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The land snail fauna of Batu Kudik, isolated limestone outcrop near Simunjan, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (Mollusca, Gastropoda)

Background The present study provides a checklist of land snails collected from Batu Kudik, a small and isolated limestone outcrop in Simunjan, Sarawak. A total of 24 species of land snails, representing 18 genera and 14 families were recorded, including one newly-described subspecies. The most spe...

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Main Authors: Lee, Jie Ying, Nurul Syafiqah, Nasir, Mohammad Effendi, Marzuki, Jaap J., Vermeulen, Mohd Zacaery, Khalik
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Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2024
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QL Zoology
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46174/1/The_land_snail_fauna_of_Batu_Kudik_isolated_limest.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46174/
https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/115556/
https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e115556
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spelling my.unimas.ir.461742024-09-30T08:14:55Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46174/ The land snail fauna of Batu Kudik, isolated limestone outcrop near Simunjan, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (Mollusca, Gastropoda) Lee, Jie Ying Nurul Syafiqah, Nasir Mohammad Effendi, Marzuki Jaap J., Vermeulen Mohd Zacaery, Khalik QL Zoology Background The present study provides a checklist of land snails collected from Batu Kudik, a small and isolated limestone outcrop in Simunjan, Sarawak. A total of 24 species of land snails, representing 18 genera and 14 families were recorded, including one newly-described subspecies. The most species-rich of the families in Batu Kudik are Diplommatinidae (17%) and Chronidae (17%) with four recorded species from each of the families. Based on our analysis, Plectostoma wallacei kudikense subsp. nov., Opisthostoma javanica and Georissa pyrrhoderma were identified as the most abundant land snails at this isolated outcrop, whereas Diplommatina onyx and Everettia minuta were recorded as the least abundant. All of the land snails at Batu Kudik were exclusively found sheltered between limestone boulders, underscoring the critical role of this outcrop as their refuge for survival. Consequently, conserving this biodiversity-rich limestone area becomes paramount to prevent the local extinction of these land snail species and possibly other organisms that depend on the unique attributes of the limestone for their survival. We also provide detailed descriptions of Plectostoma wallacei kudikense, a new subspecies of the genus Plectostoma which is endemic to Batu Kudik. Pensoft Publishers 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46174/1/The_land_snail_fauna_of_Batu_Kudik_isolated_limest.pdf Lee, Jie Ying and Nurul Syafiqah, Nasir and Mohammad Effendi, Marzuki and Jaap J., Vermeulen and Mohd Zacaery, Khalik (2024) The land snail fauna of Batu Kudik, isolated limestone outcrop near Simunjan, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Biodiversity Data Journal, 12 (e11555). pp. 1-36. ISSN 1314-2828 https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/115556/ https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e115556
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language English
topic QL Zoology
spellingShingle QL Zoology
Lee, Jie Ying
Nurul Syafiqah, Nasir
Mohammad Effendi, Marzuki
Jaap J., Vermeulen
Mohd Zacaery, Khalik
The land snail fauna of Batu Kudik, isolated limestone outcrop near Simunjan, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (Mollusca, Gastropoda)
description Background The present study provides a checklist of land snails collected from Batu Kudik, a small and isolated limestone outcrop in Simunjan, Sarawak. A total of 24 species of land snails, representing 18 genera and 14 families were recorded, including one newly-described subspecies. The most species-rich of the families in Batu Kudik are Diplommatinidae (17%) and Chronidae (17%) with four recorded species from each of the families. Based on our analysis, Plectostoma wallacei kudikense subsp. nov., Opisthostoma javanica and Georissa pyrrhoderma were identified as the most abundant land snails at this isolated outcrop, whereas Diplommatina onyx and Everettia minuta were recorded as the least abundant. All of the land snails at Batu Kudik were exclusively found sheltered between limestone boulders, underscoring the critical role of this outcrop as their refuge for survival. Consequently, conserving this biodiversity-rich limestone area becomes paramount to prevent the local extinction of these land snail species and possibly other organisms that depend on the unique attributes of the limestone for their survival. We also provide detailed descriptions of Plectostoma wallacei kudikense, a new subspecies of the genus Plectostoma which is endemic to Batu Kudik.
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author Lee, Jie Ying
Nurul Syafiqah, Nasir
Mohammad Effendi, Marzuki
Jaap J., Vermeulen
Mohd Zacaery, Khalik
author_facet Lee, Jie Ying
Nurul Syafiqah, Nasir
Mohammad Effendi, Marzuki
Jaap J., Vermeulen
Mohd Zacaery, Khalik
author_sort Lee, Jie Ying
title The land snail fauna of Batu Kudik, isolated limestone outcrop near Simunjan, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (Mollusca, Gastropoda)
title_short The land snail fauna of Batu Kudik, isolated limestone outcrop near Simunjan, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (Mollusca, Gastropoda)
title_full The land snail fauna of Batu Kudik, isolated limestone outcrop near Simunjan, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (Mollusca, Gastropoda)
title_fullStr The land snail fauna of Batu Kudik, isolated limestone outcrop near Simunjan, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (Mollusca, Gastropoda)
title_full_unstemmed The land snail fauna of Batu Kudik, isolated limestone outcrop near Simunjan, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (Mollusca, Gastropoda)
title_sort land snail fauna of batu kudik, isolated limestone outcrop near simunjan, sarawak, malaysian borneo (mollusca, gastropoda)
publisher Pensoft Publishers
publishDate 2024
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46174/1/The_land_snail_fauna_of_Batu_Kudik_isolated_limest.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46174/
https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/115556/
https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e115556
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