Schwammeria is given in the popular news reports as a new genus based
on the zoo material.  I haven't located a formal description of it.

On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 6:31 PM, Harry G. Lee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Lubosh,
>
> It appears Schwammeria is a relatively recent taxonomic innovation.
>
> Sitala is an ariophantid.
>
> Harry
>
>
> At 07:07 PM 6/28/2010, you wrote:
>
> Dear friends,
> a new tropical species of snail, i.e. Schwammeria rumbangensis (formerly
> Sitala rumbangensis) has recently been discovered in the Vienna Zoo.
> To which FAMILY should this new species be assigned to? Thanks...
> Sincerely,
> Lubosh R. Kolouch
> http://lrk.host.sk/
>
>
>



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University of Alabama
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