Pupisoma dioscoricola
Family
Valloniidae
Species
Pupisoma dioscoricola (Adams, 1845)
Common name
Yam babybody
Description
The small, subglobose shellShell:
A hard, inflexible, calcareous or chitinous structure that vary in size and may either completely encasing the animal, covering some part of it or be internal.
of this species is approximately 1.95 mm high and 1.8 mm wide with 2.5-3.25 whorlsWhorls:
Pleural of whorl. A whorl is a complete spiral turn/growth of the shell of a mollusc. The whorls are counted from the apex outwards.
. The upper whorlsWhorls:
Pleural of whorl. A whorl is a complete spiral turn/growth of the shell of a mollusc. The whorls are counted from the apex outwards.
are granulated. The cinnamon-colored shellShell:
A hard, inflexible, calcareous or chitinous structure that vary in size and may either completely encasing the animal, covering some part of it or be internal.
is thin, slightly translucentTranslucent:
Allows light to pass through but prevents the ability to see distinct objects.
, smooth and glossy. This species can be separated from other species in this genus by the presence of distinct spiralSpiral:
Directional term: direction of the coils of the whorls of a shell; opposite of axial.
striations on the shellShell:
A hard, inflexible, calcareous or chitinous structure that vary in size and may either completely encasing the animal, covering some part of it or be internal.
and the first couple of whorlsWhorls:
Pleural of whorl. A whorl is a complete spiral turn/growth of the shell of a mollusc. The whorls are counted from the apex outwards.
are large.
Native range
Asia
Distribution
North America:
- U.S.: Florida, Texas
South and Central America
Pacific Islands: Galapagos Islands
Caribbean: Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad
Synonyms
- Helix dioscoricola Adams, 1845. Proc. Boston Soc. N. H., ii. p. 16
- Helix punctum Morelet, 1851. Von Martens, Biol. Centr. Amer., Moll., p. 131, pl. 7, f. 3-3b
- H. caeca Guppy, 1868. Proc. Sci. Asso. Trinidad, p. 241.; Amer. Journal. Conch., vi, p. 307
- Microphysa dioscoricola Binney, 1890
- Pupisoma americanum Moellendorff, 1899
- Pupisoma dioscoricola insigne Pilsbry, 1920
- Pupisoma puella Hylton Scott, 1960
- Helix dioscoricola Pfriffer, 1848
- Helix (Conulus) dioscoricola Tryton, 1886
- Thysanophora dioscoricola Pilsbry, 1894
- Pupisoma dioscoricola Pilsbry, 1920
- Pupisoma (Ptychopatula) dioscoriicola Haas 1937
- Ptychopatula dioscoricola Paul and Donovan, 2005
- Helix punctum Fischer and Crosse, 1872
- Helix (Microconus) punctum Tryon, 1887
- Thysanophora punctum Pilsbry 1894
- Helix caeca Dall 1889
- Helix (Acanthinula) caeca Tryon 1887
- Patula (Ptychopatula) caeca Pilsbry, 1889
- Thysanophora dioscoricola caeca Rhoads, 1899
- Pupisoma dioscoricola insigne Baker, 1925
- Ptychopatula dioscoricola insigne Tillier, 1980
- Pupisoma puella Quintana, 1982
- Pupisoma (subgenus?) minus Hass, 1960
- Pupisoma minus Oliveira and Almeida, 1999
References
Abbott 1989Abbott 1989:
Abbott, R.T. 1989. Compendium of landshells. A full-color guide to more than 2,000 of the World’s terrestrial shells. American Malacologists, Inc., Melbourne, FL and Burlington, MA. pp. 240.; Anderson 2005Anderson 2005:
Anderson, R. 2005. An annotated list of the non-marine Mollusca of Britain and Ireland. Journal of Conchology 38: 607-637.; Hausdorf 2007Hausdorf 2007:
Hausdorf, B. 2007. Revision of the American Pupisoma species (Gastropoda: Pupilloidea). Journal of Natural History 41(21-24): 1481-1511.; Kantor et al. 2009Kantor et al. 2009:
Kantor, Y.I., M.V. Vinarski, A.A. Schileyko and A.V. Sysoev. 2009. Catalogue of the continental mollusks of Russia and adjacent territories. Version 2.1. (Accessed online July 20, 2010); Pilsbry 1920; Rosenberg and Muratov 2006Rosenberg and Muratov 2006:
Rosenberg, G. and I.V. Muratov. 2006. Status report on the terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 155: 117-161.
