List of gastropods described in 2012


This list of gastropods described in 2012, is a list of new taxa of snails and slugs of every kind that have been described during the year 2012. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus or species. For changes in taxonomy above the level of genus, see Changes in the taxonomy of gastropods since 2005.

Fossil gastropods

  • Acilia? basistriata Nützel, Aghababalou & Senowbari-Daryan, 2012
  • Agatrix agathe Landau, Petit & Da Silva, 2012
  • Amphitrochus balinensis Gründel, 2012
  • Ananias riccardii Pinilla, 2012
  • Anoptychia? luxemburgensis Gründel, 2012
  • Aphera aphrodite Landau, Petit & Da Silva, 2012
  • Axelella cativa Landau, Petit & Da Silva, 2012
  • Bahiensis priscus Cabrera & Martínez, 2012
  • Bivetiella dilatata Landau, Petit & Da Silva, 2012
  • Bulinus corici Harzhauser, Neubauer, Mandic, Zuschin & Ćorić, 2012
  • Cancellaria harzhauseri Landau, Petit & Da Silva, 2012
  • Cancellaria mixta Landau, Petit & Da Silva, 2012
  • Cidarina lenzaniyeuensis del Rio, 2012
  • Cryptaulax redelii Ferrari, 2012
  • Emmericia roetzeli Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al., 2012
  • Euclia alacertata Landau, Petit & Da Silva, 2012
  • Ferrissia crenellata Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al., 2012
  • Gyraulus sachsenhoferi Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al., 2012
  • Gyroscala daniana del Rio, 2012
  • Heteroterma carmeloi del Rio, 2012
  • Massyla toulai Landau, Petit & Da Silva, 2012
  • Microfulgur concheyroae del Rio, 2012
  • Nematurella zuschini Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al., 2012
  • Odontohydrobia groisenbachensis Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al., 2012
  • Odontohydrobia pompatica Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al., 2012
  • Odontohydrobia styriaca Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al., 2012
from Archiv für Molluskenkunde
from The Veliger:
  • Amarophos woodringi Landau & da Silva, 2012
  • Amarophos arayaensis Landau & da Silva, 2012
  • Harpa daisyae Landau, Frydman, & da Silva, 2012
; Other taxa
  • genus Angulasina Gründel, 2012
  • genus Europrotomus Kronenberg & Harzhauser, 2012
  • genus Kaneconcha Kaim & Warén, 2012
  • genus Montreuilbellona Gründel, 2012
  • genus Myurusina Gründel, 2012

Marine gastropods

;Other taxa
  • Family Unidentidae Millen & Hermosillo, 2012
  • Genus Unidentia Millen & Hermosillo, 2012

Freshwater gastropods

from Journal of Conchology:Bithynia yildirimi Glöer & Georgiev, 2012Gyraulus nedyalkovi Glöer & Georgiev, 2012
from Journal of Molluscan Studies:Fluminicola gustafsoni Hershler & Liu, 2012

Land gastropods

from Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia:Agais brasiliensis ''Simone, 2012Agais concolor Simone, 2012Agais geoffroyi Simone, 2012Agais ingens Simone, 2012Agais othello Simone, 2012Agais volitans Simone, 2012Anostoma tessa Simone, 2012Kora corallina Simone, 2012Megalobulimus amandus Simone, 2012Spiripockia punctata Simone, 2012Spixia coltrorum Simone, 2012
from Journal of Conchology:
  • Escutiella Martínez-Orti & Borredà, 2012
  • Macedonica dobrostanica Irikov, 2012Plagyrona angusta Holyoak & Holyoak, 2012Ponentina curtivaginata Holyoak & Holyoak 2012Ponentina excentrica Holyoak & Holyoak 2012Ponentina foiaensis Holyoak & Holyoak 2012Ponentina grandiducta Holyoak & Holyoak 2012Ponentina monoglandulosa Holyoak & Holyoak 2012Ponentina octoglandulosa Holyoak & Holyoak 2012Ponentina papillosa Holyoak & Holyoak 2012Trochonanina mwanihanae Rowson & Van Goethem, 2012Upembella nonae Rowson & Van Goethem, 2012
from Archiv für Molluskenkunde:Echinix Thompson & Naranjo-García, 2012Echinix ochracea Thompson & Naranjo-García, 2012Echinix granulata Thompson & Naranjo-García, 2012Echinix rugosa Thompson & Naranjo-García, 2012
from Zoosystema:Cyclopedus anselini Gargominy & Muratov, 2012Cyclopedus Gargominy & Muratov, 2012Pseudosubulina theoripkeni Gargominy & Muratov, 2012Pseudosubulina nouraguensis Gargominy & Muratov, 2012
;Other taxa