Kumar Das, Nipu and NA, Aravind (2026) New species of Georissa (Gastropoda: Hydrocenidae) and Acmella (Gastropoda: Assimineidae), with new records of Georissa from Northeast India. European Journal of Taxonomy, 1060. pp. 1-27. ISSN 2118-9773
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Abstract
The present study describes one new species each of Georissa and Acmella from Northeast India. Georissa meghalayaensis sp. nov. and Acmella bensoni sp. nov. are described from Krem Puri, Meghalaya. In addition, Georissa sp. was newly recorded from a soil-leaf litter sample collected at the Sadu Chiru waterfall area in Manipur, and Georissa sarrita was newly recorded from Tuipui in Mizoram. All species were identified based on morphological features, with shell sculpture and suture being the primary distinguishing characters. Notably, all the species from Meghalaya were found inside caves, except for Georissa meghalayaensis (Krem Puri), which was found at the edge of the cave entrance on a wet, moss-covered rocky wall. Further studies are required to confirm the true cavernicolous nature of these microsnails.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to the authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Biodiversity hotspot, cave biodiversity, conchology, conservation, endemics. |
| Subjects: | A ATREE Publications > G Journal Papers |
| Divisions: | SM Sehgal Foundation Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation > Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Planning |
| Depositing User: | Ms Library Staff |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jun 2026 08:29 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Jun 2026 08:29 |
| URI: | http://archives.atree.org/id/eprint/1499 |

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