Mastodawn

#NewSpecies!
New sea snail from the #frenchpolynesia just crawled in:

Bulla niauensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CA729441-C214-FF8E-FC75-F88CFD71FAAF
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2026v48a6
#Geodiversitas #BullaNiauensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #malacology #gastropods #snails #seasnails

Colin 4d ago

A new #academic led #DiamondOpenAccess scientific journal called Molluscan Horizons was announced on the #Mollusca #Listserver today. The new journal intends to be Diamond OA for Global South based authors and teams but may charge a modest $90 APC for submissions from Global North based authors and teams.

From the website "About the Journal -
Molluscan Horizons is a diamond open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal born from a joint effort of Latin American malacological societies. It is led and funded by the Brazilian Society of Malacology (SBMa) and publishes original scientific articles on all aspects of molluscan research, or Malacology"

https://www.molluscanhorizons.org/mh

#science #publishing #malacology #latinamerica

Molluscan Horizons

Molluscan Horizons is a diamond open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal born from a joint effort of Latin American malacological societies.

Plazi Species Apr 10

#NewSpecies!
New cone snail from the #frenchpolynesia just crawled in:

Conus georgesrichardi

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CA729441-C216-FF83-FCC0-FCC9FDAAF94C
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2026v48a6
#Geodiversitas #ConusGeorgesrichardi

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Plazi Species Mar 20

#NewSpecies!
New freshwater snail from #spain just crawled in:

Corrosella ballestae

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E487C4-B22D-FFA8-18B2-F919FC21FBF7
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1043.3203
#ejtaxonomy #CorrosellaBallestae

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Plazi Species Mar 13

#NewSpecies!
New freshwater snail from #georgia just crawled in:

Gveleshapia kvevri

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B5BF9640-514B-571F-A43E-9628688A5D6D
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1272.178534
#ZooKeys #GveleshapiaKvevri

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Plazi Species Mar 6

#NewSpecies!
New land snail from #indonesia just crawled in:

Chamalycaeus dayangmerindu

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AE121272-7AA7-5F93-9F29-04CA8B873455
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1272.179378
#ZooKeys #ChamalycaeusDayangmerindu

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Plazi Species Feb 6

#NewSpecies!
New sea snail from the #philippines just crawled in:

Turridrupa albocastanea

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3F438E3D-B75D-0822-A681-FD312003FE01
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5708.1.1
#Zootaxa #TurridrupaAlbocastanea

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AltonDooley Feb 3

In the Western Science Center’s current #snail exhibit “Life in the Slow Lane” our gold Inca snails (Pomacea bridgesii) laid eggs a few weeks ago, and last weekend they started to hatch! We now have numerous ~1mm long baby snails!
#museum #malacology #Gastropods

Scientific Frontline Jan 29

A comprehensive scientific review quantifying the catastrophic loss of #biodiversity among #Pacific Island land #snails – revealing that extinction rates on high #volcanic islands range from 30% to 80% of total species.
#Conservation #Malacology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/cons01292601.html

Study chronicles centuries of Pacific Island land snail extinctions

A comprehensive new review paper reveals the staggering loss of biodiversity among Pacific Island land snails

Plazi Species Jan 22

#NewSpecies!
New predatory sea snail from #papuanewguinea just crawled in:

Chicoreus phyrtos

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C187B8-FFF4-FFF7-FF07-2C571E5106ED
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.2.5
#Zootaxa #ChicoreusPhyrtos

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