Review of some New Zealand land snail taxa previously attributed to Allodiscus Pilsbry, 1892 (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Punctoidea), and a new species name for Allodiscus cassandra of authors not Hutton, 1883

2026/04/10 by F. J. Brook, Euan F. Brook, Bruce A. Marshall · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · Veterinary · #Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior #Helminth infection and control #Land snail #Mollusks and Parasites Studies #Nomenclature #Snail #Species name #Taxon #Taxonomy (biology)

paper · doi:10.1080/13235818.2026.2648881

openalex publication_date 2026/04/10 · openalex created_date 2026/04/11 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23

Abstract

Three new genera are introduced for some New Zealand land snail taxa previously referred to the endemic charopid genus Allodisus Pilsbry, 1892. Australlodiscus n. gen. includes seven species from Te Waipounamu / South Island, four of which are described here as new; Allodiscus turbotti Powell, 1948 from Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands is assigned to the new monotypic genus Axiallodiscus n. gen.; and Kurehea n. gen. is introduced for three species from southern Te Waipounamu / South Island, one of which is new. A new species name, Allodiscus capax n. sp., is introduced for A. cassandra of authors not Hutton, 1883, from Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands.

Discussions

• MR新着。NZ産 Charopidae クッションマイマイ科（＝ナンヨウエンザガイ科）のうち、従来 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴 Pilsbry, 1892とされてきた種の再検討。一挙に3新属（𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨, 𝘼𝙭𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨, 𝙆𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙝𝙚𝙖）5新種1新名を提唱！ doi.org/10. [bsky, 14 points, 0 comments]

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