{"title":"Redescriptions of two species of Sepia (Cephalopoda: Sepiidae) from South African waters: Sepia robsoni (Massy, 1927) and S. faurei Roeleveld, 1972","authors":"M. Lipiński","doi":"10.12657/folmal.028.025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.028.025","url":null,"abstract":"Two species of cuttlefish: Sepia robsoni (Massy) and Sepia faurei Roeleveld, are redescribed based on sexually mature males and females of both species. They were previously known only from their holotypes: male and female, respectively. They belong to a distinct group of small-sized sepiids, all nearendemics of southern African waters. The knowledge of the systematics and biology of this group is still limited despite the long time since the first description (1875). This is because, inter alia, of their small size: not larger than 4 cm mantle length at maturity. Twenty-one individuals of S. robsoni described here were scattered from Port Nolloth area to the Tsitsikamma coast (bottom depth <37–449 m). Eight known individuals of S. faurei came from the eastern Agulhas Bank (bottom depth 116–184 m). S. robsoni can be identified by extremely thinly calcified cuttlebone (transparent); smooth skin of dorsal mantle and head; tips of first pair of arms thick, finger-like, devoid of suckers. S. faurei can be distinguished by the following combination of characters: thick, heavily calcified cuttlebone but with flat and fused inner cone; skin of dorsal mantle and head very densely covered by characteristic warts; thin, whip-like tips of first pair of arms devoid of suckers. All described specimens of both species are deposited in the South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) and in Iziko, South African Museum (SAMC). key words: small cuttlefish; redescriptions; South African waters; Sepia; Digitosepia","PeriodicalId":309868,"journal":{"name":"Folia Malacologica","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127911999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New records of the Mediterranean land snail Massylaea vermiculata (O. F. Müller, 1774) in Hungary and Slovakia","authors":"B. Páll‐Gergely, Z. Fehér, T. Čejka","doi":"10.12657/folmal.028.021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.028.021","url":null,"abstract":"The Mediterranean Massylaea vermiculata (O. F. Müller) is reported from Slovakia for the first time (two sites), and from Hungary for the first time since the 1980 record. There is a reason to suspect the existence of further, yet undetected, specimens or even populations in Central Europe. Based on the dynamics of similar invasions of terrestrial molluscs, we expect that in 2–3 decades the species may become locally abundant and widespread in both the Hungarian and the Slovak capitals.","PeriodicalId":309868,"journal":{"name":"Folia Malacologica","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134206798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Alan Mozley: An American malacologist in Siberia (1932–1933)","authors":"M. Vinarski","doi":"10.12657/folmal.028.022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.028.022","url":null,"abstract":"The history of malacological exploration of Siberia, made in 1932 and 1933 by the malacologist Alan Mozley, then affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution, USA, is given, with a discussion of his contribution to the knowledge of taxonomy, biogeography and ecology of freshwater and terrestrial molluscs of Northern Asia. The type specimens of the Siberian species and subspecies, described as new by Mozley, are illustrated, with remarks on the current taxonomic status of these taxa. A social-historical context of Mozley’s trip to Stalin’s Russia is also provided, including its connection to the prosecution of Nikolay Vavilov, a key opponent of “Lysenkoism”.","PeriodicalId":309868,"journal":{"name":"Folia Malacologica","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124479630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Human- and climate-induced changes of mollusc assemblages of millpond deposits in the valley of Jarosławianka Stream (Poland)","authors":"Joanna Pietruczuk, A. Wojciechowski","doi":"10.12657/folmal.028.027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.028.027","url":null,"abstract":"Deposits from a millpond in the Jarosławianka Stream valley (Sławno Plain, NW. Poland) were subject to malacological analysis in order to reconstruct the history of environmental transformations of the pond from its establishment in 1351 to the end of its functioning in 1960. Thirty five mollusc taxa occurred in the pond during its functioning: 21 taxa of water snails, 11 bivalves, and 3 terrestrial snails. Six phases of development of the pond were distinguished, based on the mollusc assemblages: phase I (1351–1450 CE) – very favourable habitat conditions, high species richness and diversity; phase II (1450– 1490 CE) – deterioration of habitat conditions – decrease in the number of species and individuals; phase III (1490–1590 CE) – improving conditions and reappearance of species which had occurred in the pond in phase I; phase IV (1590–1750 CE) – the least favourable conditions and poor malacofauna in terms of species number and abundance; phase V (1750–1790 CE) – renewed development of the malacofauna; phase VI (after 1790 CE) – end of functioning of the pond. The phases of pond development were associated with hydrological transformations, resulting from climatic factors and human economic activity. key Words: mollusc assemblages; millpond deposits; last millennium; Jarosławianka Stream; Pomerania; Poland","PeriodicalId":309868,"journal":{"name":"Folia Malacologica","volume":"205 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122369045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two land snail species of the Mekong Delta limestone hills (Cambodia, Vietnam): Aulacospira furtiva (Eupulmonata: Vertiginidae) and Georissa carinata (Neritimorpha: Hydrocenidae)","authors":"J. Vermeulen, S. Aiken","doi":"10.12657/folmal.028.020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.028.020","url":null,"abstract":"We describe Aulacospira furtiva sp. n. (Pulmonata: Vertiginidae), and we expand on the protologue of Georissa carinata Sutcharit et Jirapatrasilp, 2020 (Neritomorpha: Hydrocenidae). Both species occur on limestone hills on the west flank of the Mekong delta, in Vietnam and Cambodia, and presumably are endemic to these hills. key wordS: land snails; Aulacospira; Georissa; Cambodia; Vietnam; Mekong Delta limestone hills","PeriodicalId":309868,"journal":{"name":"Folia Malacologica","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114380266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevalence of infection with Pleurogonius malaclemys Hunter, 1961 (Trematoda: Digenea) in Tritia obsoleta (Say, 1822) (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Nassariidae) in relation to environment quality","authors":"P. DemetriaDes","doi":"10.12657/folmal.028.019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.028.019","url":null,"abstract":"Tritia obsoleta (Say) is a snail inhabiting estuarine mudflats and salt marshes along the Eastern Coast of the United States. It is the intermediate host of Pleurogonius malaclemys whose definitive host is the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin). P. malaclemys forms dome-like cysts on the snail’s operculum. The study was aimed at observing differences in the snail’s physical parameters (shell height, thickness, and snail weight) under the effect of the environmental quality and the prevalence of P. malaclemys. Snails were collected, along with samples of water and bottom deposits, from two locations in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey. In the area with poorer quality of sediment and water, the prevalence of parasite’s cysts was significantly higher, and the shells were thinner and lower. Histological analyses revealed the presence of metacercariae and tissue anomalies. Increasing prevalence of the parasite was correlated with deteriorating ecosystem health, leading to a combined detrimental effect on the host. This study is a model of the repercussions of deteriorating habitat quality on host-parasite relationships, and the health of the organisms in question. Key worDs: mud snail; Pleurogonius malaclemys; Malaclemys terrapin terrapin; shell composition; shell height; shell thickness; histology; habitat quality; parasite","PeriodicalId":309868,"journal":{"name":"Folia Malacologica","volume":"75 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121869259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rapid invasion of the slug Krynickillus melanocephalus Kaleniczenko, 1851 in Sweden and some notes on the biology and anthropochorous spread of the species in Europe (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata: Agriolimacidae)","authors":"T. Proschwitz","doi":"10.12657/folmal.028.018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.028.018","url":null,"abstract":"The terrestrial slug Krynickillus melanocephalus, native to the Caucasus and adjacent areas, has in the latter decades, by means of man-mediated (anthropochorous) dispersal, spread westwards over areas of the former USSR, central, and northern Europe. The first record in Sweden could be traced back to 2015, and during the autumn 2019 30 further occurrences, mainly in the eastern parts of the country, were confirmed. The habitats are in most cases gardens, but it has also spread into adjacent waste land and man-influenced woodlands. The species is highly invasive and colonises disturbed habitats where it forms large populations. Its feeding habits and possible pest status need to be studied. Further rapid spread, both westand southwards in Europe, is to be expected. The external appearance and genital morphology of K. melanocephalus in Swedish populations are briefly described.","PeriodicalId":309868,"journal":{"name":"Folia Malacologica","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121861165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two new species of Sepia Linnaeus, 1758 (Cephalopoda: Sepiidae) from South African waters","authors":"M. Lipiński","doi":"10.12657/folmal.028.013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.028.013","url":null,"abstract":"A new species of cuttlefish: Sepia barosei sp. nov. is described from South Africa. Its present distribution is limited to the eastern Agulhas Bank (depth range 119–184 m), but this was based on a small material. It is recognised by prominently dorsal eyes and four turrets (papillae on top of each other) dorsally on the head between the eyes. On the dorsal mantle: four large, prominent patches, two mid anteriorly and two mid posteriorly; smaller turrets, patches and/or tubercles and warts dorsally; skin between these structures smooth and shiny. Ends of I pair of arms without suckers. Cuttlebone lightly calcified, thin and fragile. Second new species, Sepia roeleveldi sp. nov. is also described (distribution: from Hondeklip to Port Alfred, depth range 181–497 m), and is recognised by small, flat warts very densely and uniformly covering dorsal mantle, head and arms. Two prominent tubercles covered by warts on dorsal head; one similar tubercle in the middle of dorsal mantle (sometimes missing). Ends of I pair of arms without suckers. Cuttlebone thin and fragile, thinly calcified. Description of these new small cuttlefish has led to proposing a new subgenus Digitosepia with four species. Both holotypes and some paratypes are deposited in the South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) and other paratypes in the Iziko Museum (SAMC) and the Natural History Museum (NHMUK), London. key words: small cuttlefish; new species; new subgenus; Digitosepia; South African waters; Sepia","PeriodicalId":309868,"journal":{"name":"Folia Malacologica","volume":"182 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116268090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New records of Desmoulin’s whorl snail Vertigo moulinsiana (Dupuy, 1849) (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata: Vertiginidae) in north-western Poland","authors":"A. Lipinska","doi":"10.12657/folmal.028.017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.028.017","url":null,"abstract":"Vertigo moulinsiana (Dupuy) is a small, endangered species of European land snail. It has been placed on the Red List of Threatened Species in Poland, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and is protected in the EU by the Habitats Directive. More than 90 localities of V. moulinsiana are known in Poland. Six new localities of the species have been found in the north-west of the country. The populations in the new localities are extremely abundant, and one of them was the most abundant of all the species’ populations covered by the GIOŚ Polish State Environmental Monitoring Programme. Also V. angustior Jeffreys was found in this area. key words: terrestrial snails; wetlands; endangered species; Habitats Directive","PeriodicalId":309868,"journal":{"name":"Folia Malacologica","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114677381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Donacilla cornea (Poli, 1791) (Bivalvia: Venerida: Mesodesmatidae) in the northern Black Sea: New distribution records, shell size and colouration","authors":"B. Linetskii","doi":"10.12657/folmal.028.014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.028.014","url":null,"abstract":"The first record of Donacilla cornea (Poli) from Ukrainian beaches since 1960 is presented. The populations from the northern Black Sea were studied for their size and colour polymorphism. The maximum shell length was 26.05 mm, thus exceeding the previously reported values. The shell size differences between the populations and the similarity of shell shape indices were confirmed by one-way ANOVA. The negative allometry of height and width to length was confirmed by the t-test of linear regression slopes. Twelve patterns and seven background colours were recorded. Three patterns were observed for the first time. Significant differences in the frequency of colour pattern, and the similarity of pattern and shell colour between the studied populations were confirmed using Pearson’s χ2. In the northern Black Sea populations white, non-streaked forms without radial pattern prevailed. The potential colour variation, estimated with ACE for each population, was close to the observed variation. key words: morphometry; colour polymorphism; shell pattern; swash zone","PeriodicalId":309868,"journal":{"name":"Folia Malacologica","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128043571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}