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the Internet, I came finally to a conclusion that we are in front of a
new White Desert Land Snail subspecies from Umm Dimna
(Dimona) Area in Al-Naqab (Negev) Desert, Occupied Palestine.
I gave it the scientific name Sphincterochila boissieri ummdimna,
new subspecies. The subspecies name “ummdimna” is for Umm
Dimna (Dimona) Area in Al-Naqab (Negev) Desert, Occupied
Palestine.
Sphincterochila boissieri ummdimna, new subspecies:
Scientific trinomial name: Sphincterochila boissieri ummdimna
Khalaf, 2014
Authority: Prof. Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf-von Jaffa.
Common Names: Umm Dimna White Desert Land Snail, Al-Naqab
White Desert Land Snail, Negev White Desert Land Snail, Palestine
White Desert Land Snail.
Holotype: Sbud-1, 25 mm, Beit Sahour Natural History Museum
Collection, Beit Sahour, State of Palestine.
Location: Umm Dimna (Dimona) Area in Al-Naqab (Negev) Desert,
Occupied Palestine.
Date of collection: 22nd December, 2014.

The new Subspecies Sphincterochila boissieri ummdimna Khalaf, 2014. Photo by the
Author. 22.12.2014. https://www.flickr.com/photos/50022881@N00/16036650407/
Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 120 – December 2014