THENAUTILUS118(4):160-166,2004 Page160 A new Orbitestella (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Orbitestellidae) from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina LuizR.L.Simone DiegoG.Zelaya MuseudeZoologiadaUniversidade DivisionofInvertebrateZoology deSaoPaulo MuseodeLaPlata CaixaPostal42594 1900LaPlata,BuenosAires 04299-970SaoPaulo ARGENTINA BRAZIL [email protected]] [email protected] ABSTRACT andMicrodisculacharopa (Tate, 1899)] suggestedthat Agnaoce,tnweerAsrwpgueesscnpeitedecisinfeaois.srocTtfhhhaOeerrabgcmiettoneerersprtiheizlceoldlaaobliglysyodcaaeotwsfiicodtrnehi.lebyeOjdruabmwfibstrieoslimstiecTtlaihlteeaerdrpmaaasthdieaenlgllocFnwhuiiaectr-ah- beaOrurnbtndi-tahWesesamtrpeirelsilnpmihidte(air1ev9ee8s8hf)HoreuetplseldhrawocnabeotrdtearnbOcrehbfiiactmaoei,nslstyrieedlVlleaairltdeveadadetaitisdonaretti.hhseesPonoVooianrdldtevehaar-n- lowspire, ornamentedwithnumerous, regularlydistributed, toidea. spiralthreadsandweaksinuouscommargina]growthlines.The In die present paper a new species ofOrbitestella entiresurfaceoftheprotoconchiscoveredwithcrispspiral fromtheMagellanicRegionisdescribedonthebasisof threads.Examinationoftheanatomyrevealedthepresenceof shellmorphologyandgeneralanatomy. arelativelysmallstomachandtheposteriorregionofgenital cshyasrtaecmterbsu.lgingintohaemocoelspaceas maindistinguishing MATERIALSANDMETHODS The studied specimens were collected at die Beagle INTRODUCTION Channel,TierradelFuego,Argentina(Figure1). Sam- plesweretakenwithadragnet, fixedin 10%buffered The Orbitestellidaeareextremelyminute, discoid,and formalinandtransportedtothelaboratorywheremol- widely umbilicated gastropods, living mainly in the luskswere sortedfrom sediments usingastereoscopic Southern Hemisphere (Ponder, 1967, 1990; Powell, microscope,andpreservedin70%ethanol.Shell,radula, 1979). The genus Orbitestella Iredale, 1917has avir- jaws, andoperculum morphologywere studiedandil- tually worldwide distribution, although most of the lustrated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). knownspeciesoccurinAustraliaandNewZealand(Pon- For anatomical studies specimens were decalcified in der, 1990; PonderandKeyzer, 1998). InthenorthAt- Railliet-Henry'ssolution.Twospecimenswereprocessed lantic, two species have been describedby Rolan and for histology. Semi-thin sections (0.3 |jim thick) were Rubio(1992):O.similisfromCapeVerdeandO.cubana stainedwithMallory'strichrome(Gabe,1968).Addition- from Cuba. The only species ofdie genus presently ally, 5 specimens were dissected under stereomicro- knownfromoffSouthAmericais Orbitestellaponderi scope.Itwasnotpossibletostudytherightsideofthese Linse, 2002, aspeciesdescribedfromthe EastBeagle specimens (i.e. pallial tentacle, penis, and propodial Channel(TierradelFuego). Linse (2002) identifiedas flap). O. ponderi specimens from southern Chile previously Voucherspecimensweredepositedinthe Museode reportedbyPonder(1990)asOrbitestellasp. LaPlata(MLP)andMuseudeZoologiadaUniversidade Orbitestella has previously been placed in the Tro- deSaoPaulo(MZSP). choideaorTruncatelloidea,eitherintheOmalogyridae Abbreviationsusedinthefigures:ad,anteriorlobeof orOrbitestellidae(Iredale,1917;Thiele,1929;Knightet digestivegland;an,anus;ca,capsulegland;ce,cerebral al., 1960).Ponder(1967),basedonthestructureofthe ganglion;eg,pallialgenitalgland;cm,columellarmus- animalsandradula,placedOrbitestellaintheRissooidea cle; cs, crystalline style sac; dg, digestive gland; es, [asRissoacea].Thispointofviewwasfollowedbyseveral esophagus;ey, eye;fs, footsole;ft, foot;h,heart;go, subsequent authors (Powell, 1979; Ponder, 1983; Mar- hermaphrodite gonad; gp, pedal ganglion; hy. inner shall, 1988; Hickman and McLean, 1990). Later on, shellorganiclayer(hypostracum);in,intestine;jw,jaw Ponder(1990)afterhavingstudiedtheanatomyoftwo plate; mb, mantle border; mf, mantle U-shaped fold; orbitestellidspecies [Orbitestellawareni Ponder, 1990, nig, mantle gland; mo, mouth; od, odontophore; ol, : L.R.L.SimoneandD.G.Zelaya,2004 Page161 Shell ultrastructure: Only one well-defined crossed-lamellarlayer,about25jjunthick(Figure9).Or- ganiclayer(hy),athirdofperiostracumthickness,made moreevidentindecalcifiedshell(Figure16). Head-foot(Figures 11, 16): Colorcream-yellowish, uniforminpreservedspecimens. Headinlaidintofoot (Figure 11). Pairofcephalictentacleswelldeveloped. Eyes relativelylarge, sunkenintointegument medially betweenbasesofcephalictentacles;lenssolid,volume abouthalfthatofeyes(Figure 16).Apairoftentacle- likeflaps(sometimesreferredtoasa"snout")lyingbe- tween tentacle bases, flanking mouth. Foot somewhat pFaitgaugroeni1c.anMeawpspsehcoiewsinagndthneetwypfeinldoicanlgistyof(®O).poofnOdrebriites(t*)e.lla smoalsesievnet,irceyllyincdroivcearlewdhbeynlroentrgacctielida,.oCcocluupmyeilnlgarVamwuhsocrlle; thick. Posteriormucous glandoccupyingposteriorand periostracum;op,operculum;os,osphradium;pa,pos- middleregionoffoot. prtierororipoormduliocubomeu;sofptgp,leadnpadrl;osgtplaoat,ned;-pripoge,m,erpneetnreaildosomtrraganactnul;me;sogp,rgg,asnap;loisvtpaerr,-y ulOuppceetnrotc,3u.yl5eulslmloiwgih(stFhliy;gonuvurecerlle7au)ps:pisnuNgbecawehrnotlrrylalsc.,irhcoulranry,,ptahuicni,sptirraanls,- gland;st,stomach;sv,seminalvesicle;sy,statocyst;te, cephalictentacle. Pallial Cavity (Figures 16, 17): Expanded by XA whorl,withthin,simplemantleborder. Gillabsent. U- SYSTEMATICS shapedlowfold,sometimesdescribedas"ashort,par- dCGeyescnilugonssattOrireobnmi)taesbtaesltloawiIreGdatallief,f,19191076,(Tbyypeorsipgeicniaels: tpPihialrglamydeciniutlimeadtsemmdaallnoltb,lee"f,oglddl-oalrnisdkael,(lsyceilelonicabateytde,tdrl(aonFcsiapgtauerrdeeno1cn7y,)lmecffit)r.csuilOdaser-., thin,relativelysmall,colordarkbrown,surfaceuniform, Orbitestellapatagonicanewspecies locatedatmiddle-posteriorpartofroofofpallialcavity (Figures2-18) (Figure9,po). wDumitaidreaegdglinsynopaiuslrmiablgsir:ltoihwcrateStahhededsll.,ilnoPersrmnoiatannomudcteoennn,tucemhddeiwrwsioictotuhihsd,cw,reirwaseipkgtusslhpiairnrlluaoylowuddsiissrcpteoirarridnebs-,- Vwwwhhhiooosrrrcllless.r.,aSsltDtioogmmemaassactschihv(aeiFnnidggrlugiagronhendtsaadsi1ld1lme,oo,csa1tg6to,efndu1ali7ld)ny:ifdinreslCvteoefhtmlapol(rfpFieiosdgfiuvonriegnscet1lr6aw)aso.lt covering entire surface. Radulawith wide, pectinated Circulatory and excretory systems (Figure 16) rachidiantoothwithsharplypointedcusps;lateraltooth Heartsmall,locatedbetweenstomachandrenalorgan, plate-like,withamaincuspandsparselyserratedouter posteriortopallialcavity.Renalorgantriangularinsection. margin;marginaltoothslender,sickle-like.Stomachrel- Digestive system: Mouth on a small protuberance, ativelysmall. betweententacle-likeflaps (Figure 16). Oraltubenar- Description: Shell(Figures2-6, 8-10): Minute row,laterallyexpanded.Jawplateslarge,rounded,lat- (maximumdiameter1.1mm),discoid,widelyumbilicat- erally located and flanked by well-developed muscles ed,thin,translucent,shiny,upto2.75roundedandreg- (Figure 16); with five serrated rows ofsimple curved ularlyexpandingwhorls;spiredepressed,slightlyraised plates,posteriorlyconcave,oneachsideofinnersurface (Figures2-5). Coloryellowish-buff. Periostracumthin, (Figure 15). Odontophoresimilartojawsinsize,with colorless. Protoconchformedby0.75whorl,about200 several small muscles, but no cartilages (Figure 16). u,mwide;initiallyonlysculpturedwithlowgranulations, Radula 1:1:1:1:1, somewhatlongerthan odontophore. followedby10-12spiralthreads (Figure6). First0.25 (Figure 12). Rachidian tooth large, trapezoidal,with whorlweaklymarkedbystraightgrowthdisruption(Fig- peg-like lateral edges and an excavated base; cutting ure6). Teleoconchofupto2 roundedwhorls, suture edgepectinated,wide,stronglycurvedinwards,bearing incised.Umbilicusdeep,wide,representingabout32% 11—13slenderandsharplypointedcusps,graduallybe- ofmaximum shell diameter (Figure 5). Shell surface coming smaller in outward direction; central cusp withweak, sinuous commarginal growthlines andnu- straight;lateralcuspssomewhatcurved,narrowerthan merous, regularly distributed and fine spiral threads centralone (Figure 14). Lateralteethplate-likewith (Figure8),alsovisibleinsideumbilicus(Figure5);first straightbase;cuttingedgewithalargeprimarycusp,4— whorl ofteleoconchwith about 10 spiralthreads, last 5 smallerandregularlyseparatedcuspsonouterside, whorlwith35-37. Shellaperturenearlycircular(about and asmallinnerside cusp, onbase ofprimarycusp 240|j,mhighby270u,mwide)withsinuousperistome (Figure 12). Marginalteethsickle-like, slender,grad- (Figures4,5). uallynarrowingtosharplypointedtip;secondarycusps, Page162 THENAUTILUS,Vol. 118,No.4 Figures2-9. Orbitcatellupatagonicanewspecies.2.Holotype,MLP6367.3-7.Paratypes,MLP6368.3.Dorsalview.4.Lateral view.5.Ventralview.6.Detailoftheprotoconch. 7.Operculum.8.Shellsurfacesculpture.9.Shellultrastructure.Scalebars: Figures2-4=300jjuti;Figures5=500|xm;Figures6-8= 100|xm;Figure9=20u.m. L.R.L.SimoneandD.G.Zelaya,2004 Page163 Figures10-11. Orbitestellapatagonica.Paratypes,MZSP38708.10.Dorsalviewofaspecimenseenbytransparency.11.Right viewofaspecimenremovedfromshell.Scalebars=600u.m. Figures 12-15. Orbitestellapatagonica. SEM micrographsoftheradula(MZSP38708). 12. Rachidian(re),lateral(It)and marginal(mr)teeth(dislodged). 13.Detailoflateral(It)andmarginal(mr)teeth.14.Detailofrachidianteeth.15.Jaws.Scale bars=1(j.m. re164 THENAUTILUS,Vol. 118,No.4 an sg es ce Figure 16. Orbitestellapatagonica. Semi-diagrammaticlongitudinalsection. Scalebars = 100u.m.AbbreviationsinMaterials andMethods. 17 Figures17-18. Orbitestellapatagonica. Anatomicaldetails. 17.Leftsideviewofaspecimenwithpallialcavitysectionedand deflected;18.Transversalsectioninmiddleregionofcommonglandulargenitalduct.Scalebars:Figure17=100u.m;Figure18 =50\x.m. L.R.L.SimoneandD.G.Zelaya,2004 Page165 absent (Figures 12, 13). Esophagus originating from testellaponderiwasalsocollectedduringthisstudyalong middle dorsal region ofodontophore, initiallynarrow, theBeagleChannelatUshuaiaBay(«54°50'S,68°W), wider posteriorly, entering stomach at anterior-ventral GableIsland(54°54.6'S,67°21.4'W)andSanPioCape region atside ofstyle sac (Figure 16); esophaguswall (55°5.6' S, 66°28.8' W); at Sloggett Bay (55°00' S, thick and undulated by presence of glands. Salivary 66°20.6' W) andIslade los Estados (54°46' S, 64°22' glandssmall,ventraltoesophagusandposteriortoodon- W).ThesenewrecordsconfirmthatO. ponderiispar- tophore.StomachlargeoccupyingaboutVawhorl,some- tiallysympatricwithO.patagonica. whatflat,onrightsideofvisceralmass(Figures10,16). OrbitestellapatagonicadiffersfromO.ponderiLinse, Innergastricsurfacecoveredbycuticle.Stylesacsmall, 2002, by having a more depressed shell, with much locatedinantero-dorsal region ofstomach,bearingan weakeraxialsculpture androunded aperture. Orbites- ovoidcrystallinestyle. Stomachlumencontinuouswith tellapatagonicadiffersfromtheAntarcticspeciesofMi- digestivegland. Digestiveglandcomposedbynon-pig- crodiscula Thiele (1912) byhavinga more depressed, mentedvacuolarcells. Intestineshort(ahalfofesoph- spirallyornamentedshell.Theratiooftheumbilicus/last aguslength),originatingbetweenstomachandstylesac, whorldiameterinO.patagonicaissimilartothatofM. directedforward(Figure16).Anuslocatedonposterior vanhoffeni andgreaterthaninM. subcanaliculata. Or- endofpallialcavity. bitestellapatagonicaalsodiffersfromtheAustralianand wpvtcsatntdGrMraerioioeowneaalsofgectedlnllifshlptlseecttieaoey.rslalnstbdelehtstpsaClinioiisaesaotlcardsoctlrcpintseeoavaemutg;ctstemceeclomaieydiiarafvoldlsi.omiicnin;utnotaeph,dn.yeOtrman,lmceosear(lPgta:r)gninFaroolpm.aoiodncasilsnwggdncuntuiGdiodlourgairtnaoouepmltgehoalynielefadacidsgy,af1n,rtnl8dedgbi)gabdgvwlv.einueeoeahstldn0orlnGtei.gwgcoydertr5ielcnyinamnaogectwbliwagnivoeneutphdtesndtla,vhourvuelfledririodceaninolnldttmatndu(givparalfibtf(aeallefrteoFrlorfeeodeuilitutgra,y,gonatulesduucderani,iiwsrtrenldnnieiideiotldtsna.aucrooethplanecegtoSa1thgdadrwns0ereit,aet,oamdopeeeefrinvdersmo1drnebnil6ioooanieoodo)s-nsl-w-.rs-ff wpdntidpraoagNreanrreefnnoeeargrtnoaTdduwliceweatkanhhaargoOlsdtaaegdaoc.iyhmreenslaZnoeanodncdSinedcescruccoateOhrNoshaObueleerfihov..taalrbiceaerlihsrnnnllrtptdolaetHssieahfAadouohnsotbamxnawtgrcdapyoAecepdeiogetnlreofOtevnorlllf,rihmedngtaaafebecmucinerrowirktalacsnrs,teaeeiiaprneesfnc,nte)srgttgrbphctisiireaowisemdpcnnrepelhsimeoeoaeflsfSoecrdcalferstoidsuiee(rlpheuherlii.eesgtestononclrrh,mocsNsniloooalteeofeAwuburessrjxmtdnaysukOtaiphdecrrdehinwfuabrhedngaoilnliadAlctfpidmvttcyeenthliho,alaesuataenasrftnrvnhs.geiiprettetilnnoshiynOlctacpwcmgoprgarlrenhelebicuoOodnit(osid.drasethOpegiublper.essnycy,esi.ismgictpcAmphnieoiaiaoBuategllsrrnnneshvslieae--dd-e-)asatl Centralnervoussystem: Pairoffusedcerebro-pleu- yondthesetwogenera,onlyLurifaxWarenandBouchet ralganglialocatedposteriortobuccalbulb;pedalganglia (2001)hasalsobeenreportedtothefamilyOrbitestel- locatedventraltooraltube. Statocystofabouthalfeye lidae(SmriglioandMariottini,2002).Lurifaxisverydif- volume, immerse anterior to pedal ganglia into pedal ferentfromtheothergenerainhavingtallerspireand musculature,withasingleandrelativelylarge(similarto multispiralprotoconch. eyeindiameter)statolith(Figure16). Orbitestellapatagonicashowsthegeneralanatomical TamsmpyeeepntcseeirmM)e(.anMtsZeP)a,rSriPaaaltlly3:pf8er7so0:Hm8o9lto+hstepye9tpcyeipselm(ieMdlneoLsscaPl(oi6ftMy3,Ls6e7PMr)iaa6rl(3c76s2h8e0)c,1t|9ix95om8n.sipnoefcdii2-- vfTsfieemhsaraecteleulnrrecmaerelassismonwtafisottsmahh.naeactthRohor,aobmdsiiouetccelaspcaltrueepmlvdyloiiiirofdnupfsgsehdlroeyoelsnnodclcgeeyrsyictbirshaeiledsbtobehrydeisgPahhpotnorndowsdpifoesdirreogtumi(oro1efen9d9adt0libh)lfy.ey- Type Locality: 54°52' S, 68°12' W, Isla H, Beagle Ponder(1990)ascharacteristicforOrbitestella:thepec- Channel,TierradelFuego,Argentina. tinatedcuttingedgeoftherachidiantoothinO. pata- Distribution: Knownonlyfromtypelocality. gPoonnidcear,is19w9i0d;ertheancduttniontgaesdgterioanfgtuhlearlaatserianltOe.etwhawreernei Etymology: ThespeciesnamederivesfromPatagon- described byPonder (1990) as awide plate with nu- ia,regiononsouthernpartofSouthAmerica. merous small cusps in the outer margin, while in O. patagonicatheyarenarrowerandhavingonlyfewcusps; DISCUSSION marginalteetharewideandnumerouslycuspedinthe species described by Ponder (1990) and are narrow, ThreespeciesofOrbitestellidaewerepreviouslyreport- hook-likeandwithoutadditionalcuspsinO.patagonica. edfromtheMagellanicRegionandadjacentsubantarc- ThejawsinO.patagonicahaveonlyfiverowsofserrated ticwaters: Microdiscula subcanaliculata (Smith, 1875) plates,whilePonder(1990)describedsixandsevenrows fromSouthGeorgiaIslandsandSouthOrkneysIslands forthespecieshestudied. 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