Craspedotropis gretathunbergae, a new species of Cyclophoridae (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda), discovered and described on a field course to Kuala Belalong rainforest, Brunei

Menno Schilthuizen; Jonathan P Lim; Anthonie D P van Peursen; Massimiliano Alfano; Awang Bikas Jenging; Daniele Cicuzza; Alexandre Escoubas; Pierre Escoubas; Ulmar Grafe; Jamil Ja; Peter Koomen; Aleks Krotoski; Denise Lavezzari; Laura Lim; Rudie Maarschall; Ferry Slik; Derek Steele; Dennis Teck Wah Ting; Ine van Zeeland; Iva Njunjić

doi:10.3897/BDJ.8.e47484

Craspedotropis gretathunbergae, a new species of Cyclophoridae (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda), discovered and described on a field course to Kuala Belalong rainforest, Brunei

Biodivers Data J. 2020 Feb 20:8:e47484. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e47484. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Menno Schilthuizen^{1

2

3

4}, Jonathan P Lim^{1

4}, Anthonie D P van Peursen^{1

2

4}, Massimiliano Alfano^{4

5}, Awang Bikas Jenging^{6

1}, Daniele Cicuzza⁴, Alexandre Escoubas^{1

4}, Pierre Escoubas^{1

7

4}, Ulmar Grafe⁴, Jamil Ja^{1

6}, Peter Koomen^{4

8

1}, Aleks Krotoski^{1

4}, Denise Lavezzari^{5

4}, Laura Lim^{1

4}, Rudie Maarschall^{1

4}, Ferry Slik⁴, Derek Steele^{1

4}, Dennis Teck Wah Ting⁴, Ine van Zeeland^{1

4}, Iva Njunjić^{1

2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Taxon Expeditions, Leiden, Netherlands Taxon Expeditions Leiden Netherlands.
² Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands Naturalis Biodiversity Center Leiden Netherlands.
³ Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Universiti Malaysia Sabah Kota Kinabalu Malaysia.
⁴ Faculty of Science & Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental Research University Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Faculty of Science & Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental Research University Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei.
⁵ University of Verona, Verona, Italy University of Verona Verona Italy.
⁶ Forestry Department, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Forestry Department Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei.
⁷ University of Nice, Valbonne, France University of Nice Valbonne France.
⁸ Natuurmuseum Fryslân, Leeuwarden, Netherlands Natuurmuseum Fryslân Leeuwarden Netherlands.

Abstract

Background: Terrestrial Caenogastropoda form an important but threatened component of the Borneo tropical rainforest malacofauna, where the group is nearly as rich in species as the Stylommatophora. They are, however, more sensitive to drought, temperature extremes and forest degradation.

New information: On a field course at Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre in Brunei Darussalam (Borneo), a new caenogastropod species, belonging to the genus Craspedotropis, was discovered by the course participants. The participants decided to name the species Craspedotropis gretathunbergae n. sp., in honour of the climate change activist Greta Thunberg, as caenogastropod land snails, such as this species, are likely to suffer because of climate change.

Keywords: Borneo; Land snails; lowland dipterocarp rainforest; new species.

Menno Schilthuizen, Jonathan P Lim, Anthonie D. P. van Peursen, Massimiliano Alfano, Awang Bikas Jenging, Daniele Cicuzza, Alexandre Escoubas, Pierre Escoubas, Ulmar Grafe, Jamil Ja, Peter Koomen, Aleks Krotoski, Denise Lavezzari, Laura Lim, Rudie Maarschall, Ferry Slik, Derek Steele, Dennis Teck Wah Ting, Ine van Zeeland, Iva Njunjić.