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Etymology / Derivation of the Scientific Name
The Arabic subspecies name ummdimna refers to “Umm Dimna” (Dimona) Area
in Al-Naqab (Negev) Desert, Occupied Palestine where the new subspecies was
discovered.

The New Umm Dimna White Desert Land Snail Subspecies Sphincterochila boissieri
ummdimna Khalaf, 2014 from Umm Dimna (Dimona) Area in Al-Naqab (Negev) Desert,
Occupied Palestine. Photo by: Prof. Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher KhalafSakerfalke von Jaffa. 22.12.2014.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/50022881@N00/15602553993/

Conclusion:
After studying and examining the White Desert Land Snail
Sphincterochila boissieri from Umm Dimna (Dimona) Area and to
the north of Umm Dimna in Al-Naqab (Negev) Desert, and
comparing with many desert snail specimens from Al-Naqab and
Sinai, and referring to many zoological references, and searching
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