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Redalyc.Four Species of Land Snails from Costa Rica and Panama Revista de Biología Tropical ISSN: 0034-7744 [email protected] Universidad de Costa Rica Costa Rica Thompson, Fred G. Four species of land snails from Costa Rica and Panama (Pulmonata: Spiraxidae) Revista de Biología Tropical, vol. 58, núm. 1, marzo, 2010, pp. 195-202 Universidad de Costa Rica San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Costa Rica Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44918951015 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative Four species of land snails from Costa Rica and Panama (Pulmonata: Spiraxidae) Fred G. Thompson Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA 32611; [email protected] Received 27-III-2009. Corrected 21-VI-2009. Accepted 24-VII-2009. Abstract: Four species of land snails are described from Costa Rica and Panama. Two are new species and two have remained poorly known since their first discovery. A fifth species from Mexico and Guatemala is illustrated for comparative purposes because it has not been figured since 1877, and previous figures of it are inadequate for comparative purposes. The Spiraxidae subfamilies and the Spiraxinae genera are redefined. Rev. Biol. Trop. 58 (1): 195-202. Epub 2010 March 01. Key words: Spiraxidae, Mayaxis, Micromena, Miraradula, Pseudosubulina, Rectaxis, Volutaxis, land snails. The purpose of this paper is to describe USNM=National Museum of Natural History, two new species of minute snails from Central Washington, DC, USA. America, and to provide additional informa- MZUCR=Museo de Zoología, Universidad de tion on the status of two other species. In order Costa Rica, Costa Rica. to place the species in the proper perspective regarding their classification, the subfamilies Family Spiraxidae Baker, 1939 of the Spiraxidae, and the genera of the Spiraxi- nae are redefined. This is a large family of carnivorous land Land snails of the Subfamily Spiraxinae snails that is confined to the neotropical realm. are the most nearly ubiquitous and abundant Over 260 species are recognized in Central group of land snails in the Middle America America and Mexico. Historically spiraxids realm (Mexico, Central America and the West were treated as subfamilies within the Olea- Indies). Over 100 species have been described cinidae. H.B. Baker (1962) separated the Spi- from this realm. On the basis of my field raxidae from the Oleacinidae on the basis of experience in Middle America over the past anatomical characters. The Spiraxidae includes fifty years I estimate that this is but a small three subfamilies. Anatomical characters are fraction of the existing diversity. Almost any given in Baker 1939, 1941 and 1943. The sub- litter sample from there contains Spiraxinae, families are recognized as follow. and frequently a dozen or more species may Spiraxinae (Baker 1939) the shells are be present in a single litter sample. They are small, and slender and usually they are trans- small-sized, and as a consequence they are sel- parent or translucent. Occasional species have dom collected. The four species treated below opaque shells. The columella is simple within are examples of this overlooked diversity. the shell, but may be trunctated at the base of Museum acronyms are: the aperture. The shell is corneous or whitish UF=Florida Museum of Natural History, Univer- and lacks other pigmentation. The sculpture sity of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. is variable, but usually includes incremental Rev. Biol. Trop. (Int. J. Trop. Biol. ISSN-0034-7744) Vol. 58 (1): 195-202, March 2010 195 striations, growth threads or occasionally ribs. Miraradula Baker, 1939. 1) Aperture with The central tooth of the radula is tricuspid or a subvertical, slightly twisted columella. 2) unicuspid. The lateral and marginal teeth are The protoconch with low very closely spaced bicuspid. growth threads with gradually widening inter- Euglandininae (Baker 1941) the shells spaces. Lower whorls with thin riblets. 3) usually are medium- to large-sized ovate or Spiral sculpture is absent. 4) Central tooth of elongate-ovate, and they have a truncated colu- radula tricuspid. 5) One hundred or more Lat- mella ending at the base of the aperture. Usu- eral + marginal teeth. 6) Lateral and marginal ally, the shell is opaque and bears incremental teeth undifferentiated; each with two short striations, ribs or growth varices, although cusps. 7) Penis with a small apical chamber. some genera have smooth, glossy shells. The 8) Epiphallus absent. 9) Prostate shorter than color is variable, grayish-white to brown, and uterus. 10) Vagina very short, almost absent. may include stripes, flames or bands. The radu- 11) Apparently oviparous. 12) Southeastern lar teeth are unicuspid. Mexico in the States of Puebla, Veracruz and Streptostylinae (Baker 1941) are small-to Chiapas. medium-sized ovate or elongate-ovate shells. The end of the columella is twisted within Rectaxis Baker, 1939. 1) Aperture with a the aperture. Usually the shell is opaque and fairly straight columella that is slightly oblique glossy, although some species may be strongly to the axis of the shell. 2) Protoconch with striate or costate. The color is variable light yel- weak vertical thread-striations; teleoconch usu- lowish to dark brown, and may include stripes ally with distinct axial ribs. 3) Weak spiral or a subsutural lighter zone. The radular teeth sculpture present between the ribs on the lower are unicuspid. whorls. 4) Central tooth of radula tricuspid. 5) Two lateral teeth have short cusps. 6) Marginal Subfamily Spiraxinae (Baker 1939) teeth 11-13; with one or both cusps long and needle-like. 7) Penis with a small apical cham- Genera of the Spiraxinae are based pri- ber. 8) Epiphallus absent. 9) Prostate shorter marily on soft anatomical characters and the than uterus. 10) Vagina very short, almost radula (Baker 1939). Seldom are live speci- absent. 11) Oviparous. 12) Mexico south to mens of these minute snails collected, and thus Venezuela. the anatomy of the vast majority of species remains unstudied. Shell traits of sculpture and Volutaxis Strebel & Pfeffer, 1882. 1) Col- columella development are useful but often are umella usually twisted in the aperture and less discriminating because of convergences of not remarkably truncate. 2) Third protoconch characters between different genera. Histori- whorl with weak, close axial threads or riblets, cally spiraxids were grouped in a single genus which gradually assume the striate or ribbed Spiraxis, or in two genera, Spiraxis and Pseu- sculpture on the following whorls. 3) Spiral dosubulina (von Martens 1898, Pilsbry 1907) sculpture absent, or when present very weak or in three genera, Spiraxis, Pseudosubulina and intermittent. 4) The radula central tooth is and Volutaxis (Strebel & Pfeffer 1882). Baker unicuspid. 5) Lateral teeth 0-2; when present (1939, 1940) continues to recognize a single with two short cusps. 6) Marginal teeth 12-14; genus, Spiraxis, with six subgenera. Thompson each has one long needle-like cusp and one (1995, 2008) elevated the subgenera to generic shorter cusp. 7) Penis usually elongate and status on the basis of the combinations of shell, without heavy pilasters. 8) Without an epiphal- radular and soft anatomical differences. lus. 9) Uterus almost as long as prostate and Seven genera are now recognized. They shorter than free oviduct + vagina. 10) Vagina are diagnosed as follow. Characters are taken usually short. 11) Oviparous. 12) Numerous from Baker (1939) and Thompson (1995). species in Mexico, Central America and the 196 Rev. Biol. Trop. (Int. J. Trop. Biol. ISSN-0034-7744) Vol. 58 (1): 195-202, March 2010 Greater Antilles Islands of Cuba, Jamaica and 5) Two lateral teeth bicuspid, cusps short. 6) Hispaniola. Three subgenera are recognized. Marginal teeth 13, with a long needle-like They are diagnosed below under Volutaxis. inner cup and a short outer cusp. 7) Penis with a short caecum. 8) Epiphallus about as long as Pseudosubulina Strebel & Pfeffer, 1882. penis. 9) Uterus about as long as prostate and 1) Aperture usually with a definitely truncate about twice as long as free oviduct. 10) Vagina columella. 2) Last whorl of protoconch with absent. 11) Oviparous. 12) Honduras and Gua- close, fine ribs; gradually assuming teleoconch temala, southeastern Mexico in the States of sculpture of threads or ribs. 3) Spiral sculpture Chiapas and Tabasco. absent. 4) Radula central tooth unicuspid. 5) Two lateral teeth with short, subequal cusps. Spiraxis C. B. Adams, 1850. 1) Aperture 6) Marginal teeth 9-18; with one needle-like with a twisted columella. 2) Protoconch sculp- and one short cusp. 7) Penis usually short ture finely costulate. Teleoconch with spaced with two internal pilasters. 8) Epiphallus pres- ribs. 3) Spiral sculpture absent. 4) Central tooth ent. 9) Uterus about as long as prostate, and of radula unicuspid. 5) Lateral teeth 1 or 4, with shorter than free oviduct + vagina. 10) Vagina two short cusps. 6) Marginal teeth 6-26, with very short, almost obsolete. 11) Oviparous. a needle-like cusp and a shot cusp. 7) Penis 12) Numerous species in Mexico and Central elongate, without heavy pilasters. 8) Penis with America and with one species in Cuba. an epiphallus, 9) Uterus longer than prostate and much larger and longer than free oviduct Micromena Baker, 1939. 1) Shell minute, + vagina. 10) Vagina short. 11) Viviparous. 12) with a straight, very weakly truncate columella. Jamaica and Los Roques Island. Four subgen- 2) Last half whorl of protoconch closely stri- era occur in Jamaica (Baker, 1939). Another ate. Later whorls with fine thread-riblets that subgenus from Los Roques is questionably are much narrower than their interspaces. 3) referred by Baker to Spiraxis. With continuous spiral striations. 4) Central tooth of radula unicuspid.
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