Journal Article

First record of subterranean freshwater gastropods (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cochliopidae) from the cenotes of Yucatán state

Grego, J., Angyal, D. and Beltrán, L.A.L.

Record Number:
4216
Year:
2019
Journal:
Subterranean Biology
Pages:
79-88
Volume:
29
PMCID:
https://doi.org/10.3897/ subtbiol.29.32779
Abstract:
The biospeleological investigations of several cenotes in the eastern region of Yucatán state, Mexico, during January 2018 yielded, among other invertebrates, two new truncatelloid gastropod species described herein as Mexicenotica xochii gen. n. et sp. n. and Pyrgophorus thompsoni sp. n. Both species represent the first record of stygobiont gastropod species from the cenotes of Yucatán indicating the high biodiversity potential of the studied area. Keywords Mexico, cave, phreatic, stygobiont, Pyrgophorus
Times Cited:
2
Relevent Species:
Ophisternon infernale (Hubbs 1938) Rosen and Greenwood 1976Typhlias pearsei Hubbs 1938