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- Title
Craspedotropis gretathunbergae, a new speciesof Cyclophoridae (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda), discovered and described on a field course to Kuala Belalong rainforest, Brunei.
- Authors
Schilthuizen, Menno; Lim, Jonathan P.; van Peursen, Anthonie D. P.; Alfano, Massimiliano; Jenging, Awang Bikas; Cicuzza, Daniele; Escoubas, Alexandre; Escoubas, Pierre; Grafe, Ulmar; Ja, Jamil; Koomen, Peter; Krotoski, Aleks; Lavezzari, Denise; Lim, Laura; Maarschall, Rudie; Slik, Ferry; Steele, Derek; Wah Ting, Dennis Teck; Zeeland, Ine van; Njunjić, Iva
- Abstract
Background Terrestrial Caenogastropoda form an important but threatened component of the Borneo tropical rainforest malacofauna, where the group is nearly as rich in species as the Stylommatophora. They are, however, more sensitive to drought, temperature extremes and forest degradation. New information On a field course at Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre in Brunei Darussalam (Borneo), a new caenogastropod species, belonging to the genus Craspedotropis, was discovered by the course participants. The participants decided to name the species Craspedotropis gretathunbergae n. sp., in honour of the climate change activist Greta Thunberg, as caenogastropod land snails, such as this species, are likely to suffer because of climate change.
- Subjects
BRUNEI; CYCLOPHORIDAE; NEOGASTROPODA; STYLOMMATOPHORA; CLIMATE change
- Publication
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2020, p1
- ISSN
1314-2836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3897/BDJ.8.10.3897/BDJ.8.e47484e47484