Original scientific paper

A contribution to knowledge about the distribution of the troglobiontic snail Pholeoteras euthrix Sturany, 1904 (Mollusca, Gastropoda)

Vesna Štamol ; Department of Zoology, Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, HR–10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Branko Jalžić ; Department of Zoology, Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, HR–10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Eduard Kletečki ; Department of Zoology, Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, HR–10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The terrestrial troglobiontic snail Pholeoteras euthrix Sturany, 1904 has so far been known from caves in southern Croatia, southern Herzegovina and Greece. The finds in Croatia were in only two localities from the wider Dubrovnik region, while seven localities were found in Herzegovina, all in the region of Popovo polje. In Greece the species has been found on Corfu, a locality about 350 km distant from localities established hitherto. Our research has extended knowledge about the distribution of this species in Herzegovina and Croatia. A find on the island of Vis is the first insular discovery of Pholeoteras euthrix in Croatia.

Keywords

Gastropoda; Pholeoteras; distribution; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

52604

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/52604

Publication date:

31.12.1999.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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