Genus of gastropods
Alzoniella is a genus of minute freshwater spring snails , aquatic gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the subfamily Islamiinae of the family Hydrobiidae . [ 2]
Description
All the species within the snail genus Alzoniella are crenobiotic , i.e. they are dependent on springs as a habitat. Some are stygobiont , i.e. living exclusively in underground rivers. They are tiny to minute, usually with delicate, elongated, white or translucent shells. The conical to cylindrical-conical shells often have smooth or finely striated surfaces, and the three to four whorls are quite convex (except the body whorl) with deep sutures. [ 3]
Distribution
Alzoniella is primarily found in Europe (mainly in Spain), often in very localized, isolated habitats, with some species restricted to underground freshwater habitats such as specific springs or cave systems.
Species
The genus Alzoniella contains the following species:
Alzoniella asturica (Boeters & Rolán, 1988)
Alzoniella bergomensis Pezzoli, 2010
Alzoniella borberensis Bodon & Cianfanelli, 2022
Alzoniella braccoensis Bodon & Cianfanelli, 2004
Alzoniella calorensis Cianfanelli & Bodon, 2017
Alzoniella camocaensis Rolán & Boeters, 2015
Alzoniella cantabrica (Boeters, 1983)
Alzoniella cervarensis Cianfanelli, Talenti, Nardi & Bodon, 2019
Alzoniella cornucopia (De Stefani, 1880)
Alzoniella delmastroi Bodon & Cianfanelli, 2004
Alzoniella edmulndi (Boeters, 1984)
Alzoniella fabrianensis (Pezzoli, 1969)
Alzoniella feneriensis Fo. Giusti & Bodon, 1984
Alzoniella finalina Giusti & Bodon, 1984
Alzoniella galaica (Boeters & Rolán, 1988)
Alzoniella haicabia Boeters, 2000
Alzoniella hartwigschuetti (Reischütz, 1983)
Alzoniella iberopyrenaica Arconada, Rolán & Boeters, 2007
Alzoniella isoensis Bodon & Cianfanelli, 2022
Alzoniella junqua Boeters, 2000
Alzoniella katagabriellae Varga, 2021
Alzoniella ligustica (Fo. Giusti & Bodon, 1981)
Alzoniella lucensis (Rolán, 1993)
Alzoniella lunensis Bodon & Cianfanelli, 2002
Alzoniella macrostoma Bodon & Cianfanelli, 2002
Alzoniella manganellii Bodon, Cianfanelli & Talenti, 1997
Alzoniella marianae Arconada, Rolán & Boeters, 2007
Alzoniella microstoma Bodon & Cianfanelli, 2002
Alzoniella montana (Rolán, 1993)
Alzoniella murita Boeters, 2003
Alzoniella navarrensis Boeters, 1999
onatensis Boeters, 2003
Alzoniella ovetensis (Rolán, 1993)
Alzoniella parvula (Fo. Giusti & Bodon, 1981)
Alzoniella perrisii (Dupuy, 1851)
Alzoniella pyrenaica Boeters, 1983
Alzoniella rolani (Boeters, 1986)
Alzoniella sigestra Fo. Giusti & Bodon, 1984
Alzoniella slovenica (Ložek & Brtek, 1964)
Alzoniella somiedoensis Rolán, Arconada & Boeters, 2009
Alzoniella tanagrensis Cianfanelli & Bodon, 2017
Synonyms
Alzoniella (Navarriella) Boeters, 2000 : synonym of Navarriella Boeters, 2000 (superseded combination)
Alzoniella elliptica (Paladilhe, 1874) : synonym of Navarriella elliptica (Paladilhe, 1874) (superseded combination)
Alzoniella pellitica Arconada, Rolán & Boeters, 2007 : synonym of Navarriella elliptica (Paladilhe, 1874) (junior subjective synonym)
References
Giusti, F. & Bodo (1984). "Notulae malacologicae, XXXI. Nuove Hydrobiidae dell'Italia nord-occidentale. (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde . 114 (4– 6): 159.
External links
Boeters, H.D. (1984). "The genus Alzoniella Giusti & Bodon, 1984 in France" (PDF) . Basteria . 64 (4– 6).
Arconada, B.; Rolán, E. & Boeters, H. D. (2007). "A revision of the genus Alzoniella Giusti & Bodon, 1984 (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Hydrobiidae) on the Iberian Peninsula and its implications for the systematics of the European hydrobiid fauna" . Basteria . 71 (4– 6). {{cite journal }}
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García-Guerrero, F.; Miller, J. P.; Delicado, D.; Novo, M.; Ramos, M. A. (2024). "A systematic review of the Iberian springsnail subgenus Alzoniella (Navarriella) (Caenogastropoda: Hydrobiidae), with the description of a new potentially relict subfamily" . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 202 (2). doi :10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad185 . {{cite journal }}
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