). However, freshwater and brackish habitats in these parts of Asia are under threat from a variety of anthropogenic and climatic impacts (e.g. Dudgeon et al. 2006; Abbaspour et al. 2009; Gleick 2014, Lattuada et al. 2019), which could put many of these and other aquatic species at risk of extinction. Properly identifying species is an important task for conservationists in order to coordinate preservation efforts. In the case of Theodoxus, many occurrences of species have been based on early, purely morphologically based species descriptions (e.g. Martens 1874, 1879; Westerlund 1886; Kobelt 1899). Despite the morphological species concept been shown to be useful for some species of 7heodoxus, early descriptions were based on relatively few morphological characters, focusing mainly on shell shape and _ periostracum colouration and patterning. These characters have been shown to exhibit considerable intraspecific variation (Gloer and PeSi¢ 2015; Alba et al. 2016; Anistratenko et al. 2017), which may be closely linked to environmental parameters (Neumann 1959; Heller 1979; Rust 1997; Zettler 2007; Mienis and Rittner 2017). This variation makes reliable identification challenging and has caused debate on the validity of some Theodoxus spp., including some of the Asian species discussed herein (e.g. Schitt and Sesen 1989b; Gloer and PeSi¢ 2012; Anistratenko et al. 2017; Wesselingh et al. 2019). Presently, the phylogenetic species concept through molecular approaches has proved to be a reliable tool in substantiating species diversity in Theodoxus. Three studies have presented broad-scale phylogenetic outlooks on the interspecific diversity within Theodoxus (Bunje and Lindberg 2007; Sands et al. 2019a, 2019b). These phylogenetic studies have greatly improved our under- standing of the relationships among species and have supported the outcomes of some more recent and detailed morphological reviews (Alba et al. 2016; Anistratenko et al. 2017; Gloer 2018; Wesselingh et al. 2019). While they have highlighted the need for revision and have indicated new species (see Sands et al. 2019a), a taxonomic revi- sion of Theodoxus is still pending. In this paper, we aim to revise the taxonomy of Asian Theodoxus spp. creating a checklist based on which we discuss aspects relevant for conservation. To reach this major objective we 1) construct an extended phylogeny incorporating published phylogenetic data and additional molecular data from Asian material, and 2) review type material and past morphological studies. Through this re- vision we update the geographic distribution of Theodox- us spp. in Asia. Moreover, we provide descriptions of as yet undescribed species recently identified. We hope that this study will aid species identification in 7ieodoxus and thus benefit conservation efforts. zse.pensoft.net Methods Study region The study region of Asia comprises mainly of western Asian countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and parts of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Phylogenetics and species delimitation Previously published phylogenetic relationships among species of 7heodoxus are spread between a number of different studies (e.g. Bunje and Lindberg 2007; Sands et al. 2019a, 2019b). These phylogenies still lack some commonly recognised morphospecies. To consolidate and expand upon recommendations from these studies, we constructed a new, robust and time-calibrated Bayesian phylogeny. We supplemented data from published studies available on GenBank (Bunje and Lindberg 2007; Fehér et al. 2012; Sands et al. 2019a, 2019b) with new data produced herein to incorporate as many morphospecies and Asian localities as possible to allow for sound taxonomic inferences and distribution assessments (Suppl material 1: Table S1). Moreover, Sands et al. (2019a) identified three new species, which we describe herein. Their identifications were originally based on a limited number of samples, and their soft bodies were destroyed for molecular analyses in that study. Our phylogeny facilitates to confirm that new, fresh material from the same localities belongs to the same molecular operational taxonomic units identified by Sands et al. (2019a) (Suppl. material 1: Table S1). Sampling, amplification, sequencing and the align- ment of gene fragments largely followed the published methods of Sands et al. (2019a). In brief, fresh samples were either hand collected in shallow waters or dredged from boats in deeper waters. Using the same DNA ex- traction methods, primers and PCR cyclic conditions, two partial mtDNA fragments (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COT) and the 16S rRNA (16S)) and one partial nDNA fragment (ATP synthetase subunit alpha (ATPa)) were amplified, allowing for comparability with avail- able GenBank sequences. LGC Ltd (Berlin, Germany) carried out purification and bidirectional Sanger sequenc- ing. Sequences were trimmed and aligned in Geneious 10.1.2 (Biomatters Ltd 2017) using the Geneious align- ment algorithm. In total, sequences from 528 specimens (460 from GenBank; 68 generated for the current study) were used. These represented six outgroup Neritina spp. and 41 commonly recognised Theodoxus morphospecies. Of these Theodoxus morphospecies, 39 had previously been incorporated in phylogenetic assessments and 21 of them had already been earmarked as probable taxonomic synonyms (Bunje and Lindberg 2007; Sands et al. 2019a, 2019b). The molecular dataset lacked sequences for 7. gloeri Odabas1 & Arslan, 2015, for which fresh material could not be obtained. Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 The time-calibrated phylogeny was reconstructed using the phylogenetic software package BEAST 2.5.2 (Bouc- kaert et al. 2014). Input files were generated in BEAUti 2.5.2 (BEAST package) using a log-normal relaxed mo- lecular clock approach with birth-death tree prior. Dating of selected nodes followed secondary dating using the 95% highest posterior density (HPD) intervals of nodal ages es- tablished by Sands et al. (2019a) and a normal distribution of the priors: the most recent common ancestor (MRCA) of all Neritina spp. (9.75 Mya; 95% HPD = 14.09-5.44 Mya) and the MRCA of all 7heodoxus spp. (8.27 Mya; 95% HPD = 11.62-4.97 Mya). The program bModelTest 1.1.2 (Bouckaert and Drummond 2017) in BEAUti was select- ed to determine the best-fit model for each gene fragment alignment, which are simultaneously determined during runs (COI = variation TN93 with added ie and r., counts (121341); 16S = variation TN93 with added r,, counts (121134); ATPa = HKY (121121)). MCMC simulations ran for 200,000,000 generations, sampling every 20,000 generations using BEAST 2.5.2 (BEAST package) and im- plemented through the CIPRES Science Gateway (Miller et al. 2010). For congruency, two independent runs were performed. Validation of convergence and mixing was as- sessed using Tracer 1.7.1 (Rambaut et al. 2018) to ensure that all effective sample size (ESS) values were >200 for each run. LogCombiner 2.5.2 (BEAST package) was used to combine log and tree files applying a 50% burn-in, and trees were summarized in TreeAnnotator 2.5.2 (BEAST package) with no further burn-in. To delimit species of Theodoxus, Sands et al. (2019a) used a combination of uncorrected COI p-distances (bar- coding) and phylogenetic support. Based on morphospe- cies that formed supported, monophyletic entities, they considered mean p-distances >2.50% interspecific diver- sity and <2.00% intraspecific diversity. When p-distanc- es lay between these thresholds, they used the nearest supported node encompassing a monophyletic group to 27 define the species. To delimit species in this study, we compared the phylogenetic relationship of all additional sequenced material to the sequence data (species) incor- porated from Sands et al. (2019a, 2019b). Species distribution Occurrence maps of Theodoxus spp. in Asia were construct- ed in the open source software QGIS 3.8.2 (https:/Awww. qgis.org) using GPS coordinate data from the specimens in- corporated into our molecular analyses. For T g/oeri, which lacks molecular data, we added only occurrences that we considered reliable, i.e. the type and paratype localities. Photographing and morphological descriptions Photographs of shells and opercula were made with a Key- ence VHX-2000E digital microscope in conjunction with the program VHX-2000 Communication software version 2.3.5.0 (Keyence Corporation 2009-2012). Specimens photographed either represent individuals directly used in the dated phylogeny or formed part of the same collec- tion (same date and location of collection) and conform morphologically (Suppl. material 1: Table S2). To provide a thorough overview of the species’ phenotypic plasticity, also specimens from outside the study region are shown. Additionally, we used photographs of type material sup- plied by various collections (Suppl. material 1: Table S2). For the species newly described herein, the radulae were photographed with a field-emission scanning electron mi- croscope DSM982 Gemini (Carl Zeiss GmbH, Germany) at the Justus Liebig University Giessen, Imaging facility. We describe the shell shape, periostracum colouration and patterning, operculum features, and radula characters for each of the new species (Fig. 1). In the morphological n ‘ p [wie ie ( NA ai “0 At aN i (ce = Rel A sw ( BS \. na S pee a ~~ a: ra cb dl la cp ap im "71: = ee: rc ac 4g ce el mt1 mt2 Figure 1. Terminology of key morphological characters for Theodoxus. A. Shell: a = apex, ap = aperture (im = sf le ue crtpaef inner margin, om = outer margin), cp = columellar plate, p = periostracum, s = spire, sh = shell height, sm = shell margin, sw = shell width, w = whorls; B. Operculum: ap = apophysis, ca = callus, cb = calcareous base, cl = conchioline lamella, la = left adductor, pa = pseudo-apophysis, ra = right adductor, rp = rib-pouch, rs = rib-shield; C. Radula: ac = A-central (c = cusp, r = ridge, tp = tooth plate), bc = B-central, cc = C-central, el = E-lateral (/e = lower edge, ue = upper edge), mt1 = first row of marginal teeth (sf= small face of marginal teeth), mt2 = second row of marginal teeth, rc = R-central (ae = anterior edge, f= tooth face). zse.pensoft.net 28 Arthur F. Sands et al.: A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus in Asia descriptions and comparisons, special emphasis is given Results to the operculum, which has been suggested to contain morphological characters particularly useful for species Taxonomic relationships and molecular distinction (Gléer and PeSi¢ 2015; Alba et al. 2016; Anis- conformity tratenko et al. 2017). Here, we pay specific attention to the attenuation of the apophysis, the presence or absence of a pseudo-apophysis, the presence or absence of a rib-shield and rib-pouch (and the size thereof), and the strength of the callus on the calcareous base of the operculum (Fig. 1). Radulae were extracted and processed following Del- icado et al. (2016), and the terminology of their morpho- logical characteristics is based on Baker (1923) (Fig. 1). Unsurprisingly the dated phylogeny closely resembles those presented by Sands et al. (2019a, 2019b) both in the dates established and the relationship between interspecific entities (Fig. 2; Suppl. material 1: Table S3). As no conflict among interspecific relationships occurred between these phylogenies, our phylogeny provides a valuable extension of the pre-existing phylogenetic framework. a >) a a 63 e698 2 4 Aan x Q o > =) a, ° ° ® o * Q 4090 Bo «6 s ° on @ Qa02 ¢ a < 9 0 (ee rt) ij Sx x < 3 7) 3s im) 177) 1 2 8 88 2 & € es 2) 7) 3 5 2 2 xy oO pada * Ao, Lre Vos, 3 Mbiz lis Th 0g, Oxy, ‘'S py U7 Uke; Ps C00, v. Ky, S Ye 5 % Ta Sp, ne V, és Node support S&L e@pP20.95 Me fDi %,%, %, % @ PP <0.95 Laie teaoekals > “Se Sy < Wear eee ae > & PIU IISD OIE RIL. eee ee ~» 6 ) Sitwion ce ois S wate iate eo a aay en “ ® Zs. oO : ee Time (Mya) 0 “> % % oe S Figure 2. Dated phylogeny of the genus Theodoxus constructed with BEAST, based on existing GenBank and newly incorporated data for COI, 16S and ATPa (Suppl. material 1: Table S1). Morphospecies where associations are queried are highlighted by a question mark after the species name (see the “Systematic checklist” for more information). Small green (PP > 0.95) and red (PP < 0.95) dots on nodes indicate the relative posterior probability support of divergence events. Node labels (1-32) correspond to divergence dates and HPD in- tervals in millions of years ago (Mya) for selected nodes (see Suppl. material 1: Table S3). Dashed dark blue and light blue lines represent the minimum interspecific and maximum intraspecific variation determined by Sands et al. (2019a) to aid Theodoxus spp. delimitation (see see Methods, Phylogenetics and species delimitation and that study for more information on the delimitation methods). zse.pensoft.net Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 Of the new sequences incorporated herein, all specimens fell within the boundaries of pre-established species with no additional interspecific lineages emerging (see Methods, Phylogenetics and species delimitation; Sands et al. 2019a, 2019b; Fig. 2). Moreover, sequences from fresh material collected at the sites that harboured the novel lineages iden- tified by Sands et al. (2019a) were concordant with the pub- lished sequences from that study (Fig. 2). In total, 19 spe- cies of Theodoxus were identified with 13 present in Asia. Our results confirmed findings of previous studies that many recognized morphospecies do not represent distinct phylogenetic species (Bunje and Lindberg 2007, Sands et al. 2019a, 2019b; Fig. 2). Additionally, our phylogeny in- cluded material of 77 euphraticus (Mousson, 1874) and T- mesopotamicus (Mousson, 1874), which have never been phylogenetically assessed before and are found to be iden- tical with 7 jordani (G.B. Sowerby I, 1836) (Fig. 2). a) see Fig. 2). Based on these data, we discuss the identities, taxonomic relationships, geographic distributions (Fig. 3) and nomenclatural issues related to Asian species of The- odoxus. Whereabouts of type materials are provided as far as known. We examined 697 specimens in total (Suppl. material 1: Tables S1, S2), including the new material (in- corporated for the first time herein), type specimens, and the material analysed by Sands et al. (2019a, 2019b). All species are illustrated, with focus on available type material and variation of conchological features and colour patterns. The supra-generic systematics follow Bouchet et al. (2017). Institutional abbreviations used are: BMNH Natural History Museum London, United Kingdom; BMSM Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum, Sanibel, Florida, United States of America; COMULM Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Lim- nology Museum, Canakkale, Turkey; Systematic checklist and new species OGUHB | Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Museum descriptions of Hydrobiology, Eskisehir, Turkey; IZAN IJ. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, In the following checklist, we incorporate information National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, from original descriptions, taxonomic revisions, com- Kiev, Ukraine; pendia providing illustrations (e.g. Martens 1874, Kobelt LSL The Linnean Society of London, Division of 1899), as well as species lists and selected records that are Invertebrates I, London, United Kingdom; relevant for the study area or require further discussion, MHNG Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneve, Swit- and compare these to the latest phylogenetic results (also zerland; A | B * | ® ad e ee | atk ep « Ab of as @ “ 6 A @ = Theodoxus altenai | A | @ = Theodoxus anatolicus A | + -- Theodoxus baeticus 4A | tel * Theodoxus gurur sp. nov. | ¢ A Theodoxus jordani @ > Theodoxus major ©) Theodoxus macri | @ = Theodoxus pallidus ee — D gs | re 2 ee ge e@ ® te *? | as | Hi Theodoxus gloeri \) Theodoxus syriacus @ > Theodoxus fluviatilis > Theodoxus wesselinghi sp. nov. ¢ Theodoxus velox J Theodoxus wilkei sp. nov. okm 1000 km Figure 3. Occurrence map for Theodoxus spp. in Asia. All points conform to specimens used in the phylogenetic analyses (Suppl. material 1: Table S1), except for 7? g/oeri for which no molecular data are available and only the type and paratype localities are indicated. Species are partitioned across four identical maps (A—D) to limit overlap of points as far as possible. Barring 7: gloeri, closer related species are grouped together (Fig. 2). zse.pensoft.net 30 MNHN MRSN MSNG NMNL Arthur F. Sands et al.: A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus in Asia Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle Paris, France; Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Tori- no, Italy: Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “Giacomo Doria”, Genova, Italy; Naturalis Biodiversity Center Leiden (for- merly Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Histo- rie), The Netherlands; National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom; Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium; Justus Liebig University Giessen, Systemat- ics and Biodiversity collection, Germany; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeur- banne, France; Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia; Museum fiir Naturkunde in Berlin, Germa- ny, B. Dybowski Zoological Museum of Lviv University, Lviv, Ukraine; Zoological Museum, Hamburg, Germany; Zoological Museum Zurich, Switzerland; Zoologische Germany. Staatssammlung Miinchen, Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795 Subclass Neritimorpha Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975 Order Cycloneritida Fryda, 1998 Superfamily Neritoidea Rafinesque, 1815 Family Neritidae Rafinesque, 1815 Subfamily Neritininae Poey, 1852 Genus Theodoxus Montfort, 1810 Type species. Theodoxus lutetianus Montfort, 1810 [= 7. fluviatilis (Linnaeus 1758)]; by original designation. Re- cent; Western Palearctic. Theodoxus altenai Schiitt, 1965 Figure 4A—G Theodoxus (Theodoxus) altenai Schutt 1965: 46-49, pl. 1, fig. 4; Schtitt and Sesen 1992: 66; Yildirim 1999: 885. Theodoxus altenai: Roth 1987: 75; Kebap¢i and Yildirim 2010: 77; Girlek et al. 2019: 2993; Gloer 2019: 37, fig. 19. Type locality. Lake Kirkg6z, Kirkg6z Kaynagi spring complex, Dosemealti, Antalya, Turkey. Type material. Holotype (RNL V.56/1) and paratypes (RNL V.56) are stored in NMNL. Additional paratypes are stored in ZSM (ZSM/Mol — 20013211.00). Remarks. The phylogenetic results based on mtDNA and nDNA (Fig. 2) suggest 7. al/tenai Schutt, 1965 shares a close sister relationship with 7. anatolicus (Récluz, 1841), Figure 4. Theodoxus altenai Schutt, 1965. A-C. Holotype from Lake Kirkg6z, Dosemealti, Antalya, Turkey (RNL V.56/1, NMNL). D-G. Topotype (UGSB 24167) incorporated into the phylogeny (Fig. 2). Scale bars: 1 mm. zse.pensoft.net Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 where the two species likely diverged in the early Pleisto- cene (Sands et al. 2019a; Fig. 2). The pseudo-apophysis on the operculum of 7 altenai is strongly curved and de- pressed and lies in the plane of the right adductor, while in T! anatolicus the pseudo-apophysis 1s more diagonal and less depressed (Figs 4, 5). Schtitt (1965) wrote in his origi- nal description of 7! a/tenai that there is no pseudo-apoph- ysis but a short strongly curved depressed lamella instead. Furthermore, the periostracum colouration of 7 altenai and T: anatolicus can be differentiated by brown and ivory checks as opposed to being uniformly black in the latter (Figs 4, 5). Moreover, the columellar plate extends beyond the shell margin in 7: altenai (Figs 4, 5). Distribution. All reliable records of this species were attributed to the Kirkg6z Kaynagi spring complex around Dosemealti, Antalya, Turkey (Schiitt 1965; Geldiay and Bil- gin 1969; Bilgin 1980; Yildirim 1999; Kebapc1 and Yildirim 2010; Gurlek et al. 2019; Fig. 3A). However, Sands et al. (2019a) indicated the species is also present at the Diiden Waterfall, Varsak Karsryaka, Antalya, Turkey (Fig. 3A). Theodoxus anatolicus (Récluz, 1841) Figure SA—G Nerita Anatolica Récluz 1841: 342-343, pl. 1, fig. 3 (partim, only re- garding material from Izmir). Neritina belladonna Mousson 1874: 16. Neritina anatolica. Martens 1879: 86-88, pl. 3, figs 4, 5, pl. 13, figs 17-19, 25-29; Kobelt 1899: 3-4, pl. 211, figs 1321-1324. Theodoxus (Neritaea) anatolicus: Bilgin 1980: 37—38; Schttt and Sesen 1992: 65-66. Theodoxus anatolicus: Yildirim 1999: 885; Kebapg¢1 and Yildirim 2010: 77, Gurlek et al. 2019: 2993; Gloer 2019: 38, fig. 20. Type locality. Smyrna (= Izmir), Turkey; Aleppo, Syria; Sidon, Lebanon; Scio (= Chios), Greece. Type material. A set of nine syntypes of N. anatoli- ca from Izmir is stored in MHNG (coll. no. MHNG- MOLL-15028), seven syntypes from Chios are stored in MNHN (coll. no. MNHN-IM-2000-32519) (also see Kabat and Finet 1992). The syntypes from Izmir and Chios differ considerably and might even represent different species. In order to bring stability to the taxonomy of this species, we designate one of the syntypes from Izmir (MHNG- MOLL-15028) as the lectotype (Fig. 5E—G). Twenty-three syntypes of N. belladonna from Iskenderun (“Alexandret- ta”), Turkey, are stored in ZMZ (coll. no. 528908528909). Remarks. Schiitt and Sesen (1989b) indicated a close relationship among Theodoxus that contained a pseu- do-apophysis on the operculum such as 7) anatolicus, T. cinctellus (Martens, 1874) [= 7: jordani], T: euphraticus |= T: jordani|, and T: jordani, where they suggested these spe- cies could still be differentiated based on structural details of the operculum. Bunje and Lindberg (2007), using mtD- NA, could not find a distinct 7? anatolicus clade, and their specimens either grouped with 7: jordani or T. baeticus (La- marck, 1822). It is possible that the specimens used in that 3 study may have been misidentified, as Sands et al. (2019a), using mtDNA and nDNA of material conforming to 7. anatolicus from near Izmir, found an independent mono- phyletic clade. Their clade shares a close sister relationship with 7! altenai and is distinct from both 7: jordani and 7: baeticus (Sands et al. 2019; also see Fig. 2). According to our analyses, the divergence of 7’ altenai and T: anatolicus likely occurred during the early Pleistocene (Sands et al. 2019a; Fig. 2). Theodoxus anatolicus and T: altenai also depict noticeable morphological differences. The periostra- cum patterning 1s more uniformly black in 7? anatolicus as opposed to checkered ivory and brown in 7° altenai (Figs 4, 5). Moreover, the columellar plate does not extend past the Shell margin in 7. anatolicus as it does in 7: altenai (Figs 4,5). Neritina belladonna was considered a synonym of T. anatolicus by Martens (1879), which we follow herein. Distribution. Martens (1874) suggested 7: anatolicus to have a very wide distribution range across Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and some of the Turkish and Greek Aege- an islands. Roth (1987) revised this view and indicated T. anatolicus to be restricted to southern parts of western Anatolia and referred eastern Anatolian occurrences to 7. jordani. Schutt and Sesen (1989b, 1992) followed a more intermediate approach, suggesting that 7’ anatolicus oc- curred north-west of Hatay province in southern Turkey. Bank (2006) indicated the presence of this species on the Greek Aegean Islands, once again expanding the distribu- tion range in support of Martens (1874); however, com- prehensive sampling by Sands et al. (2019a) only found genetic evidence for 7’ anatolicus from south-western Anatolia, corroborating Roth (1987) (Fig. 3A). Theodoxus baeticus (Lamarck, 1822) Figures 6A—V, 7A—P, 8A—P Neritina Baetica Lamarck 1822: 188; Martens 1879: 234—235, pl. 23, figs 1, 2; Kobelt 1899: 13-14, pl. 214, figs 1350, 1356. Neritina varia. Menke 1828: 27 (nomen nudum). Neritina callosa Deshayes in Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire et al. 1835: 156, pl. 19, figs 16-18; Martens 1879: 232-233, pl. 22, figs 27-30; Kobelt 1899: 11-12, pl. 213, figs 1345, 1346. Neritina varia Rossmassler 1835: 18; Martens 1879: 225-226, pl. 21, figs 17-19; Kobelt 1899: 9, pl. 213, figs 1338. Nerita meridionalis Philippi 1836: 159-160, pl. 9, fig. 13. Nerita Philippii Récluz 1841: 341-342. Neritina elongatula Morelet 1845: 96-97, pl. 9, fig. 4; Martens 1879: 228— 229, pl. 22, figs 16-19; Kobelt 1899: 10-11, pl. 213, figs 1341, 1342. Neritina inquinata Morelet 1845: 93—94, pl. 9, fig. 2. Neritina guadianensis Morelet 1845: 95-96, pl. 9, fig. 3; Martens 1879: 231-232, pl. 22, figs 22-26; Kobelt 1899: 16, pl. 215, figs 1357, 1358. Neritina violacea Morelet 1845: 92-93, pl. 9, fig. 1. Neritina Velascoi Graells 1846: 20—21, unnumbered plate, figs 25-30. Neritina Anatensis G.B. Sowerby II 1849: 535, pl. 116, figs 247, 248. Neritina meridionalis: Martens 1879: 227-228, pl. 4, figs 27-29, pl. 22, figs 11-15; Kobelt 1899: 9-10, pl. 213, figs 1339, 1340. Neritina Hidalgoi Crosse 1880: 320-322; Kobelt 1899: 12, pl. 214, fig. 1347. Theodoxus (Neritaea) varius callosus: Bank 2006: 52. zse.pensoft.net BZ Arthur F. Sands et al.: A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus in Asia Figure 5. Theodoxus anatolicus (Récluz, 1841). A-—D. Specimen collected at Isikli, Denizli, Turkey (UGSB 24168) incorporated into the phylogeny (Fig. 2); E-—G. Lectotype of N. anatolica from Izmir, Turkey (MHNG-MOLL-15028). H, I. Paralectotype of N. anatolica from Izmir, Turkey (MHNG-MOLL-15028); J, K. Paralectotype of NV. anatolica from Chios, Greece (MNHN- IM-2000-32519); L, M. Syntype of N. belladonna from Izmir, Turkey (ZMZ 528908). Scale bars: 1 mm. zse.pensoft.net Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 Theodoxus (Neritaea) varius varius. Bank 2006: 52. Theodoxus baeticus: Gloer 2018: 135-136, figs 5-16; Gloer 2019: 38— 39. figs 21,22. Theodoxus elongatulus: Welter-Schultes 2012: 27, unnumbered text figures. Theodoxus meridionalis: Alba et al. 2016: 48, figs 4, 9; Gloer 2019: 46-47, fig. 33. Theodoxus velascoi: Welter-Schultes 2012: 30, unnumbered text figures. Theodoxus (Theodoxus) cf. meridionalis: Alba et al. 2016: 44—52, figs Pies Bin Theodoxus callosus: Gloer 2019: 39-40, fig. 23. Type locality. Freshwaters of Andalusia, Spain (no pre- cise locality given). Type material. Two syntypes of N. baetica are stored in MHNG (coll. no. MHNG-MOLL-51319). We desig- nate here the syntype illustrated in Figure 6E-G as lec- totype (MHNG-MOLL-51319). Forty syntypes of N. me- ridionalis, consisting mainly of empty shells in addition to a few specimens with operculum, are housed in ZMB (without coll. no.; Gloer 2018). The holotype (by mono- typy) of N. callosa is supposed to be stored in UCBL (coll. no. UCBL-EM 33336), but it could not be found (E. Robert pers. comm. 07/2018). Remarks. Across the Mediterranean region a number of widely used nominal species exist that show consider- able variation in shell shape and periostracum patterning, yet relatively similar operculum structures (including the presence of a pseudo-apophysis, ivory colouration of the calcareous base of the operculum, and a minimal rib-shield; Figs 6-8). These species include 7? baeticus, 7. callosus (Deshayes in Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire et al. 1835), T. varius (Rossmassler, 1835), 7: meridionalis (Philippi, 1836), 7? elongatulus (Morelet, 1845), 7. gua- dianensis (Morelet, 1845), T. velascoi (Graells, 1846), and 7: valentinus (Graells, 1846), as well as a number of species already synonymised under the above, including Nerita philippii Récluz, 1841, Neritina inquinata Mo- relet, 1845, Neritina violacea Morelet, 1845, Neritina anatensis G.B. Sowerby II, 1849, and Neritina hidalgoi Crosse, 1880. Most of these species were described from the Iberian Peninsula. Recent insights from molecular phylogenetics and morphological reviews indicate the presence of either a single species (7. meridionalis) or two species (7! meridionalis and T: valentinus), while all others may be considered junior synonyms (Bunje and Lindberg 2007; Ramos 2014; Martinez-Orti et al. 2015; Alba et al. 2016; Sands et al. 2019a). Based on a reinves- tigation of type material, Gloer (2018) recently showed that 7? meridionalis is a junior synonym of 7: baeticus. Theodoxus baeticus has previously been considered a junior synonym of 7°: fluviatilis, a view that was first re- jected on the basis of molecular data by Bunje and Lind- berg (2007). Here, we consider all species listed above except for 7: valentinus as synonyms of 7: baeticus. The- odoxus valentinus differs from 7: baeticus in its unique Shell shape, showing a high spire and two bulgy keels. Specimens with similar morphology obtained from near- ere, by the type locality of 7’ valentinus (near Xativa, Spain) grouped with 7: baeticus in our analyses (Figs 2, 8Q—-T; Suppl. material 1: Table S1), which may suggest the two Species are synonyms. We refrain here from a final con- clusion on the matter until topotypic material of 7. val- entinus 1s genetically studied. Our phylogenetic analysis indicate that 7. baeticus di- verged from other species likely during the early Pleisto- cene and shares a close relationship with an undescribed species from Spain (see Sands et al. 2019a) and 7. marteli (Pallary, 1918) from northern Africa (Fig. 2). Distribution. Considering the synonymies proposed here, 7’ baeticus is a widespread species throughout the Mediterranean region. It is present across the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands, Sicily, Tunisia, and the Balkans (Banarescu 1991; Bandel 2001; Bank 2006; Fehér and Eréss 2009; Zettler and van Damme 2010; Martinez-Orti et al. 2015; Sands et al. 2019a). Within our study region, the species is only noted from the freshwa- ter drainages of the Gulf of Gokova in south-west Anato- lia (Fig. 3A). Theodoxus fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Figures 9A-S, 10A—L Nerita fluviatilis Linnaeus 1758: 777. Theodoxus lutetianus Montfort 1810: 351-352. Neritina Saulcyi Bourguignat 1852: 25-26. Theodoxus fluviatilis var. subthermalis Issel 1865: 22-23; Issel 1866: 406-407. Neritina fluviatilis. Martens 1879: 204-221, pl. 21, figs 1-6; Kobelt 1899: 16-18, pl. 215, figs 1359-1365. Neritina Heldreichi Martens 1879: 225, pl. 22, figs 9, 10; Kobelt 1899: 9: pl 243. fig 1337. Neritina euxina Clessin 1886: 55. Neritina (Theodoxus) heldreichi var. graeca Westerlund 1886: 152. Neritina brauneri Lindholm 1908: 217. Neritina danubialis var. Danasteri Lindholm 1908: 215-217. Neritina fluviatilis var. abrauensis Milaschewitsch 1914: 429-430. Theodoxia Ghigii Gambetta 1929: 107, fig. 23. Theodoxus dniestroviensis Put’ 1972: 80-82, text fig. 5. Theodoxus (Theodoxus) heldreichi fluvicola Schutt and Sesen 1992: 64-66. Theodoxus fluviatilis euxinus: Yildirim 1999: 885. Theodoxus fluviatilis fluviatilis: Yildirim 1999: 884. Theodoxus heldreichi fluvicola: Yildirim 1999: 885 (as “fluviocola’); Kebapg1 and Yildirim 2010: 77; Gurlek et al. 2019: 2993. Theodoxus (Theodoxus) heldreichi: Yildirim 1999: 885. Theodoxus subthermalis. Yildirim 1999: 885-886; Sitnikova et al. 2012: 88-89, fig. 1A-F. Theodoxus (Theodoxus) heldreichi heldreichi: Yildirim 2004: 99, pl. 1, fig. 1. Theodoxus fluviatilis. Anistratenko 2005: 7-8, figs 3, 4; Gurlek et al. 2019: 2993; Gloer 2019: 41-43, figs 26, 27. Theodoxus heldreichi heldreichi: Kebapci and Yildirim 2010: 77; Gurlek et al. 2019: 2993. Theodoxus brauneri: Welter-Schultes 2012: 27. Theodoxus euxinus. Welter-Schultes 2012: 27, unnumbered text figures. zse.pensoft.net 34 Arthur F. Sands et al.: A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus in Asia Figure 6. Theodoxus baeticus (Lamarck, 1822). A—C. Paralectotype of N. baetica from Andalusia, Spain (MHNG-MOLL-51319). D) Operculum of a paralectotype of N. baetica from Andalusia (MHNG-MOLL-51319); E-G. Lectotype of N. baetica from Anda- lusia (MHNG-MOLL-51319); H—J; K; L; M; N. Five syntypes of N. meridionalis from Sicily (ZMB, without coll. no.); O-R. To- potype of N. guadianensis collected in the Guadiana River near Meértola, Portugal incorporated into the phylogeny (UGSB 22084); S—V. Specimen from Soller, Balearic Islands used in the phylogeny (UGSB 19162). Scale bars: 1 mm. zse.pensoft.net Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 35 Figure 7. Theodoxus baeticus (Lamarck, 1822). A-—D. Specimen (7° callosus-morphoype) collected in Akyaka, Turkey (UGSB 19118); E-H. Specimen (7. callosus-morphotype) collected in Kato Tragana, Greece (UGSB 2488); I-L. Specimen (7. varius-mor- photype) collected at the Blue Eye Nature Monument, Albania (UGSB 24170); M—P. Specimen (7! meridionalis-morphotype) collected at the Ketana Oasis, Gabes, Tunisia (UGSB 18111). All specimens, except A—H, were used in the phylogeny (Fig. 2). Scale bars: 1 mm. Theodoxus heldreichi: Welter-Schultes 2012: 28, unnumbered text figures. Theodoxus saulcyi: Welter-Schultes 2012: 29, unnumbered text figures. Theodoxus (Theodoxus) euxinus: Vinarski and Kantor 2016: 155. Theodoxus (Theodoxus) fluviatilis: Vinarski and Kantor 2016: 154-155. Theodoxus (Theodoxus) subthermalis: Vinarski and Kantor 2016: 157— 158; Gurlek et al. 2019: 2993. Type locality. Near Uppsala, Sweden. Type material. Lectotype of 7: fluviatilis are stored in LSL (coll. no. LSL.566; lectotype designated by Anistratenko et al. 1999; also see Anistratenko 2005). Syntypes of N. saulcyi are stored in MHNG (coll. no. MHNG-MOLL-111736). Seven syntypes of 7) fluviatilis var. subthermalis are stored in MHNG (coll. no. MHNG- MOLL-11737). The type material of 7? heldreichi fluvi- cola is stored in NSMF (coll. no. 309.439 and 309.440). Most taxa described by Lindholm are deposited in ZIN, including five syntypes of N. fluviatilis var. cereoflava (coll. no. 6055/1), three syntypes of N. brauneri (coll. no. 6046/1), one syntype of N. brauneri f. alboguttata (coll. no. 6051/1), two syntypes of N. brauneri f. lacrymans (coll. no. 6052/1), one syntypes of N. brauneri f. pulcher- rima (coll. no. 6053/1), and three syntypes of N. danubi- alis var. danasteri (coll. no. 5910/3). Remarks. Theodoxus fluviatilis exhibits considerable variation in periostracum colouration (Neumann 1959; zse.pensoft.net 36 Arthur F. Sands et al.: A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus in Asia a" Figure 8. Theodoxus baeticus (Lamarck, 1822). A—D. Specimen from Cuquillo, Granada, Andalusia, Spain (UGSB 22089); E-H. Specimen (7. meridionalis-morphotype) collected in the Palancia River, Navajas, Spain (UGSB 22090); I-L. Specimen (T. elongat- ulus-morphotype) from Arrancada, Pombal, Portugal (UGSB 22080); M—P. Specimen (7. velascoi-morphotype) from Montanejos, Castellon, Spain (UGSB 22082). Theodoxus cf. valentinus (Graells, 1846). Q-S. Specimen conforming to T. valentinus from the Verd River, Masalavés, Spain (UGSB 21787); T. Operculum of a specimen conforming to T. valentinus from the same locality as Q-S (UGSB 22087). All specimens, except Q—S, were used in the phylogeny (Fig. 2). Scale bars: 1 mm. zse.pensoft.net Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 oF Figure 9. Theodoxus fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758). A-D. Specimen collected close to Oued Laabid, Morocco (UGSB 18106) (Fig. 2); E-H. Specimen from the Danube River, Worth an der Donau, Germany (UGSB 24173); I-L. Specimen (7. euxinus-morphotype) collected in the Papu¢ Creek, Kryik6oy, Turkey (UGSB 24172) (Fig. 2); M—P. Specimen (7. euxinus-morphotype) from Ovidiopol, Ukraine (UGSB 18124); Q-S. Specimen (7. heldreichi-morphotype) collected in Lake Egirdir, Turkey (UGSB 20361); T, U. Speci- men (7. danasteri-morphotype) collected in Krasna Kosa, Ukraine (UGSB 18417) (Fig 2); V. Opercula of a 7. danasteri-morphotype from Lake Skadar, Montenegro (UGSB 24171). Specimens A—D, I—-L and T—U were used in the phylogeny (Fig. 2). Scale bars: 1 mm. Gloer and PeSi¢ 2015). It is not surprising that molecular studies already support the synonymy of a number taxa such as 7: euxinus (Clessin, 1886), T. fluviatilis abrauensis (Milaschewitsch, 1914) 7? danasteri (Lindholm, 1908), and 7: subthermalis Issel, 1865, and further suggest the inclusion of 7. saulcyi (Bourguignat, 1852) (including N. graeca Westerlund, 1886, 7’ ghigii Gambetta, 1929; both listed as synonyms of 7! saulcyi by Bank (2006)) and 7: heldreichi (Martens, 1879) (Bunje and Lindberg 2007; Sands et al. 2019a). The above species share near iden- tical operculum structures, with a strong rib-shield, rib- pouch and the absence of a pseudo-apophysis (Figs 9, 10), which were often disregarded in early Theodoxus species descriptions. Moreover, a number of taxa including 7. zse.pensoft.net 38 Arthur F. Sands et al.: A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus in Asia Figure 10. Theodoxus fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758). A-D. Specimen (conforming to 7. sarmaticus) from the Dnieper-Bug estuary, Ukraine (UGSB 18328); E—H. Specimen (7. subthermalis-morphotype) from Novy Afon, Abkhazia, Georgia (UGSB 18402); I-K. Syntype of N. saulcyi from near the Penteli Monastery, Greece (MHNG-MOLL-111736); L. Specimen (7. sau/cyi-morphotype) from Stilos, Crete, Greece (UGSB 20519) incorporated into the phylogeny (Fig. 2). Scale bars: 1 mm. brauneri (Lindholm, 1908) (along with subspecies 7° b. alboguttatus (Lindholm, 1908), 7) 6. lacrymans (Lind- holm, 1908) and 7? b. pulcherrimus (Lindholm, 1908)), T. fluviatilis cereoflava (Lindholm, 1913), and 7: dniestrovi- ensis Put’, 1972 are well within the variability of 77 fluvi- atilis and are considered junior synonyms herein as well. Bunje and Lindberg (2007) also suggested 7: velox V. Anistratenko in O. Anistratenko et al., 1999 as conspecif- ic with 7: fluviatilis. However, Sands et al. (2019a) found substantial differentiation on the molecular level, indi- cating a sister relation between 7) fluviatilis and T. velox (also see Fig. 2). Although it may be challenging to differ- entiate these species morphologically in some instances, there appears to be a stronger callus on the operculum in 7: fluviatilis and greater phenotypic plasticity in shell shape and periostracum colouration as compared to T° ve- lox (Figs 9, 10, 22). Distribution. Theodoxus fluviatilis is widely distributed across Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia. Records of this species and its synonyms are noted as far as Ireland to the West (Anderson 2005), Morocco in the South (Taybi et al. 2017), Sweden and Finland in the North (Kangas and Skoog 1978), and European Russia in the East (Vinarski and Kantor 2016). In addition, there are numerous records from across Anatolia (Schiitt and Sesen 1989b, 1992; Yildirim et al. 2006; zse.pensoft.net Girlek et al. 2019) and Georgia (Vinarski and Kantor 2016) within the study region. The wide distribution range has been substantiated through molecular studies (Bunje 2005; Bun- je and Lindberg 2007; Sands et al. 2019a; Fig. 3C). Some authors suggested that this species also occurs in Iran (Roth 1987; Gloer and PeSi¢ 2012), but molecular analyses of ma- terial from these parts do not support this hypothesis (Sands et al. 2019a, 2019b; personal observation A.F.S.). Theodoxus gloeri Odabasi & Arslan, 2015 Figure 11A—C Theodoxus gloeri Odabasi and Arslan 2015: 329-330, fig. 2; Gurlek et al. 2019: 2993; Gloer 2019: 44, fig. 29. Type locality. Balikdam1 Wetland-Sakarya River, Eskise- hir, Turkey; 39.15277°N, 31.61562°E (Fig. 3D). Type material. Holotype and seven paratypes are de- posited in COMULM (coll. no. COMULM-G 0052-0053). Further nine paratypes are deposited in OGUHB (coll. no. OGUHB-01759). An additional paratype is stored in the private collection of one of us (coll. Gloer; Fig. 11A-C). Remarks. Theodoxus gloeri Odabasi & Arslan, 2015 shows strong similarity to the fossil species 7! pilidei (Tournouér, 1879) from Romania and 7) /amelliferus (Mi- Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 39 Figure 11. Theodoxus gloeri Odabas1 & Arslan, 2015. A—C. Paratype from Balikdami Wetland-Sakarya River, Eskisehir, Turkey (coll. Gloer). Scale bar: 1 mm. 38.24826°N, 27.28117°E. Figure 13. Theodoxus gurur Sands & Gloer sp. nov. A-D. Holotype from the Suyunbasi spring complex, Ayrancilar, Izmir, Turkey stored in NMNL (RMNH.MOL.342197); E-G. Paratype from same locality and storage facility (RMNH.MOL.342199). Scale bars: 1 mm. zse.pensoft.net 40 Arthur F. Sands et al.: A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus in Asia mM =< a SYN f ] » 7 — J x by " ; 1 ' ao (i » afl Figure 14. Radula of Theodoxus gurur Sands & Gléer sp. nov. paratypes (UGSB 20689). A. Portion of the radula showing full sets of teeth; B. Magnified view of the central and lateral teeth; C. Magnified view of the lateral and marginal teeth; D. Magnified view of the first row of marginal teeth; E. Merging point between the first and second rows of marginal teeth; F. Magnified view of the faces of inner marginal teeth belonging to the first row. Scale bars: 100 um (A—D), 20 um (E-F). laschewitsch, 1912) from the Black Sea (near Alushta, Crimea) with strongly ribbed shells, but it 1s smaller than both (Odabas1 and Arslan 2015; Gloer 2019; Fig. 11). Al- though it is expected to be an extant subterranean species, no ltving material has ever been recorded and its phylogenetic position is presently unknown (Odabasi and Arslan 2015). Distribution. Only known from two sites in very close proximity within the Balikdam1 Wetland-Sakarya River, Eskisehir, Turkey (Odabasi and Arslan 2015; Fig. 3D). Theodoxus gurur Sands & Gléer, sp. nov. http://zoobank.org/F2C8585A-1268-4436-9334-8B64A E20F6EE Figures 12A, B, 13A—G, 14A-F Type locality. Suyunbasi spring complex, Ayrancilar, Izmir, Turkey; 38.24826°N, 27.28117°E (Figs 3A, 12A, B). Holotype. RMNH.MOL.342197 (Suyunbasi spring complex, Ayrancilar, Izmir, Turkey; 38.24826°N, 27.28117°E) stored in NMNL: Shell height 5.8 mm, width 6.0 mm (Fig. 13A—D). Paratypes. Twenty four specimens from Suyunbas1 spring complex, Ayrancilar, Izmir, Turkey; 38.24826°N, 27.28117°E: 11 in NMNL (RMNH.MOL.342198, RMNH.MOL.342199; Fig. 13E-G) and 13 in UGSB (UGSB 20689, UGSB 20745, UGSB 20746; Fig. 14A—F). Etymology. The word “gurur” means “pride” in Turkish, referring to the PRIDE (Drivers of Pontocaspi- an Biodiversity Rise and Demise) programme (also see Acknowledgements). One of its aspects is understanding the evolution of mollusc species in the Pontocaspian and associated satellite regions in Anatolia and the Balkans. zse.pensoft.net Description. Shell (Fig. 13A—C, E—G): Hemispherical, transversely slightly elongate, consisting of typically 3-3.5 whorls that rapidly grow. Spire of low to moderate height for Theodoxus; apex often corroded. Shell height ranges from 5—6.5 mm, width from 5.3—7.0 mm. Periostracum uniformly black; surface can be glossy, always finely striat- ed with growth lines. Aperture semicircular; no serrations on the inner lip. Columellar plate smooth, flat to slightly concave, inclined towards aperture; blue-grey in colour. Operculum (Fig. 13D): Operculum plate made of two parts, calcareous base and conchioline lamella; calcareous base mostly light to dark brown; lamella light yellow-or- ange. Left adductor of operculum base slightly triangu- late, no obvious callus on top right edge. Apophysis dis- tinctively white; broader at top, narrower and attenuated at bottom. Rib-shield strong. Small, short rib-pouch. Small white pseudo-apophysis extends from base of apophysis. Radula (Fig. 14A—F): R-central tooth flanked by the A-central, B-central, C-central, E-lateral on each side. Additionally, two interconnected layers of marginal teeth occur, encasing central and lateral teeth. R-central with nearly rectangular face, slightly concave anterior edge. A-central large and flat with thin ridge; some curling of ridge on upper edge of cusp. B-central diminished, forms irregular “S” shape. C-central equally diminished, partly hidden below lower edge of E-lateral. E-lateral simple, with no serration on upper edge. First layer of marginal teeth comprises 35—37 teeth, which decrease in size away from E-lateral but increase in size and show serrations on edges of small faces; semidetached from second layer, which is fused and forms outer wall. Differentiating features. Using only conchological features of periostracum colouration and patterning and Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 shell shape, the hemispherical, glossy black, and finely striated shells of 7’ gurur sp. nov. are easily differentia- ble from T. altenai, which displays light ivory spots on a dark brown-black background (Figs 4A—G, 13A—G), and 7: gloeri, which lacks shell pigmentation and bears strong axial ribs on the shell (Figs 11A—C, 13A—G). However, it is still challenging to differentiate 7’ gurur sp. nov. from some morphotypes of 7) anatolicus, T: baeticus, T. flu- viatilis, T; jordani, T: macri (G.B. Sowerby II, 1849), 7. major Issel, 1865, T. pallidus (Dunker, 1861), T. syriacus (Bourguignat, 1852), 7: velox, T. wesselinghi sp. nov., and T. wilkei sp. nov., which can share hemispherical, glossy black, and finely striated shells (Figs SA—M, 6A—G, 8A-— D, 10OE—H, 13A—G, 15P-R, 16C-—E, O, P, 18A—D, 190, P, 20A-D, 21I-R, 221, J, 24H-J, 27A—D). Theodoxus gurur Sp. nov. can be distinguished from Anatolian morphotypes of 7: baeticus, which typically displays ivory blotches on brown background (Fig. 7A—D); 7) jordani, which typi- cally displays brown diagonal zig-zag line patterning on an ivory background (Fig. 1SE—-L) and 7° velox, which tends to have white-ivory stripes on a dark background (Fig. 22K—M). Moreover, 7: jordani typically has a light- er columellar plate in comparison (Figs 13, 15-17). Fi- nally, the light to dark brown calcareous base of the oper- culum in 7: gurur sp. nov. can help to distinguish it from T. altenai, T: anatolicus, T: baeticus, T: jordani, T: macri, T. major, T: pallidus, T: syriacus, and T. wesselinghi sp. nov., which typically have lighter calcareous bases rang- ing from ivory to cream or light brown (Figs 4-8, 13, 15-21, 24); Theodoxus wilkei sp. nov., differs in its bright orange operculum (Figs 13, 27). More differentiating features occur in the structure of the operculum. These include the attenuated apophysis in 7. gurur sp. nov. (Fig. 13), which is lacking or reduced in T. altenai and T: jordani (Figs 4, 15, 17). The lack of or an extremely diminished rib-pouch and rib-shield in 7. altenai, T: anatolicus, T: jordani, and T: macri separate these species from 7: gurur sp. nov. (Figs 4, 5, 13 15, 17, 18). Additionally, the presence of a pseudo-apophysis differentiates 7? gurur sp. nov. from T fluviatilis, T: ma- Jor, T: pallidus, T: syriacus, T: velox, T: wesselinghi sp. nov., and 7° wilkei sp. nov. (Figs 9, 10, 13, 19-22, 24, 27). Theodoxus anatolicus, T: baeticus, T. jordani, and T: mac- ri, in turn, appear to have overall larger pseudo-apophy- ses (Figs 5-8, 13, 15, 17, 18). Finally, the presence of a strongly defined callus on the top edge of the right adduc- tor in 7: altenai, T: anatolicus, T. baeticus, T. fluviatilis, T. pallidus, T: syriacus, T: wesselinghi sp. nov., and T. wilkei sp. nov. may help in differentiation from 7. gurur sp. nov. (Figs 4-10, 13, 20, 21, 24, 27). Also, the more angulated left adductor of the operculum base of this species dif- fers from the rounded left adductor seen in 7? syriacus, T. wesselinghi sp. nov., and T: wilkei sp. nov. (Figs 13, 27). Little 1s known about the radula of many recognised Theodoxus spp. Based on the available data, 7. gurur sp. nov. can be distinguished by the rectangular face of the R-central from 7? fluviatilis, T? jordani, T. wilkei sp. nov., and 7. wesselinghi sp. nov., which have more square, tri- 41 angulate or globular faces in comparison (see Baker 1923; Zettler 2008; Figs 14B, 25B, 28B). The smooth upper edge of the E-lateral can be used to distinguish 7’ gurur sp. nov. from 7: wilkei sp. nov. and T: major, which generally have large serrations (see Anistratenko et al. 2017; Fig. 14B, C). Remarks. Our results, as well as the phylogeny of Sands et al. (2019a), suggest 7. gurur sp. nov. belongs to a large clade of Anatolian and Mediterranean species that includes 7° altenai, T: anatolicus, T: baeticus, T. jor- dani, T: macri, T: marteli, and an undescribed species from Spain (Sands et al. 2019a; Fig. 2). The 7 gurur sp. nov. lineage likely diverged from these species during the Pliocene (Fig. 2). Distribution. Only known from the type locality (Figs 3A, 12A, B). Ecology. The Suyunbas1 spring complex is part of a recreational park that has been heavily altered to channel and pool water for recreational activities (personal obser- vation M.E.G.). The spring floor and channels are made up of a number of small to large stones or coarse sand, while macrophytes are largely absent (Fig. 12A, B). The- odoxus gurur sp. nov. can be found attached to stones and concrete banking and co-occurs with Pseudamnicola sp. (personal observation M.E.G.). Theodoxus jordani (G.B. Sowerby I, 1836) Figures 15A—V, 16A—P, 17A—J Neritina Jordani G.B. Sowerby I 1836: 4, pl. 99, fig. 49; G.B. Sowerby II 1849: 531, pl. 115, figs 213-215; Bourguignat 1853: 69; Martens 1879: 84-86, pl. 2, figs 14-16; Kobelt 1899: 2-3, pl. 211, fig. 1319 (as “N. jordanica” in figure caption). Neritina Michonii Bourguignat 1852: 25; Bourguignat 1853: 70, pl. 2, figs 48-51, Neritina Bellardii Mousson 1854: 52-53. ? Neritina Africana Reeve 1856: pl. 30, fig. 138a, b. Neritina Nilotica Reeve 1856: pl. 34, fig. 157a, b; Martens 1879: 82-83, pl. 2, figs 17-19, pl. 13, figs 14-16; Kobelt 1899: 2, pl. 211, fig. 1317. Neritina Jordani var. turris Mousson 1861: 151-152; Kobelt 1899: 3, pl. 211, fig. 1320. Neritina Karasuna Mousson 1874: 34-35; Blanckenhorn 1897: 101— 102, pl. 8, figs 6-8. Neritina meridionalis var. Mesopotamica Mousson 1874: 35. Neritina Euphratica Mousson 1874: 49; Kobelt 1899: 2, pl. 211, fig. 1318. Neritina Anatolica var. Mesopotamica: Martens 1874: 33-34, pl. 5, fig. 42. Neritina cinctella Martens 1874: 34, pl. 5, fig. 43; Martens 1879: 91, pl. 13, figs 22-24; Kobelt 1899: 4-5, pl. 211, fig. 1326. Neritina Macrii [sic]: Martens 1879: 88-90, pl. 4, figs 11-13, pl. 13, figs 27-29 (non Neritina macri G.B. Sowerby II, 1849; partim, non pl. 13, fig. 13). Neritina Mesopotamica. Martens 1879: 90, pl. 13, figs 20, 21; Kobelt 1899: 4, pl. 211, fig. 1325. Neritina (Theodoxia) Jordani var. aberrans Dautzenberg 1894: 351. Neritina Orontis Blanckenhorn 1897: 101, pl. 8, figs 3-5. Theodoxia Macrii [sic]: Germain 1921: 516-518 (non Neritina macri G.B. Sowerby II, 1849). Theodoxia jordani: Germain 1921: 511-514. Neritina Ponsoti Pallary 1930: 286-287, fig. 1. zse.pensoft.net 42 Arthur F. Sands et al.: A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus in Asia Figure 15. Theodoxus jordani (G.B. Sowerby I, 1836). A—D. Specimen from the Avakas Gorge, Peyia, Cyprus (UGSB 18321) in- corporated into the phylogeny (Fig. 2); E-H. Specimen collected in the Ceyhan River, Eski Misis, Adana, Turkey (UGSB 20777); I-L. Specimen from the Orontes River, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey (UGSB 24175) used in the phylogeny (Fig. 2); M—O. Specimen (7. euphraticus-morphotype) from the Seyed Hosein Park spring, near the Bishapur, Fars, Iran (UGSB 22233); P-R. Topotype of N. jordani from the River Jordan, Israel (UGSB 24177) incorporated into the phylogeny (Fig. 2); S, T. Specimen (7. euphraticus-mor- photype) from the Karun River, Ahvaz, Iran (UGSB 21681); U. Specimen (7. niloticus-morphotype) collected in the Nile River, Egypt (UGSB 24178) used in the phylogeny (Fig. 2); V. Specimen (7. euphraticus-morphotype) from the Karun River, Ahvaz, Iran (UGSB 21682). Scale bars: 1 mm. zse.pensoft.net Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 43 Figure 16. Theodoxus jordani (G.B. Sowerby I, 1836). A, B. Syntype of N. euphratica from the Euphrates River at Samawah, Iraq (ZMZ 528916); C—E. Syntype of N. michonii from Syria (MHNG-MOLL-111706); F—H. Syntype of N. karasuna collected from the Karasu River, south-eastern Turkey (ZMZ 528937); I, J; K, L. Two syntypes of N. ponsoti from Lake Muzayrib, Syria (MNHN- IM-2000-32754); M. Syntype (labelled as paratype) of NV. ponsoti from Lake Muzayrib (MT820, RBINS); N. Syntype of N. jordani var. turris collected in the Sea of Galilee (ZMZ 528930); O, P. Syntype of N. be/lardii from the Litani River, Beqaa valley, Lebanon (ZMZ 528918). Scale bars: 1 mm. Theodoxus (Neritaea) jordani var. unicarinatus Picard 1934: 107-111, pl. 7, figs 1-4. Theodoxus (Neritaea) jordani var. bicarinatus Picard 1934: 111-112, pl. 7, figs 5-8. Neritina (Neritaea) Gombaulti Pallary 1939: 107, pl. 4, figs 53-56. Neritina (Neritaea) homsensis Pallary 1939: 108, pl. 4, figs 57-61. Neritina (Neritaea) homsensis var. major Pallary 1939: 109 (non Ner- itina wallisiarum var. major Récluz, 1850). Neritina (Neritaea) homsensis var. minor Pallary 1939: 109 (nomen nudum, non Neritina minor Menke, 1828). Neritina (Neritaea) Ponsoti: Pallary 1939: 109-110, pl. 4, figs 44-46. Theodoxus (Neritaea) jordani: Tchernov 1975: 153; Schutt and Ortal 1993: 78-79, pl. 3, figs 37-41; Bandel 2001: 84-86, figs 12-20, 32—40; Amr and Abu Baker 2004: 221-222, fig. 1. Theodoxus (Neritaea) cinctella. Schutt and Sesen 1989a: 56-57. Theodoxus (Neritaea) cinctellus: Schutt and Sesen 1989b: 45-46; Yildirim 1999: 886. Theodoxus (Neritaea) jordani tricarinatus Schutt in Schutt and Ortal 1993: 79, pl. 3, fig. 42. Theodoxus (Neritaea) pliocostulatus Schutt in Schutt and Ortal 1993: 79-80, pl. 3, fig. 43. Theodoxus niloticus: Brown 1994: 45, figs 16b-—c. Theodoxus jordani: Yildirim 1999: 886; Gurlek et al. 2019: 2993; Gloer 2019: 44, figs 30. non Neritina mesopotamica: Mansoorian 2001: 4, figs 1-4 (= Neritina schlaeflii Mousson, 1874). Theodoxus macrii [sic]: Amr and Abu Baker 2004: 222, fig. 2; Handal et al. 2015: 25-26, fig. 1B (non Neritina macri G.B. Sowerby II, 1849). zse.pensoft.net 44 Arthur F. Sands et al.: A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus in Asia Figure 17. Theodoxus jordani (G.B. Sowerby I, 1836). A—-C. Syntype of N. meridionalis var. mesopotamica from near Diyarbakir, Turkey (ZMZ 528914); D, E. Specimen (7. mesopotamicus-morphotype) collected in Sanliurfa, Turkey (UGSB 23426) and used in the phylogeny (Fig. 2); F-H; K—M. Two syntypes of N. cinctella collected at the source of River Chabur near Ras al-Ayn, Syria (ZMB/Moll 21732); I, J. Topotype of N. cinctella from the same locality (UGSB 18762). Scale bars: 1 mm. ? Neritina cinctellus: Gloer and Pe’i¢ 2012: 13-14, fig. 2a, c. ? Neritina mesopotamica: Gloer and Pesi¢ 2012: 14-16. Theodoxus euphraticus: Mansoorian and Samaee 2012: 50-57 (partim, only material from Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Fars, Kermanshah, and Khuzestan provinces). Neritina euphratica Gloer and Pesi¢ 2012: 16, fig. 2d, e. Theodoxus cf. jordani: Alhejoj and Bandel 2013: 146-147, pl. 1, figs 5-8. Theodoxus octagonus Eichhorst 2016: 940, pl. 293, figs 1-8. Theodoxus (Neritaea) octagonus: Mienis and Rittner 2017: 37, figs 1-3. Theodoxus mesopotamicus: Gloer 2019: 47, fig. 34. Theodoxus cinctellus: Gurlek et al. 2019: 2993. Type locality. River Jordan. Type material. The type material of N. jordani could unfortunately not be traced. The type material of the taxa introduced by Mousson are stored in ZMZ, including 16 syntypes of N. bellardii (coll. no. 528918), 13 syntypes of N. euphratica (coll. no. 528916), 20 syntypes of N. Jordani var. turris (coll. no. 528930), 5 syntypes of N. karasuna (coll. no. 528937), and 56 syntypes of N. me- ridionalis var. mesopotamica (coll. no. 528912—528914). zse.pensoft.net Additionally, 64 syntypes of N. cinctella are stored in ZMB (coll. no. ZMB/Moll 21732, 21735, 66639), 2 syntypes of N. michonii are stored in MHNG (MHNG- MOLL-111706—111707), 2 syntypes of N. ponsoti are stored in MNHM (coll. no. MNHN-IM-2000-32754) and another one (labelled as “paratype’’) is stored in RBINS (coll. no. MT820), and the holotype and two paratypes of 7: octagonus are stored in BMSM (coll. no. BMSM 93544-93545). Remarks. A number of nominal species have already been synonymised under 7! jordani based on similarities in shell morphology and overlapping distribution ranges. These include N. michonii Bourguignat, 1852, N. karasu- na Mousson, 1874, and N. orontis Blanckenhorn, 1897 (Martens 1879, Alhejoj et al. 2017). Moreover, Sands et al. (2019a) suggested that 7 niloticus (Reeve, 1856) from the Nile River, Egypt (which has been considered a potential synonym of N. africana Reeve, 1856; Brown 1994) is conspecific with 7? jordani on the basis of mo- lecular data—something additionally supported by Gléer (2019). Our phylogenetic analyses expand upon this; we Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 show that 7? mesopotamicus (including the synonyms N. cinctella Martens, 1874, N. anatolica var. mesopotami- ca Martens, 1874 (Schutt and Sesen 1989a, 1989b), and T. euphraticus should be considered conspecific with 7° Jordani (Fig. 2). These results support the earlier notion of Roth (1987), who suggested that 7’ euphraticus, T. Jordani, T. mesopotamicus, and T. niloticus may be con- specific based on morphological similarities, particularly concerning the opercula (Figs 15-17). Although no molecular data could be incorporated, we further synonymise 7’ octagonus Eichhorst, 2016 with 7. Jordani. While T. octagonus maintains a subterranean life- style, the species shares a number of characteristics with 7 Jordani besides overlapping ranges; the operculum struc- tures of the two species are near identical with otherwise large pseudo-apophyses and both occasionally show keel- ing of the shell. Moreover, key characters used to distin- guish 7: octagonus, such as the pronounced aperture and colouration of the shells, may be mitigated when intraspe- cific phenotypic plasticity of both species is considered (Heller 1979; Bandel 2001; Amr et al. 2014; Eichhorst 2016; Mienis and Rittner 2017; Figs 15-17). Likewise, the taxa N. bellardii Mousson, 1854, N. jordani var. turris Mousson, 1861, N. ponsoti Pallary, 1930, N. homsensis Pallary, 1939, 7’ jordani var. unicarinatus Picard, 1934, T. Jordani var. bicarinatus Picard, 1934, N. gombaulti Pal- lary, 1939, 7. jordani tricarinatus Schutt in Schutt & Or- tal, 1993, and 7: pliocostulatus Schutt in Schutt & Ortal, 1993 are well within the variability of 7’ jordani and are considered junior synonyms herein as well. Regarding the phylogenetic placement of 7. jordani, Bunje and Lindberg (2007) found 7: jordani to form a sis- ter species to 7: baeticus. Sands et al. (2019a) reaffirmed this clade but found further support for a number of oth- er species not included by Bunje and Lindberg (2007), including 7? macri, which Sands et al. (2019a) found to be the closest sister species to T’ jordani (also see Fig. 2). Theodoxus jordani and T: macri likely diverged in the early Pleistocene (Sands et al. 2019a; Fig. 2). Notes on synonymy and homonymy: Martens (1874) described two taxa from the Chabur River near Ras al- Aynin Syria, Neritina cinctella Martens, 1874 and Neriti- na anatolica var. mesopotamica Martens, 1874. The latter variety is a junior homonym of N. meridionalis var. mes- opotamica Mousson, 1874, which was published earlier (see also the discussion in the postface of Martens 1874 and Martens 1879). Based on newly collected material, Schitt and Sesen (1989a, 1989b) considered all three taxa (Neritina cinctella, N. anatolica var. mesopotamica, and N. meridionalis var. mesopotamica) to belong to the same species given multiple intermediate forms. Although they were aware of the homonymy issue and that Mousson’s name has priority, they erroneously chose 7! cinctellus as the name of the species. Distribution. 7heodoxus jordani is common through- out southern Anatolia, the Levant, Mesopotamia, and parts of the Middle East, extending to at least southern Iran, although it is probably not found eastward of the 45 Zagros Mountains (Roth 1987; Schutt and Sesen 1989b; Bandel 2001; Sands et al. 2019a; Fig. 3A). It is also pres- ent on Cyprus and in the Nile River system, Egypt (Sands et al. 2019a). Some records of this species from Iran and Iraq (e.g. N. mesopotamica sensu Mansoorian 2001) may be misidentifications of N. schlaeflii Mousson, 1874 which inhabits the lower reaches of the Euphrates, Karun, and Tigris rivers, as well as other brackish water systems around the Persian Gulf (Gloer and PeSi¢ 2012). Theodoxus macri (G.B. Sowerby IT, 1849) Figure 18A—H Neritina Macri G.B. Sowerby II 1849: 531, pl. 116, fig. 222. Neritina Macrii [sic]: Martens 1879: 88—90, pl. 13, fig. 13 (partim, non pl. 4, figs 11-13, pl. 13, figs 27-29); Blanckenhorn 1889: 81 (syn- onymy tentative); Kobelt 1899: 5, pl. 212, figs 1327, 1328 (partim, excluding synonyms). non Theodoxia Macrii [sic]: Germain 1921: 516-518. non Theodoxus macrii [sic]: Amr and Abu Baker 2004: 222, fig. 2; Han- dal et al. 2015: 25-26, fig. 1B. ? Theodoxus macrii [sic]: Gloer 2019: 46, fig. 32. Type locality. Asia Minor (= Anatolia). Type material. According to Dance (1966), most material described by G.B. Sowerby II is deposited in BMNH, and parts also in the Tomlin Collection of NMW. Unfortunately, the types could not been located in either of these two institutions (A. Salvador, H. Wood pers. comm. 07/2018). Remarks. The identity of this species is doubtful at the moment. G.B. Sowerby II (1849) based it on a black periostracum, oval shell, and a grey, more inclined col- umellar plate. The short description and sole figure, as well as the imprecise locality information (“Asia Mi- nor’) and the apparent lack of type material, render an attribution of newly collected specimens to that species uncertain. Sands et al.’s (2019a) material from eastern Cilicia and south-east Anatolia fit well in terms of shell shape and periostracum colouration, and we tentatively consider them to belong to 7? macri (Fig. 18). The pre- vious perception of 7 macri was a different one though. In the literature of the late 19" century, it has been com- monly considered a more widely distributed Middle East- ern species, with the junior synonyms N. karasuna and N. michonii (Martens 1879, Westerlund 1886, Kobelt 1899). More recently, Dagan (1971), Tchernov (1975), and Bandel (2001) considered 7? macri a junior synonym of 7: jordani, but based only on material from Israel and Jordan. Molecular analyses suggest that Theodoxus from Jordan, Israel, and Palestine belong to a single species, 7. jordani, which is distinct from all other species (Sands et al. 2019a; Fig. 2). Although the true identity of 7. macri remains dubious at the moment, these results indicate that 7. macri does not occur outside of Cilicia and south-east- ern Anatolia. Probably all previous records of 7) macri from the Middle East (e.g. Najim 1959; Elkarmi and Is- mail 2006; Handal et al. 2015) refer to 7’ jordani. If this zse.pensoft.net 46 Arthur F. Sands et al.: A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus in Asia Figure 18. Theodoxus macri (G.B. Sowerby I, 1849). A-D. Specimen collected close to Harbiye Falls, Harbiye, Antakya, Turkey (UGSB 24179); E-H. Specimen from Lake Yenisehir, Reyhanli, Turkey (UGSB 24180); I, J. Specimen from Lake Balik, Adalar, Turkey (UGSB 24181). All specimens (A—J) were used in the phylogeny (Fig. 2). Scale bars: 1 mm. is corroborated, 7? macri likely diverged from a common ancestor with 7’ jordani in the early Pleistocene (Sands et al. 2019a; Fig. 2). Note on authority: G.B. Sowerby II (1849) attribut- ed the name to Récluz based on a manuscript name, but Sowerby remains the sole author of this species. Distribution. The distribution range of 7. macri can- not be fully elucidated at present (see Remarks). The ma- terial studied by Sands et al. (2019a) derives primarily from the drainage systems in eastern Cilicia and nearby drainages in south-east Anatolia (Fig. 3A). Theodoxus major Issel, 1865 Figure 19A—Zb Neritina liturata Eichwald 1838: 156-157; Martens 1879: 223-224, pl. 21, figs 24-26; Kobelt 1899: 8, pl. 212, fig. 1336 (non Neritina litu- rata Schultze, 1826). Theodoxus schirazensis var. major Issel 1865: 24; Issel 1866: 408. zse.pensoft.net Neritina Schultzii Grimm 1877: 77-78, pl. 7, fig. 5, pl. 8, fig. 16. Neritina Schulzii [sic]: Martens 1879: 239-240, pl. 23, figs 13-16. Theodoxus pallasi Lindholm 1924: 33, 34 (nom. nov. pro Neritina liturata Eichwald, 1838, non Schultze, 1826); Starobogatov 1974: 255-256, text fig. 224; Akramovskiy 1976: 88, text fig. 23, pl. 1, figs 1, 2; Anistratenko et al. 2017: 221, figs 4, 7, 10, 11; Neubauer et al. 2018: 48-51, figs 4A—F; Wesselingh et al. 2019: 64-65; Gloer 2019: A849, fig. 36. Theodoxus (Theodoxus) pallasi var. nalivkini Kolesnikov 1947: 106, 110. Theodoxus (Ninnia) schultzi [sic] var. jukovi Kolesnikov 1947: 106, 110. Theodoxus zhukovi [sic]: Starobogatov 1974: 255, text fig. 223. Theodoxus astrachanicus Starobogatov in Starobogatov et al. 1994: 8-9, fig. 1(1-2); Degtyarenko and Anistratenko 2013: 22—23, pl. 1, fig. 2a—c. Theodoxus (Theodoxus) schultzii: Zettler 2007: 249-250, figs 4a—h, 5a—-h; Vinarski and Kantor 2016: 157. ? Theodoxus doriae: Mansoorian and Samaee 2012: 44-45 (partim, only material from Gilan and Mazandaran provinces; non Theodox- us doriae Issel, 1865 [= T. pallidus) Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 47 Figure 19. Theodoxus major Issel, 1865. A, B. Specimen (7. pallasi-morphotype) collected in the Caspian Sea, offshore from Aktau, Kazakhstan (UGSB 20712); C, D. Specimen (7. pallasi-morphotype) collected in the Aral Sea, Kazakhstan in 1979 (UGSB 19129); E-H. Specimen (T. pallasi-morphotype) from the Shahpol River, Aliabad Askar Khan, Iran (UGSB 18091); I-K. Specimen of 7. major collected at the outflow of Lake Akna, Aknalich, Armenia (UGSB 20482); L—N. Specimen (7. astrachanicus-morphotype) collected in Utlyukskij Liman, Ukraine (UGSB 18130); O, P. Specimen of 7. major collected in the Hrazdan River at the inflow of the Yerevan Reservoir, Armenia (UGSB 20496); Q—T. Specimen of 7. major from Zoeram, North Khorasan, Iran (UGSB 21661); U, V. Specimen of 7. schultzii collected in the Caspian Sea, offshore from Aktau, Kazakhstan (UGSB 20714); W—Y. Lectotype of T. pallasi from Caspian Sea, Dagestan, Russia (ZIN 54547/63); Za, Zb. Syntype of N. schultzii from the Caspian Sea (ZIN, no. 5 in systematic catalogue). Specimens E-K and O-T used in the phylogeny (Fig. 2). Scale bars: 1 mm. zse.pensoft.net 48 Arthur F. Sands et al.: A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus in Asia ? Theodoxus euphraticus: Mansoorian and Samaee 2012: 61 (partim, only material from the Khorasan provinces; non Neritina euphratica Mousson, 1874 [= 7! jordani]) Theodoxus fluviatilis: Gloer and PeSi¢ 2012: 16-17 (partim, only Khor- rasan material; non Nerita fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758). Theodoxus (Theodoxus) astrachanicus: Vinarski and Kantor 2016: 155-156. Theodoxus (Theodoxus) pallasi: Vinarski and Kantor 2016: 156-157 (and synonyms therein). Theodoxus schultzii: Wesselingh et al. 2019: 66; Gloer 2019: 52, fig. 40. Theodoxus major: Sands et al. 2019b: 3, fig. 1. Type locality. Lake Sevan, Armenia. However, Akram- ovskiy (1976) suggested the type locality given by Issel (1865) was erroneous and should be Yerevan in Armenia. Type material. The syntypes of 7 schirazensis var. major are supposed to be stored in MRSN, but the col- lection is inaccessible at the moment due to renovation and restoration of the museum (E. Gavetti pers. comm. 09/2019). The lectotype of N. /iturata and T. pallasi (des- ignated by Starobogatov et al. 1994) is stored in ZIN (coll. no. 54547/63). Twenty syntypes of N. schultzii are stored in ZIN (coll. no. 6214/5) and a single in ZMD (coll. no. ZB-M W. Dyb. 71; see Anistratenko et al. 2018). Remarks. Wesselingh et al. (2019) reviewed the tax- onomy of the Pontocaspian Theodoxus spp. They showed that N. Jiturata Eichwald, 1838 (described from Derbent, Dagestan, Russia, north-western Caspian Sea) was inval- id as a junior primary homonym of N. /iturata Schultze, 1826 (described from the Americas) and was replaced by Lindholm (1924) with 7: pallasi Lindholm, 1924. More- over, they supported the synonymy of 7) astrachanicus Starobogatov in Starobogatov et al. 1994 with 7 palla- si (Anistratenko et al. 2017). Wesselingh et al. (2019) additionally suggested 7? schultzii (Grimm, 1877) and T: major (the latter originally described as a variety of the unavailable name 7! schirazensis) may additionally be conspecific with 7? pallasi given morphological sim- ilarities. However, Wesselingh et al. (2019) refrained from synonymising 7: major, T. pallasi, and T. schultzii, pending molecular support. This was provided recently by Sands et al. (2019b), who corroborated the synonymy of 7. astrachanicus, T: major, T. schultzii, and T: pallasi (also see Fig. 2). As already argued by Wesselingh et al. (2019), the name 7’ major has priority. There is large intraspecific morphological variability within this species, especially regarding the radula, shell shape and periostracum colouration (Zettler 2007; An- istratenko et al. 2017; Fig. 19). For example, specimens from deeper parts of the Caspian Sea (7. schultzii-mor- photype) may lack colouration and have a broadened col- umellar plate making the shell look somewhat flattened (Zettler 2007; Fig. 19), while shoreline samples (7° palla- si-morphotype) lack this broadened columellar plate and display clear, black diagonal banding patterning (Fig. 19). Inland specimens (7! major-morphotype) from Iran and Armenia tend to be dark and with a less distinct banding pattern (Fig. 19). The operculum of this species is some- zse.pensoft.net what similar to those of T° pallidus, T: fluviatilis, and T: velox with a strong rib-shield and no pseudo-apophysis (Figs 9, 10, 19, 20, 22). It 1s not surprising that molecu- lar data of material from locations in Khorrasan province studied by Gloer and PeSi¢ (2012) and identified as 7. flu- viatilis conforms to T: major (Sands et al. 2019b; Fig. 2). Akramovskiy (1971) already suggested that specimens considered 7° subthermalis |= T: fluviatilis] from Armenia represented black-coloured morphotypes of 7: pallasi |= T. major|. However, T. major only shares a close phylo- genetic relationship with 7: pallidus and likely diverged from their common ancestor during the Pleistocene (Sands et al. 2019b; Fig. 2). Distribution. Theodoxus major is found in the Caspian Sea and parts of the Azov Sea (Roth 1987, Karpinsky 2002; Anistratenko et al. 2017; Sands et al. 2019a) and is also present in the Volga and Don river systems (Sands et al. 2019b). It has likely become regionally extinct in the Aral Sea (Andreev et al. 1992; Aladin et al. 1998; Plotnikov et al. 2016), although it may still persist in some of its associated drainages (Zettler 2007). In Western Asia it can be found in the Aras River system (Aliyev and Ahmadi 2010), Lake Yerevan and its catchment systems in Armenia (Sands et al. 2019b), and Masalli in Azerbaijan. Records of 7: doriae Issel, 1865 [= T. pallidus], T. euphraticus |= T. jordani\, or 7. fluviatilis by Gloer and PeSi¢ (2012) and Mansoori- an and Samaee (2012) from several mineral springs and streams in Gilan, Mazandaran, and the Khorasan provinces of northern Iran are likely misidentifications of 7? major (Sands et al. 2019b; Fig. 3B). Its presence in Lake Sevan (the supposed type locality) or the adjacent area around the lake was questioned by Akramovskiy (1976) (see above). Theodoxus pallidus (Dunker, 1861) Figure 20A—Y Neritina pallida Dunker 1861: 40; Martens 1879: 239, pl. 23, figs 11, 12; Kobelt 1899: 13, pl. 214, fig. 1349. Theodoxus Doriae Issel 1865: 23-24; Issel 1866: 407-408; Biggs 1937: 349; Mansoorian and Samaee 2012: 55—56 (partim, only material from Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Isfahan, and Yazd provinces). Neritina Doriae: Martens 1879: 222-223, pl. 21, figs 22, 23; Kobelt 1899: 7-8, pl. 212, fig. 1335. Theodoxus doriae var. obscura Biggs 1937: 349. Theodoxus pallidus: Starmihlner and Edlauer 1957: 437-442, text figs 1-5, fig. la (synonymy tentative); Roth 1987: 75; Sands et al. 2019b: 3, fig. 1. ? Theodoxus (Theodoxus) doriae: Schtitt and Sesen 1989b: 41. ? Theodoxus euphraticus: Mansoorian and Samaee 2012: 56-59 (par- tim, only material from Kerman and Yazd provinces; non Neritina euphratica Mousson, 1874 [= 7: jordani]) Theodoxus fluviatilis: Gloer and PeSi¢ 2012: 16-17 (partim, only Fars and Hormozgan material; non Nerita fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758). Theodoxus pallida [sic]: Gloer and PeSi¢ 2012: 17-18, fig. 3a—c. Type locality. Southern Persia (= Iran). Type material. Two syntypes of N. pallida are depos- ited in ZMB (coll. no. ZMB/Moll 108792-108793). Nine Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 49 Figure 20. Theodoxus pallidus (Dunker, 1861). A—D. Specimen from Haji Abad, Fars, Iran (UGSB 22227); E-H. Syntype of N. pallida from southern Iran (ZMB 108.792); I, J; K, L. Two syntypes of N. pallida from southern Iran (ZMB 108.793); M—P. Spec- imen (7. doriae-morphotype) from a spring near Harat, Yazd, Iran (UGSB 21706); Q, R; S, T; U, V; W—-Y. Four syntypes of N. doriae from the thermal springs of Kerman, Iran (MSNG, without coll. no.). Specimens A—D and M-P were used in the phylogeny. Scale bars: 1 mm. zse.pensoft.net 50 Arthur F. Sands et al.: A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus in Asia syntypes of N. doriae are stored in MSNG (without coll. no.). The holotype of 7! doriae var. obscura from Aqda, Iran, is stored in BMNH (coll. no. 1958.6.13.22). Remarks. Zheodoxus pallidus was described by Dunker (1861) from southern Persia (present-day Iran). StarmuhIner and Edlauer (1957) synonymised 7? pallidus and 7’ doriae based on similarities among the material and distinguished this species from 7: fluviatilis by a high- er spire (Figs 9, 10, 20). Gloer and PeSi¢ (2012) recently reviewed the material of 7: pallidus from StarmuhIner and Edlauer (1957) and corroborated the differentiation from 7) fluviatilis and provided more differentiating fea- tures based on the operculum. However, Gloer and PeSsi¢ (2012) differed in the synonymy of 7: doriae, which they synonymised with 7. fluviatilis. Molecular data of mate- rial from southern Iran conforming to Dunker’s (1861) description of 7 pallidus and material of 7: doriae from Kerman province support the independence of 7° pallidus from T: fluviatilis, as well as the synonymy of 7: pallidus and 7: doriae as suggested by StarmihIner and Edlauer (1957) (Sands et al. 2019b). In turn, 7° pallidus shares a close sister-species relationship with 7’ major (Sands et al. 2019b; Fig. 2). The pronouncement of the spire seems to vary among populations in 7. pallidus and the shell shape may largely mimic those seen in 7? major (except 7. schultzii-morphotype). However, this species seems to be dominated by black morphs or specimens with thicker dark banding, and the conchioline lamella is much more reduced in comparison to the sister species (Figs 19, 20). Theodoxus doriae var. obscura Biggs, 1937 ranges with- in the variability shown by the syntype series of 7 doriae (Fig. 20Q—-Y) concerning shell shape and colouration and is consequently considered a junior synonym of 7° pallidus. Distribution. All records of 7) pallidus are restricted to south-central Persia and occur from the Zagros Moun- tains eastward in at least Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Fars, Hormozgan, Isfahan, Kerman, and Yazd provinc- es of Iran (Starmtthlner and Edlauer 1957; Mansoorian and Samaee 2012; Sands et al. 2019b; Fig. 3B). Records of 7: doriae [|= T: pallidus| from Gilan and Mazandaran provinces by Mansoorian and Samaee (2012) and North Khorasan and Razavi Khorasan provinces by Gloer and PeSi¢ (2012) are likely misidentified 7’ major (Sands et al. 2019b; Fig. 3B), and those from Anatolia (Roth 1987) are likely misidentified 7) fluviatilis (Sands et al. 2019a). Theodoxus syriacus (Bourguignat, 1852) Figure 21A—R Neritina Syriaca Bourguignat 1852: 26; Martens 1874: 33, pl. 5, fig. 41; Martens 1879: 238, pl. 23, figs 9, 10; Kobelt 1899: 12-13, pl. 214, fig. 1348. Theodoxus (Theodoxus) syriacus: Schutt and Sesen 1989b: 40-41. Theodoxus syriacus: Yildirim 1999: 885; Girlek et al. 2019: 2993: Gloer 2019: 53, fig. 42. Type locality. Beirut, Lebanon. zse.pensoft.net Type material. The syntype series is supposed to be stored in MHNG but could not be found (E. Tardy pers. comm. 11/2018). The only material collected by Bour- guignat available there was collected from Iskenderun, Turkey (coll. no. MHNG-MOLL-111712). Remarks. Bourguignat (1852) described T° syriacus from Beirut, Lebanon, which lacked a pseudo-apophy- sis. Martens (1874) lacked Bourguignat’s material, but he connected the name and diagnostic features to specimens from Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Nothing conforming to T. syriacus has been found around Beirut in recent times (van Damme 2014). However, Schutt and Sesen (1989b), Yildirim et al. (2006), and Gurlek et al. (2019) reported this species from a number of localities in south-east Ana- tolia. Sands et al. (2019a) sequenced specimens of The- odoxus from these localities and noted that the material that conformed to 7: syriacus formed a distinct clade (also see Fig. 2). Interestingly, they also found that a specimen from Greece attributed to 7’ peloponensis (Récluz, 1841) by Bunje and Lindberg (2007) was genetically linked to this species (Sands et al. 2019a). Given the earlier de- scription of 7? peloponensis, that name would take pre- cedence. However, the morphological conformity of this specimen to the type material of 7’ peloponensis could not be confirmed. Given the disjunct geographic distribution range this may be a case of a misplaced or mislabelled sample, and we encourage future review of this species. Besides the lack of a pseudo-apophysis, 7’ syriacus operculum has a reduced rib-shield and an ivory calcar- eous base (Fig. 21D, H, L). The shells are often uniform black or dark brown and less globular (elongated width), but occasionally speckled forms with ivory patches can be found (Fig. 21A—R). Theodoxus syriacus shares close relationships with both 7! wesselinghi sp. nov. and T. wilkei sp. nov. (Sands et al. 2019a; Fig. 2). These species likely diverged from a common ancestor around the Plio- cene—Pleistocene transition (Sands et al. 2019a; Fig. 2). Distribution. South-eastern Anatolia and north-west- ern Mesopotamia, particularly in Adana, Diyarbakir, Elazig, Kahraman Maras, Malatya, Mardin, and Tunceli provinces of Turkey (Schutt and Sesen 1989b; Yildirim 1999; Yildirim et al. 2006; Gtirlek et al. 2019; Sands et al. 2019a; Fig. 3D). Possibly regionally extinct or very local- ised in Lebanon and Syria (van Damme 2014). Records from Greece are questionable and need confirmation. Theodoxus velox V. Anistratenko in O. Anistratenko et al., 1999 Figure 22A—M Theodoxus velox V. Anistratenko in O. Anistratenko et al. 1999: 17-18, fig. 4.7; Wesselingh et al. 2019: 66. Type locality. Dnieper Delta, Zburievkiy Liman, Kher- son Region, Ukraine. Type material. Holotype and five paratypes are stored in IZAN (without coll. no.). Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 51 Figure 21. Theodoxus syriacus (Bourguignat, 1852). A-D. Specimen collected at Sultank6yt, Mardin, Turkey (UGSB 24182); E-H. Specimen from the Yanarsu Stream, Ali¢gl, Turkey (UGSB 20518). I-L. Specimen collected near Basdegirmen, Diyarbakir, Turkey (UGSB 24183); M—O; P-R. Two specimens collected by Bourguignat from Iskenderun, Turkey (MHNG-MOLL-111712). All UGSB specimens incorporated into the phylogeny (Fig. 2). Scale bars: 1 mm. Remarks. This species was recently discussed by Wesselingh et al. (2019). While it was previously con- sidered a junior synonym of 7° fluviatilis (Vinarski and Kantor 2016), molecular data shows strong monophy- letic support for the independence of 7: ve/ox (Sands et al. 2019a; Fig. 2). Nevertheless, 7 velox and T. fluvi- atilis still hold a sister relationship and likely diverged from one another during the early Pleistocene (Sands et al. 2019a; Fig. 2). Theodoxus velox is challenging to distinguish from 7. fluviatilis given the overlap in geo- graphic range and similarity of conchological features (Figs 3, 9, 10, 22). Theodoxus velox has less phenotyp- ic variability compared to 7! fluviatilis (Figs 9, 10, 22). Moreover, 7: velox display more expansive spiral whorls and, in some instances, a more transparent operculum where the conchioline lamella extends deeper into the calcareous base and the callus is less pronounced (Figs 9; 10,22). The geographic distribution range of 7! velox overlaps with that of 7: sarmaticus (Lindholm, 1901), which has been considered a junior synonym of 7. fluviatilis (e.g. Vinarski and Kantor 2016). While 7 zse.pensoft.net b2 Arthur F. Sands et al.: A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus in Asia Figure 22. Theodoxus velox V. Anistratenko in O. Anistratenko et al., 1999. A-D. Specimen from the Dnieper River, Kiev, Ukraine (UGSB 24186); E—H. Specimen collected in the Danube delta, Vylkove, Ukraine (UGSB 24184) used in the phylogeny (Fig. 2); I, J. Holotype from Dnieper Delta, Zbur'ivka Liman, Ukraine IZAN); K—M. Specimen from Lake Sapanca, Yeni Esme, Turkey (UGSB 20691). Theodoxus sarmaticus (Lindholm, 1901). N—-P; Q—S; T—U. Three syntypes from the Oskol River, near Golubino, Russia stored in ZIN (coll. no. 6099/24). Scale bars: 1 mm. sarmaticus and T: fluviatilis may on occasion share phenotypic similarity, the morphotypes of 7. sarmaticus closely resemble 7? velox (Fig. 22A—M versus Fig. 22N-U). The similarity with T. ve/ox could suggest T. sarmaticus is rather conspecific with that species as suggested by Gloer (2019). Unfortunately, no opercula or soft tissues were preserved among the syntypes of 7. sarmaticus to corroborate this hypothesis. Molecular analyses of topotypic material is required to address this uncertainty. However, should this be confirmed zse.pensoft.net at a later point, the name 7. sarmaticus would have priority. Distribution. This species was indicated to be restricted to drainage systems of the northern Black Sea coast (Anistratenko et al. 1999; Kantor and Sysoev 2006). Recent molecular data suggest it is distributed as far North as the eastern part of the Baltic Sea and as far South as Anatolia (Sands et al. 2019a): the only record there derives from Lake Sapanca (Sands et al. 2019a; Fig. 3C). Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 53 Figure 23. Type locality of Theodoxus wesselinghi Sands & Gloer sp. nov. A, B. Sakarya River, Caykoy, Bilecik, Turkey, 40.0439°N, 30.452°E. Further paratype localities: C, D. Unnamed roadside spring in Fele, Isparta province, Turkey, 38.00358°N, 31.47217°E; E, F. Eflatun Pinar1, near Sadikhaci, Konya, Turkey, 37.8256°N, 31.6748°E; G, H. Balikdami Wetland spring, Eskisehir, Turkey, 39.15277°N, 31.61562°E. Theodoxus wesselinghi Sands & Gléer, sp. nov. Type locality. Sakarya River, Caykoy, Bilecik, Turkey; http://zoobank.org/97A F034D-EF6D-4AB2-AC17-0C5B037C8DAD —- 40.043 9°N, 30.452°E (Figs 3D, 23A, B). . Holotype. RMNH.MOL.342200 (Sakarya River, Figures 23A—-H, 24A—M, 25A-F Cayk6y, Bilecik, Turkey; 40.0439°N, 30.452°E) stored in Theodoxus fluviatilis: Odabasi and Arslan 2015: 330-331 (non Nerita. NMNL: Shell height 6.0 mm, width 6.0 mm (Fig. 24A—D). se apU SE UIaAeUSlO2): Paratypes. Twenty-four specimens from Sakarya Theodoxus anatolicus: Yildirim et al. 2018: 118 (non Nerita anatolica River, Caykéy, Bilecik, Turkey; 40.0439°N, 30.452°E Recluz, 1841). (Fig. 23A, B): 11 in NMNL (RMNH.MOL.342201, zse.pensoft.net 54 Arthur F. Sands et al.: A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus in Asia Figure 24. Theodoxus wesselinghi Sands & Gloéer sp. nov. A—-D. Holotype collected in the Sakarya River, Caykoy, Bilecik, Tur- key (RMNH.MOL.342200); E—G. Paratype from the same location as the holotype (RMNH.MOL.342202); H—J. Paratype from Fele, Isparta province, Turkey (RMNH.MOL.342204); K—M. Paratype from Eflatun Pinari, Konya province, Turkey (RMNH. MOL.342206). All photographed material (A—M) is stored in NMNL. Scale bars: 1 mm. zse.pensoft.net Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 55 ASS ig q eect MY ed Cf Wd € Figure 25. Radula of Theodoxus wesselinghi Sands & Gloer sp. nov. paratypes. A. Portion of the radula showing full sets of teeth (UGSB 20688); B. Magnified view of the central teeth (UGSB 20688); C. Magnified view of the lateral and marginal teeth (UGSB 20686); D. Magnified view of the first and second rows of marginal teeth (UGSB 20688); E. Magnified view of the first row of marginal teeth (UGSB 20686); F. Magnified view of the faces of inner marginal teeth belonging to the first row (UGSB 20685). Scale bars: 100 um (A-E), 20 um (F). RMNH.MOL.342202; Fig. 24E—G) and 13 in UGSB (UGSB 20688, UGSB 20743, UGSB 20744; Fig. 25A, B, D). Twenty-four specimens from an unnamed roadside spring in Fele, Isparta province, Turkey; 38.00358°N, 31.47217°E (Fig. 23C, D): 11 in NMNL (RMNH. MOL.342203, RMNH.MOL.342204; Fig. 24H—J) and 13 in UGSB (UGSB 20684, UGSB 20735, UGSB 20736). Twenty-five specimens from Eflatun Pinar1, near Sadikhaci, Konya, Turkey; 37.8256°N, 31.6748°E (Fig. 23E, F): 11 in NMNL (RMNH.MOL.342205, RMNH.MOL.342206; Fig. 24K—M) and 14 in UGSB (UGSB 20685, UGSB 20737, UGSB 20738; Fig. 25F). Thirty specimens from Balikdami Wetland spring, Es- kisehir,« lurkey.39-15277°N, 31061562°R “(Fig. 28G; H): 13 in NMNL (RMNH.MOL.342207) and 17 in UGSB (UGSB 20686, UGSB 20739, UGSB 20740; Fig. 25€,:E): Etymology. The species is named in honour of the molluscan palaeontologist Frank P. Wesselingh (Natu- ralis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, The Netherlands) for his contributions to malacology. Description. Shell (Fig. 24A—C, E, F, H-M): Hemi- spherical, transversely elongate, consisting of typically three whorls that rapidly grow. Spire well defined, mod- erate height for Theodoxus; often corroded along with other parts of shell. Shell height ranges from 4.0-6.8 mm, width from 3.8—7.1 mm. Juveniles appear more globular. Periostracum is uniformly ivory or solid black, interme- diate forms with broad brown-black smudged diagonal stripes also exist; surface glossy, finely striated with growth lines. Aperture semicircular, no serrations on in- ner lip. Columellar plate smooth, flat to slightly concave, inclined towards aperture; colouration blue-grey in dark- er shelled individuals to white in lighter forms. Operculum (Fig. 24D, G): Operculum plate made of two parts, calcareous base and conchioline lamella; oper- culum base light, mostly ivory to white, white lamella with distinct orange edge on border with operculum base. Operculum base left adductor can be blunt and rounded, weak callus on top right edge. Apophysis follows same colour scheme as operculum calcareous base, broader at top and narrower and attenuated at bottom. Very narrow rib-shield, deep rib-pouch present on operculum. Opercu- lum lacks a pseudo-apophysis. Radula (Fig. 25A—F): R-central tooth flanked by A-central, B-central, C-central, E-lateral on each side. Additionally, two interconnected layers of marginal teeth encase central and lateral teeth. R-central shows some variation among populations, slightly spherical or more squared face with slightly concave anterior edge. A-cen- tral large and flat with thin ridge that becomes broad and folded right at end of cusp. B-central diminished, forms irregular “S” shape. C-central equally diminished, hid- den below lower edge of E-lateral. E-lateral simple with smooth upper edge. First layer of marginal teeth consists of 37—44 teeth that decrease in size away from E-lateral but increase in size and bear serrations on edges of small faces; semidetached from second layer, which is fused and forms outer wall. Differentiating features. Based on conchological fea- tures of periostracum colouration and patterning and shell shape, it is difficult to differentiate 7. wesselinghi sp. nov. from most Asian Theodoxus spp. given the variety in co- lour and patterns among the type material (Fig. 24A—M). zse.pensoft.net 56 Arthur F. Sands et al.: A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus in Asia However, in some instances it can be distinguished from Anatolian morphotypes of 7’ baeticus, which typically displays ivory blotches on a brown background (Fig. 7A— D); T. altenai with clear ivory checks on a dark brown- black background (Fig. 4A—G) and 7° gloeri lacking shell pigmentation and bearing strong axial ribs on the shell (Fig. 11A—C). The light tvory-coloured operculum cal- careous base makes this species distinct from 7! gurur sp. nov. (light to dark brown; Figs 13D, 24D, G) and 7: wilkei sp. nov. (bright orange; Figs 24D, G, 27D). More differentiating features occur in the operculum structure (Fig. 24D, G). The presence of an attenuated apophysis distinguishes 7? wesselinghi sp. nov. from T. altenai and T: jordani, which have non-attenuated apoph- yses (Figs 4, 15, 17). A rib-pouch and rib-shield are either totally lacking or extremely diminished in 7: altenai, T. anatolicus, T: jordani, and T. macri (Figs 4, 5, 15, 17, 18), while they are more pronounced in 7. wesselinghi sp. nov. (Fig. 24). The rib-shield in 7’ wesselinghi sp. nov. is however less broad than that typically observed in 7. flu- viatilis and T: baeticus (Figs 6-10). Furthermore, the lack of a pseudo-apophysis differentiates the new species from T. altenai, T: anatolicus, T: baeticus, T: gurur sp. nov., T: jordani, and T: macri (Figs 4-8, 13, 15, 17, 18). Addition- ally, the presence of a weak callus on the top right edge of the operculum base in 7: wesselinghi sp. nov. helps to differentiate this species from 7° gurur sp. nov. and T: jor- dani, which lack a callus (Figs 13, 15, 17, 18, 24), as well as from 7: anatolicus, T. fluviatilis, T. major, T: pallidus, and 7. wilkei sp. nov., which have stronger calluses (Figs 539.10. WOEDO 24:27): Based on the available data for Theodoxus ralulae, 7. wesselinghi sp. nov. can be distinguished by a more globular R-central face from 7 gurur sp. nov., T. wilkei sp. nov., 7. fluviatilis, and T: jordani, where it is more rectangular or triangulate (see Baker 1923; Zettler 2008; Figs 14B, 25B, 28B). Furthermore, the smooth upper edge of the E-lateral can be used to distinguish this spe- cies from T. wilkei sp. nov. and T. major, which generally have E-laterals with serrated edges (see Anistratenko et al. 2017; Figs 25C, 28C, D). Remarks. Theodoxus wesselinghi sp. nov. forms part of a larger clade that includes 7° syriacus and T: wilkei sp. nov., where it shares a closer sister-species relationship with 7: wilkei sp. nov. (Sands et al. 2019a; Fig. 2). The three spe- cies likely diverged from one another in quick succession over the Pliocene—Pleistocene transition (Fig. 2). Distribution. Known so far only from the four locali- ties in central-west Anatolia (Figs 3D, 23A—H). Ecology. Theodoxus wesselinghi sp. nov. can be found in both springs (Balikdami Wetland, Eflatun Pinari, Fele; Fig. 23C—H) and streams (Sakarya River, Caykoy; Fig. 23A, B) with clear water. The occurrence of macrophytes appears negligible to the species as it occurs in localities both with (Fig. 23E—-H) and without (Fig. 23A—D) aquat- ic plant growth. The floors of all localities are made up of zse.pensoft.net coarse grained sand and large and small rocks and stones that 7. wesselinghi sp. nov. is often attached to (person- al observation M.E.G.; Fig. 23H). Theodoxus wesselin- ghi sp. nov. co-occurs with Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) and Isparta felei Yildirim, Koca, Gtrlek & Gloer, 2018 in Fele spring, Fa/sipyrgula sp. in Eflatun Pinar1, and Pseudamnicola natolica (Kuster, 1852) (and possibly also 7’ gloeri, Odabasi and Arslan 2015) in the Balikdami Wetland spring (personal observation M.E.G.). Theodoxus wilkei Sands & Gléer. sp. nov. http://zoobank.org/EE48E51C-4D74-4A75-BB9A-F4DECE9A2AEB Figures 26A, B, 27A—J, 23A-F Type locality. Cifteler spring, Cifteler, Eskisehir, Turkey; 39.34931°N, 31.05527°E (Figs 3D, 26A, B). Holotype. RMNH.MOL.342208 (Cifteler spring, Ciftel- er, Eskisehir, Turkey; 39.34931°N, 31.05527°E) stored in NMNL: Shell height 6.9 mm, width 7.5 mm (Fig. 23A—D). Paratypes. Nineteen specimens from Cifteler spring, Cifteler, Eskisehir, Turkey; 39.34931°N, 31.05527°E (Fig. 26A, B): 10 in NMNL (RMNH.MOL.342209- 342211; Fig. 27E-J) and 9 in UGSB (UGSB 20687, UGSB 20741, UGSB 20742; Fig. 28A—F). Etymology. The species is named after the molluscan phylogeneticist and evolutionary biologist Thomas Wilke (Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany). Description. Shell (Fig. 27A—C, E—J): Hemispheri- cal, transversely slightly elongate, consisting of typical- ly three whorls that rapidly grow. Spire low, apex often corroded. Shell height ranges from 4.5—7.8 mm, width from 5.2—-8.6 mm. Periostracum colour and patterning uniformly ivory or black, intermediate forms black with white-ivory speckles or stripes also exist; surface glossy or dull but always finely striated with growth lines. Ap- erture semicircular with no serrations on inner lip. Colu- mellar plate is smooth, flat to slightly concave, inclined towards aperture; blue-grey in colour, some yellowing around edges. Operculum (Fig. 27D): Operculum plate made of two parts, calcareous base and conchioline lamella; oper- culum base bright yellow to deep orange, darkened or- ange-brown lamella. Left adductor on operculum base blunt and rounded. Strongly defined callus at top right edge of operculum base. Apophysis light to bright yel- low. Apophysis broader at top, narrower at bottom (atten- uated). Narrow rib-shield and small rib-pouch present on operculum; pseudo-apophysis lacking. Radula (Fig. 283A—F): R-central tooth flanked by A-cen- tral, B-central, C-central, E-lateral of each side. Addition- ally, two interconnected layers of marginal teeth encase central and lateral teeth. R-central varies in face shape; can be square face with slightly concave anterior edge or more triangular. A-central large and flat with strong Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 5F : gare a! Figure 26. Type locality of Theodoxus wilkei Sands & Gloer sp. nov. A, B. Cifteler spring, Cifteler, Eskisehir, Turkey, 39.34931°N, BIEOSS 27 OE. Figure 27. Theodoxus wilkei Sands & Gloer sp. nov. A-D. Holotype (RMNH.MOL.342208); E—G. Paratype (RMNH.MOL .342210); H-J. Paratype (RMNH.MOL.342211). All photographed material is from the Cifteler Spring, Cifteler, Eskisehir, Turkey and stored in NMNL. Scale bars: 1 mm. zse.pensoft.net 58 Arthur F. Sands et al.: A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus in Asia Me ' = D * } a - a tl wt Y = ai = - C Figure 28. Radula of Theodoxus wilkei Sands & Gléer sp. nov. paratypes (UGSB 20687). A. Portion of the radula showing full sets of teeth; B. Magnified view of the central and lateral teeth; C. Magnified view of the lateral and first and second rows of marginal teeth; D. Magnified view of the lateral teeth; E. The first row of marginal teeth; F. Magnified view of the faces of inner marginal teeth belonging to the first row. Scale bars: 100 um (A—D), 20 um (E-F). attenuated ridge, broader at cusp. B-central diminished, forms irregular “S” shape. C-central equally diminished, partly hidden below lower edge of E-lateral. E-lateral is simple, semi-smooth to serrate on upper edge. First layer of marginal teeth comprises 37-40 teeth, which decrease in size away from E-lateral but increase in size and bear serrations on edges of small faces; semidetached from second layer, which is fused and forms outer wall. Differentiating features. The hemispherical, glossy black, black with white speckles or pure ivory, and finely striated shells of 7. wilkei sp. nov. are easily differentiable from 7. altenai, which displays light ivory checks on a dark brown-black background (Figs 4A—G, 27A—J), and T: gloeri, which lacks shell pigmentation and bears strong axial ribs on the shell (Figs 11 A—C, 27A—J). However, us- ing only conchological features of periostracum coloura- tion and patterning and shell shape, it is still challenging to differentiate 7’ wilkei sp. nov. from some morphotypes of 7. anatolicus, T: baeticus, T. fluviatilis, T. gurur sp. nov., T. jordani, T: macri, T: major, T: pallidus, T; syriacus, T: velox, and T. wesselinghi sp. nov., which can share simi- lar shell shapes and colouration patterning (Figs 5A—M, 6A-G, M, 7M-P, 8A—D, 1OE-H, 13A—G, 15P-R, 16C-—P, 17A-E, 18A—G, 190, P, 20A-D, I, J, 21A—D, I-R, 221, J, 24E-J, 27A—-D). Theodoxus wilkei sp. nov. can be dis- tinguished from Anatolian morphotypes of 7. baeticus, which typically displays ivory blotches on brown back- ground (Fig. 7A—D); T. jordani, which typically displays brown diagonal zig-zag line patterning on an ivory back- ground (Fig. 15E—L); and 7. velox, which has white-ivo- ry stripes on a dark background (Fig. 22K—M). Finally, the bright yellow to deep orange calcareous base of the operculum in 7: wilkei sp. nov. can help to distinguish it from 7: altenai, T: anatolicus, T: baeticus, T. jordani, T. zse.pensoft.net macri, T. major, T: pallidus, T. syriacus, and T. wesseling- hi sp. nov., which typically have lighter calcareous bases ranging from ivory to cream (Figs 4-8, 13, 15-21, 24); Theodoxus gurur sp. nov., differs in having a light to dark brown operculum (Fig. 13, 27). There are a number of structural differences on the operculum. The attenuated apophysis 1n 7? wilkei sp. nov. allows a distinction from 7: altenai and T: jordani (Figs 4,15, 17, 27). The presence of a rib-shield and rib-pouch further discriminate 7° wilkei sp. nov. from 7: altenai, T. anatolicus, T: jordani, and T. macri, where these features are either absent or extremely diminished (Figs 4, 5, 15, 17, 18, 27). Furthermore, the rib-shield in 7) fluviati- lis and T: baeticus is typically broader than in 7: wilkei sp. nov. (Figs 6-8, 9, 10, 27). Additionally, the lack of a pseudo-apophysis differentiates the new species from T. altenai, T: anatolicus, T: baeticus, T: gurur sp. nov., T: Jordani, and T: macri (Figs 4-8, 13, 15—18, 27). Further- more, the more rounded left adductor of the operculum base is only shared with 7. syriacus and T: wesselinghi sp. nov. (Figs 21, 24, 27). The strongly defined callus on the top right edge of the operculum base in 7 wilkei sp. nov. is only shared with 7: anatolicus, T. fluviatilis, T: major, T. pallidus, and T: wilkei sp. nov. and may be used to differ- entiate this species from all others (Fig. 27D). Concerning the radula, 7’ wilkei sp. nov. can be distin- guished from 7. gurur sp. nov. by a square to triangulate R-central face (Figs 14B, 28B). The serrations on the up- per edge of the E-lateral distinguish this species from 7. wesselinghi sp. nov., T: fluviatilis, and T: gurur sp. nov., which have smooth, blade-like edges (Figs 14B, C, 27C, 28B-—D; also see Zettler 2008). Remarks. 7heodoxus wilkei sp. nov. forms a part of a larger clade that includes 7? syriacus and T: wesselinghi Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 Sp. nov., where it shares a closer sister-species relation- ship with 7? wesselinghi sp. nov. (Sands et al. 201 9a; Fig. 2). The three species likely diverged from one another within a short time around the Pliocene—Pleistocene tran- sition (Fig. 2). Distribution. Only known from the type locality (Figs 3D, 26A, B). Ecology. Theodoxus wilkei sp. nov. appears endemic to a freshwater spring environment with clear water (Fig. 26A, B). This spring environment is characterised by macrophytes in the littoral zone and a floor of small and large stones, rocks and course-grained sand (Fig. 26A, B). Theodoxus wilkei sp. nov. is particularly numerous on larger stones and rocks and co-occurs with Pseudamnico- la and Melanopsis (personal observation M.E.G.). Discussion Most of the species discussed in this paper, including the new species 7: gurur sp. nov., T. wesselinghi sp. nov., and 7: wilkei sp. nov., are based on both morphological characters and molecular genetics (molecular data 1s only lacking for 7: gloeri). Differences in the operculum and radula may be the most useful morphological features to distinguish species, which has already been suggested by a number of recent studies focusing on Theodoxus (e.g. Gloer and PeSi¢ 2015; Alba et al. 2016; Anistratenko et al. 2017; Gloer 2018). Regarding the operculum (Fig. 1b), the presence or absence of apophysis, rib-shield, and rib- pouch and the sizes thereof, as well as the prominence of the callus seem to be conserved intraspecifically but vary interspecifically. The radula is equally informative in this regard (Fig. 1c), particularly concerning the shape of the R-central, ridging on the A-central, and the smoothness of the upper edge of the D-lateral. However, the radula is known for only few Theodoxus spp. making it challeng- ing to differentiate species based on this trait alone. In contrast, shell pattern, colouration, shape, and size seem to be weak tools for differentiation (Fig. la). Only in se- lected cases can they be used to distinguish species (e.g. T. altenai versus T: anatolicus). This phenotypic plastici- ty is not surprising given that several authors suggested these conchological characters may be linked to environ- mental parameters (Neumann 1959; Heller 1979; Rust 1997; Zettler et al. 2004; Mienis and Rittner 2017). Including our three newly described species, our checklist contains 14 Theodoxus spp. Of these, 7’ velox and 7? baeticus are new occurrences for Asia (since Sands et al. 2019a). We updated synonymy lists based on the lat- est genetic and morphological evidence. For example, 7° saulcyi (Bourguignat, 1852), 7. subthermalis Issel, 1865, T: heldreichi (Martens, 1879), T: euxinus (Clessin, 1886), and 7: danasteri (Lindholm, 1908) are here synonymised with 7! fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758), and 7! michonii (Bour- guignat, 1852), 7. niloticus (Reeve, 1856), T) euphraticus (Mousson, 1874), 7. mesopotamicus (Mousson, 1874), and 7. octagonus Eichhorst 2016 are synonymised with 59 T. jordani (G.B. Sowerby I, 1836). Other Asian Neriti- dae attributed at times to the genus Theodoxus, such as Theodoxus bicolor (Récluz, 1843), Theodoxus corona (Linnaeus, 1758), and Theodoxus reticularis (G.B. Sow- erby I, 1836) from further east (Madhyastha et al. 2010; Tripathy and Mukhopadhayay 2015), have more recent- ly been attributed to the genus Clithon Montfort, 1810 (Quintero-Galvis and Raquel Castro 2013; Fukumori and Kano 2014; MolluscaBase 2019). This placement is based on the species’ preferences for more saline environments (Tripathy and Mukhopadhayay 2015), planktonic life stages (Fukumori and Kano 2014), and, where tested, mo- lecular data (Quintero-Galvis and Raquel Castro 2013). The occurrence data of the 14 Asian Theodoxus spp. suggest five are widespread throughout the Western Pale- arctic (7. baeticus, T. fluviatilis, T: jordani, T. major, and T: velox), while the remaining nine are restricted to the region (7: altenai, T. anatolicus, T: gloeri, T: gurur sp. nov., 7. macri, T: pallidus, T: syriacus, T: wesselinghi sp. nov., and 7. wilkei sp. nov.). Of the five widespread spe- cies that also occur elsewhere in the Western Palearctic, T. fluviatilis, T; jordani, and T: major appear to be com- mon across large areas of western Asia, while 7. baeti- cus and 7: velox are more restricted (Fig. 3). Theodoxus velox, which is common in the northern drainages of the Black and Azov seas and extends up to the Baltic Sea, was only found in Lake Sapanca in the study region (Fig. 3C). Theodoxus baeticus, which is widespread across the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands, Sicily, Tunisia, and the Balkans, is in Asia restricted to drainage systems of the Gulf of Gokova in Turkey (Fig. 3A). Of the nine species found only in Asia, five appear to be endemic to small regions: 7’ anatolicus (south-west Anatolia; Fig. 3A), T. macri (Cilicia and south-east Anatolia; Fig. 3A), T. pallidus (southern Iran; Fig. 3B), 7. syriacus (south- east Anatolia and north-west Mesopotamia; Fig. 3D), and T. wesselinghi sp. nov. (central Anatolia; Fig. 3D). Each of the other four species are endemic to smaller systems or even single locations: 7: altenai (Antalya; Fig. 3A), T. gloeri (Balikdam1 Wetland; Fig. 3D), 7? gurur sp. nov. (Subasi spring; Fig. 3A), and 7: wilkei sp. nov. (Cifteler spring; Fig. 3D). The International Union for the Conservation of Na- ture (IUCN) currently only recognises seven of the 14 Asian Theodoxus detected in this study. Apart from the species described here as new, the following four have not been evaluated: 7’ gloeri, T. macri, T. pallidus, and T: velox. Moreover, two of the eight are marked as “Data Deficient”, 1.e. 7’ pallasi (= T: major) and T: syriacus. Of the remaining five species assessed, two remain “Least Concern” (7. fluviatilis and T: jordani), one is “Near Threatened” (7! anatolicus), and two are “Critically En- dangered” (T. altenai and T: baeticus, note however that the latter species is in need of re-evaluation following the revisions presented by Gloer (2018), Sands et al. (2019a), and the present paper). Based on the data we present here, we formulate recommendations following IUCN guidelines (criteria A or B; IUCN Standards and Petitions zse.pensoft.net 60 Arthur F. Sands et al.: A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus in Asia Committee 2019) for the conservation status assessments for the species without sufficient data available (“Data Deficient”) or those not evaluated by the IUCN as yet: Theodoxus gloeri. We consider this species “Critically Endangered” (CR). The species is only known from two sites in very close proximity at a single location. Odabasi and Arslan (2015) suggested it maintains a subterranean lifestyle, as such the area of occupancy is unlikely to be larger than 10 km?. Recently one of us (M.E.G.) visited the location but could not find this species and further noted the pumping of water for irrigation close to the location. This indicates a decreasing quality of the habi- tat. Moreover, no specimen of this species has ever been found alive. Theodoxus gurur sp. nov. This species is only known from one small locality (Suyunbasi spring). The distribu- tion area as such does not exceed | km’. The spring, which forms part of a recreational park, is subject to high human activity, and there is growing anthropogenic impact such as personal waste from frequenters (personal observation M.E.G.). Moreover, much of the original spring system has been pooled and channelled along man-made struc- tures. The quality of the habitat is decreasing. The threats to this species are similar to that of 7) altenai, which 1s marked “Critically Endangered” (CR), and we thus rec- ommend classification as CR accordingly. Theodoxus macri. This species is challenging to assign a conservation status given the taxonomic concerns (see above). If historical identifications are to be taken as accu- rate, this species has suffered from a serve reduction in the extent of its distribution range. However, the conservation status rises and falls with the accuracy of former identifi- cations (e.g. those in Israel and Jordan). Nevertheless, this species can still be found over a distribution extent of at least 10,000 km? and likely occurs in >10 locations, across eastern Cilicia and parts of south-eastern Anatolia. It 1s therefore unlikely to be “Endangered” (EN) or “Vulnera- ble” (VU). We propose either “Near Threatened” (NT) or “Least Concern” (LC) depending on the above. Theodoxus major. We propose this species to be classi- fied as LC. While the species has incurred a reduction of range given regional extirpation in the Aral Sea (Andreev et al. 1992; Aladin et al. 1998; Micklin et al. 2014), it still occupies a very large distribution range and is common within the Caspian and Azov drainage basins. Moreover, it has expanded into man-made channels between the Volga and Don rivers (personal observation A.F.S.), which sug- gests it may be tolerant to some anthropogenic activities. Theodoxus pallidus. Sands et al. (2019b) have demon- strated that this species is in a demographic decline, po- tentially linked to human and climatic influences on the environment. During sampling for this species, a number of spring systems in the region, from which this species has been reported in the past, had dried up, were no longer in existence, or the species could not be found (personal observation A.F.S.). Due to the loss of habitat it 1s esti- mated that a population size reduction of at least 30% has occurred over the last three decades, and it is suspected zse.pensoft.net that continued climatic instability and increasing demand for water resources will likely drive further declines as suitable habitat diminishes. We suggest classifying this species as VU. Moreover, while this species can still be found in a number of isolated sites in southern Iran, the area of occupancy is unlikely to exceed 2,000 km?, where the species’ distribution is highly fragmented. Theodoxus syriacus. This species occurs in a num- ber of springs and streams over a large geographic ex- tent between south-eastern Anatolia and Mesopotamia. However, the species has suffered from a serve reduction in its distribution range. The continued existence of this species in Lebanon and southern Syria for example are dubious (see distribution for this species above). Given the reduction of the geographic distribution, we suspect some decline in the population size. As such, we propose this species be treated as NT. Theodoxus velox. Although the range of this species is re- stricted in Asia, it can be found in numerous locations across Eastern Europe, particularly in the drainages of the Black and Azov seas of Ukraine. Data from Sands et al. (2019a) show this species has a much wider distribution extent than originally attributed. We consider this species as LC. Theodoxus wesselinghi sp. nov. This species 1s cur- rently only known from four isolated locations in central Anatolia and the known distribution range does not ex- ceed 10,000 km?. Additionally, the spring locality in Fele, Isparta has gone through severe alteration. Regular usage by locals for water and its location adjacent to a major road also jeopardises the persistence of the species at this location. We consider this species VU. Theodoxus wilkei sp. nov. Similar to T. gloeri and T. gurur sp. nov., this species has a small area of occupan- cy (<1 km?) and only occurs at a single location (Cifteler spring). As part of a recreational park the spring is affect- ed by high anthropogenic impact, especially as a direct consequence of recreational activities (e.g. swimming) and pollution (e.g. plastic litter) (personal observation M.E.G.). We thus propose this species to be treated as CR. In summary, conservation efforts in Asia should focus on species with narrow distribution ranges, especially those under greater threat from climatic change and an- thropogenic impact. Additionally, future research 1s re- quired to assess conservation statuses of European and North African Theodoxus spp. not discussed herein. Six more species have been confirmed through molecular analyses for those regions: 7’ danubialis (Pfeiffer, 1828), T. marteli (Pallary, 1918), 7? numidicus (Récluz, 1841), T. subterrelictus Schutt, 1963, T. transversalis (Pfeiffer, 1828), and a potentially new species from Caravaca, Spain (Sands et al. 2019a; Fig. 2). Recommendations from molecular studies (Bunje and Lindberg 2007; Sands et al. 2019a; Fig. 2), such as the suggested synonymy of T. prevostianus (Pfeiffer, 1828) and 7. danubialis, still need to be officially implemented and updated. Moreover, the status of some morphospecies, such as T. hispalensis (Martens, 1879), 7? maresi (Bourguignat, 1864), 7? pelo- ponensis, and T. valentinus are dubious given the variation Zoosyst. Evol. 96 (1) 2020, 25-66 in operculum structure or similarity with other species (Kirstensen 1986; Martinez-Orti et al. 2015; Sands et al. 2019a; Fig. 2). These morphospecies still require phyloge- netic assessment in conjunction with a review of the type material to warrant proper conservation consideration. Acknowledgements We would like to thank V.V. Anistratenko, S.Z. Czigany, G. Hartz, T. Hauffe, S. Kosal Sahin, J. Miller, D. Murany1, S. Nasibi, C. Rubio Millan, S. Sereda, R. Sesen, K. Vard- inoyannis, R. Vargovich, M.V. Vinarski, M.Z. Yildirim and M. Zettler for collecting and/or providing addition- al Theodoxus material for analysis. Moreover, we would like to thank D. Delicado, T. Hauffe, B. Hoenig, S. Agel, and M. Hardt for their assistance at the SEM, as well as C. 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Supplementary material | Supplementaty tables Authors: Arthur F. Sands, Peter Gloer, Mustafa E. Gtrlek, Christian Albrecht, Thomas A. Neubauer Data type: species data Explanation note: Table S1. Collection, location and GenBank accession details of all specimens incorpo- rated into the phylogeny. Table S2. Collection details of all specimens and type material photographed for the current study. Table S3. Divergence dates and highest posterior densities of nodes labelled in the phylogeny (Fig. 2). Copyright notice: This dataset is made available under the Open Database License (http://opendatacommons. org/licenses/odbl/1.0/). The Open Database License (ODbL) is a license agreement intended to allow us- ers to freely share, modify, and use this Dataset while maintaining this same freedom for others, provided that the original source and author(s) are credited. Link: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.48312.suppl1