Gastrocopta (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pupillidae) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia

Corey S Whisson; Frank Köhler

doi:10.3897/zookeys.261.4269

Gastrocopta (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pupillidae) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia

Zookeys. 2013 Jan 24:(261):15-39. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.261.4269. Print 2013.

Authors

Corey S Whisson¹, Frank Köhler

Affiliation

¹ Western Australian Museum, Locked Bag 49, Welshpool, WA 6106.

Abstract

Six species of Gastrocopta have been identified from the Pilbara region, Western Australia, by means of comparative analyses of shell and mtDNA variation. Three of these species, Gastrocopta hedleyi, Gastrocopta larapinta and Gastrocopta servilis, have been recorded in the Pilbara for the first time. Gastrocopta sp. CW1 is probably new to science and might be endemic to the region. By contrast, Gastrocopta hedleyi, Gastrocopta larapinta and Gastrocopta mussoni are shown to be widespread.

Keywords: 16S; Australia; COI; Pulmonata; Pupilloidea.