Shell of Corrosella ballestae, frontal view.
#NewSpecies
New #freshwater #snail from #spain just crawled in:
Corrosella ballestae
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03E487C4-...
Publication: doi.org/10.5852/ejt....
#ejtaxonomy #CorrosellaBallestae
#FAIRdata
#taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #fauna #malacology #gastropods
Shell of Gveleshapia kvevri, holotype.
#NewSpecies!
New freshwater snail from #georgia just crawled in:
Gveleshapia kvevri
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/B5BF9640-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #GveleshapiaKvevri
#FAIRdata
#taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #malacology #gastropods #snails #freshwater
Shell of Chamalycaeus dayangmerindu.
#NewSpecies!
New land snail from #indonesia just crawled in:
Chamalycaeus dayangmerindu
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/AE121272-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #ChamalycaeusDayangmerindu
#FAIRdata
#taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #animals #fauna #malacology #gastropods #snails
Two views of the shell of a new species of land snail
"New species of Moellendorffia Ancey, 1887 and Trichelix Ancey, 1887 from China (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata: Camaenidae)" has been published in #JournalofConchology #jconch @conchsoc #newSpecies #landsnail #malacology doi.org/10.61733/jco...
"Captain Thomas Brown (1785–1862): his life and molluscan taxa" has been published in the #JournalofConchology @conchsoc #conchologicalSociety #malacology doi.org/10.61733/jco...
Shell of Turridrupa albocastanea, holotype.
#NewSpecies!
New sea snail from the #philippines just crawled in:
Turridrupa albocastanea
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/3F438E3D-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #TurridrupaAlbocastanea
#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #wildlife #conservation #malacology #gastropods #snails #seasnails
Shell of Chicoreus phyrtos.
#NewSpecies!
New predatory sea snail from #papuanewguinea just crawled in:
Chicoreus phyrtos
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03C187B8-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #ChicoreusPhyrtos
#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #malacology #gastropods #snails
Shell of Radomaniola cetinensis.
#NewSpecies!
New #snail from #croatia just crawled in:
Radomaniola cetinensis
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/AB08878A-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #RadomaniolaCetinensis
#FAIRdata
#OA #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #malacology #gastropods
Trochus parvus, shell in apertural view.
#NewSpecies!
New snail from #china just crawled in:
Trochus parvus
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03F4DC9C-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #TrochusParvus
#FAIRdata
#OA #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #malacology #gastropods #snails
Living Hypselostoma pongrati, paratype.
#NewSpecies!
New microsnail from #thailand just crawled in:
Hypselostoma pongrati
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/095F7E0C-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #HypselostomaPongrati
#FAIRdata
#OA #biology #ecology #biodiversity #animals #malacology #gastropods #snails #microsnail
a badass giant snail in the ocean
#malacology
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New study out in Systematics and Biodiversity 🐌
Bharate 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. report the diversity and molecular phylogeny of Indo-West Pacific rock dwelling 𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 snails (Cephalaspidea, Haminoeidae).
Read the full study here: buff.ly/Wj5HpPb
#Snails #malacology #taxonomy #systematics #biodiversity
Turridrupa chinoi, holotype.
#NewSpecies!
New sea snail from the #philippines just crawled in:
Turridrupa chinoi
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/3F438E3D-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #TurridrupaChinoi
#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #malacology #gastropods #snails #seasnails
Aifinautilus icanus, holotype, lateral view.
#NewSpecies!
New #nautiloid from late #permian #iran just surfaced:
Aifinautilus icanus
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03E487D4-...
Publication: doi.org/10.5852/ejt....
#ejtaxonomy #AifinautilusIcanus
#FAIRdata
#OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #nature #malacology #cephalopoda #fossils #paleo
"Description of the reproductive system of Helicodonta angigyra (Rossmässler, 1834) and differential diagnosis with Helicodonta obvoluta (O.F. Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda: Helicodontidae)" has been published in #JournalofConchology #jconch #conchsoc #malacology #landsnail
Scanning electron micrographs of Acmella krueangensis.
#NewSpecies!
New microsnail from #thailand just crawled in:
Acmella krueangensis
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/CD7E2B23-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #AcmellaKrueangensis
#FAIRdata
#biology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #malacology #gastropods #snails #microsnail #cave
Bringing together incredible historical snails 🐚📜 from researchers, museums, and private collectors 🔬🏛️🔍 for the #FiascoProject. Overwhelmed by the generosity—thank you for trusting us with these precious #Mollusk specimens 💖
#Malacology #NaturalHistory #CitizenScience #ScienceTwitter #MolluskMonday
Globunio mirificus, holotype.
#NewSpecies!
New freshwater mussel from #china just opened:
Globunio mirificus
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/27063478-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zse....
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #GlobunioMirificus
#FAIRdata
#OA #ecology #nature #wildlife #malacology #bivalvia #mussels #freshwater
"New record of an established population of the Seminole rams-horn, Planorbella duryi (Wetherby, 1879) (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in continental France" has been published in #JournalofConchology #malacology #snail #introducedSpecies
doi.org/10.61733/jco...
Thericium chamaeleo, paratype.
#NewSpecies!
New snail from middle #miocene #romania just surfaced:
Thericium chamaeleo
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/211887DE-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #ThericiumChamaeleo
#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #malacology #gastropods #snails #fossils #paleo
🐚 Join our free webinar!
Assoc Prof Jingchun Li (Univ. of Colorado Boulder) shares “The Genomic Giant: Insights into Evolution of Tridacnid Clams.”
🗓️ Nov 27 2025 (AWST 8–9 am | AEDT 11 am–12 pm)
RSVP via tinyurl.com/MSAgiantclams
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#Malacology #GiantClams #Webinar
Shell of Bensonella mirabilis, holotype.
#NewSpecies!
New land snail from #myanmar just crawled in:
Bensonella mirabilis
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/541B399B-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #BensonellaMirabilis
#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #malacology #gastropods #snails #landsnails
"Huddling and tail-dipping: two previously unknown behaviours of the slug Megapallifera mutabilis (Philomycidae)" has been published in the #JournalofConchology #jconch #malacology #Mollusca #slug doi.org/10.61733/jco...
So cool!
#naturalhistory #malacology
"New record of the deep-sea Nassarius subsimilis (E.A. Smith, 1906) (Gastropoda: Nassariidae) after more than a century" has been published in the Journal of Conchology #jconch #malacology #conchology #Gastropoda #Mollusca doi.org/10.61733/jco...
Looking for recommendations on where to buy good mussel shirts.
That’s not a typo. #malacology is good ecology.
"First record of the genus Lagocheilus W.T. Blanford, 1864 (Caenogastropoda: Cyclophoridae) from the northern Western Ghats, India, with the description of L. hayaomiyazakii n. sp." has been published in Journal of Conchology #newspecies #conchology #malacology #conchsoc
Holotype of Miraphaedusa xihuashida.
#NewSpecies!
New land snail from #china just crawled in:
Miraphaedusa xihuashida
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/30E28FBC-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#BiodiversityDataJournal #MiraphaedusaXihuashida
#FAIRdata
#OA #openaccess #biodiversity #nature #conservation #malacology #snails
Had a great time at the SEM Malacology Forum presenting two research projects — one poster on the restoration of the Piles River and an oral communication on the sequencing of Iberian freshwater molluscs. 🐚🌊 #Malacology #Biodiversity #Metabarcoding
