The freshwater molluscs of Serbia: Annotated checklist with remarks on distribution and protection status
Author
Marković, Vanja
Author
Gojšina, Vukašin
Author
Novaković, Boris
Author
Božanić, Milenka
Author
Stojanović, Katarina
Author
Karan-Žnidaršič, Tamara
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Živić, Ivana
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-07-16
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Ampullaceana balthica
(
Linnaeus, 1758
)
Findings in
Serbia
.
Lymnaea ovata
:
Jaeckel
et al.
(1958)
.
Radix ovata
:
Liska & Slobodnik (2008)
.
Radix balthica
:
Karaman
& Karam (2007); Novaković (2013, pers. comm. 2013-2019);
Savić
et al.
(2016)
;
Živić (2020)
.
Common name
. Wandering pond snail.
Morphology
. Medium-sized snail (shell up to
20 mm
high). Shell is thin, light, horny and translucent. A weak lip can be found inside the aperture, on occasions. For more details see
Welter-Schultes (2012: 53
, figure on the top of the page).
Distribution and ecology
. Palearctic species preferring stagnant and slow-flowing waters, rich with vegetation, and muddy, gravel or rocky substrate (
Welter-Schultes 2012
;
Glöer 2019
). In
Serbia
, it was found in the Danube, Sava, Tisza, Begej, Zapadna Morava and Nišava Rivers, DTD canal system, and in Zasavica Wetland.
Other remarks
. Shell morphology very variable (
Schniebs
et al.
2011
;
Glöer 2019
). On the IUCN Red List of threatened species, it has been assessed as LC (Vavrova 2011
b
).
Genus
Peregriana
Servain, 1882