Plectostoma dindingensis Liew, Vermeulen, Marzuki & Schilthuizen, 2014

General description: 

Apex. Shape: moderately convex.

Spire. Height: 1.8–1.9 mm. Width: 1.4–1.5 mm. Number of whorls: 3 7/8–4 5/8. Apical spire shape: depressed conical. Basal spire shape: ovoid. Whorl periphery: distinctly convex. Umbilicus: partially closed by tuba.

Constriction. Parietal teeth: none. Basal teeth: none.

Tuba. Coiling direction: type 1 and aperture visible from back view. Tuba whorl length in proportion to spire last whorl: ca. 5/8–3/4. Proportion of tuba that attaches to the spire: whole.

Aperture and peristome. Peristome: double peristomes. Outer peristome shape: same as inner peristome and uniformly projected all around, except the posterior part.

Spiral lines. Thick lines: present. Thin lines: present.

Radial ribs. Rib density: 6–8 ribs per mm. Rib intensity: thin. Shape: straight. Inclination: orthoclin.

Conservation status: 

Vulnerable (D2 ver. 10.1). The samples was collected from a living population in 1997. The population status remains unclear. The area around Kampung Bukit Dinding has been converted to plantation and no significant undisturbed forest coverage remains.

Diagnostic description: 

Holotype: BOR 5642(1). Paratypes: BOR 5612(3)

Taxon biology: 

See discussion under Plectostoma christae.

Distribution: 

Type locality. The exact location is unknown. The specimens are labeled as collected from “dinding”. It could be near Kampung Bukit Dinding, Pahang (3°49'41"N, 102°22'3"E).

Distribution range. The species has only been recorded from the type locality (Figure 18D).

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith