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Image of Kaskakia khorrasanensis Glöer & Pešić 2012
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Kaskakia khorrasanensis Glöer & Pešić 2012

Description

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The yellowish shell is conical to globular with 5.5 whorls, which are slightly convex and separated by a clear suture (Fig. 10a). The whorls increase rapidly with a prominent body whorl. The surface is glossy and finely striated. The apex is acute, the aperture is ovate and angled at the top, the umbilicus is closed. Shell height 2.3–2.5 mm, width 1.8–1.9 mm.
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Peter Glöer, Vladimir Pešić
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Glöer P, Pešić V (2012) The freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species ZooKeys 219: 11–61
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Vladimir Pešić
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Distribution

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Iran: Khorrasan Province; known only from type locality.
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Peter Glöer, Vladimir Pešić
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Glöer P, Pešić V (2012) The freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species ZooKeys 219: 11–61
author
Peter Glöer
author
Vladimir Pešić
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