Description of Isomeria incomparabilis nov. sp. (Gastropoda: Labyrinthidae) from Northern Ecuador

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26807/remcb.v46i2.1051
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Isomeria Albers, 1850, Labyrinthus Beck, 1837, Imbabura, new species, Andes

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Marijn Roosen
Natural History Museum Rotterdam image/svg+xml
Carles Dorado Andreu
Associació Catalana de Malacologia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5219-2276

Abstract

A new species, Isomeria incomparabilis nov. spec., is described and tentatively assigned to Isomeria Albers, 1850. No similar species are known and it could be a representative of a new genus.


 

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Vol. 46 No. 2: Noviembre 2025

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Marijn Roosen, Natural History Museum Rotterdam

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Carles Dorado Andreu, Associació Catalana de Malacologia

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Description of Isomeria incomparabilis nov. sp. (Gastropoda: Labyrinthidae) from Northern Ecuador. REMCB [Internet]. 2026 Jan. 28 [cited 2026 Oct. 13];46(2). Available from: https://remcb-puce.edu.ec/remcb/article/view/1051

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