On the occurrence of Theobaldius(?) tristis (Blanford, 1869) (Caenogastropoda: Cyclophoridae) in the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India

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Amrut R. Bhosale
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3615-2842
Tejas S. Patil
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9242-3489
Rupesh B. Yadav
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1907-6502
Dipak V. Muley
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9517-3291

Abstract

Theobaldius(?) tristis is the land operculate snail earlier localized from South Kanara and Tinnevelly i.e. central and Southern Western Ghats according to the previous scientific literature. Occurrence of the T. tristis is reported first time from Kolhapur District, southern Maharashtra and thus includes the distribution into the northern Western Ghats. The observations of the present study are discussed in the lite of distribution of snail in this region, shell and operculum characters of T. tristis.

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