
pmid: 38405381
pmc: PMC10892197
The present study provides a checklist of land snails collected from Batu Kudik, a small and isolated limestone outcrop in Simunjan, Sarawak. A total of 24 species of land snails, representing 18 genera and 14 families were recorded, including one newly-described subspecies. The most species-rich of the families in Batu Kudik are Diplommatinidae (17%) and Chronidae (17%) with four recorded species from each of the families. Based on our analysis, Plectostoma wallacei kudikense subsp. nov., Opisthostoma javanica and Georissa pyrrhoderma were identified as the most abundant land snails at this isolated outcrop, whereas Diplommatina onyx and Everettia minuta were recorded as the least abundant. All of the land snails at Batu Kudik were exclusively found sheltered between limestone boulders, underscoring the critical role of this outcrop as their refuge for survival. Consequently, conserving this biodiversity-rich limestone area becomes paramount to prevent the local extinction of these land snail species and possibly other organisms that depend on the unique attributes of the limestone for their survival. We also provide detailed descriptions of Plectostoma wallacei kudikense, a new subspecies of the genus Plectostoma which is endemic to Batu Kudik. A description of a new subspecies Plectostoma wallacei kudikense subsp. nov.
Outcrop, QH301-705.5, Soil Biodiversity, Gastropoda, 590, Diversity and Ecology of Mites, Sarawak, species abundance, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Diversity and Phylogeny of Earthworms, land snails, Animalia, Parasitism of Snails and Associated Diseases, Biology (General), Biology, limestone, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Life Sciences, Paleontology, Biodiversity, QL Zoology, Subspecies, Biota, Fauna, Taxonomy & Inventories, Mollusca, Insect Science, FOS: Biological sciences, Land snail, Zoology
Outcrop, QH301-705.5, Soil Biodiversity, Gastropoda, 590, Diversity and Ecology of Mites, Sarawak, species abundance, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Diversity and Phylogeny of Earthworms, land snails, Animalia, Parasitism of Snails and Associated Diseases, Biology (General), Biology, limestone, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Life Sciences, Paleontology, Biodiversity, QL Zoology, Subspecies, Biota, Fauna, Taxonomy & Inventories, Mollusca, Insect Science, FOS: Biological sciences, Land snail, Zoology
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