Morphology and phylogeny of the bubble snail Haloa natalensis (Krauss, 1848) (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the northern coast of the Persian Gulf

Haloa natalensis (Krauss, 1848), one of the most important species of the genus Haloa Pilsbry, 1921, is widely distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Populations of this species was observed in the November 2019 in the coastal waters of Bandar Abbas, Iran. There is no any description and illustration for this species from the area, except a name record in the previous study. Moreover, this genus has experienced a taxonomic re-arrangement based on new phylogenetic analyses. In this study, we examined the collected individuals and their morphological feature as well as their habitat were described and their phylogenetic position within species was addressed using the mitochondrial CO1 sequences. This is the first report of this species in the northern part of the Persian Gulf and also for the Iranian waters.Haloa natalensis (Krauss, 1848), one of the most important species of the genus Haloa Pilsbry, 1921, is widely distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Populations of this species was observed in the November 2019 in the coastal waters of Bandar Abbas, Iran. There is no any description and illustration for this species from the area, except a name record in the previous study. Moreover, this genus has experienced a taxonomic re-arrangement based on new phylogenetic analyses. In this study, we examined the collected individuals and their morphological feature as well as their habitat were described and their phylogenetic position within species was addressed using the mitochondrial CO1 sequences.