The freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species
Author
Gloeer, Peter
Biodiversity Research Laboratory, Schulstrasse 3, D- 25491 Hetlingen, Germany
Author
Pesic, Vladimir
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Montenegro, Cetinjski put b. b., 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.219.3406
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.219.3406
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Ecrobia grimmi (Clessin & Dybowski, 1888)
Figs 8a, c
New records.
Hormozgan Province:IR14-11 [12 ad., 20 juv.].
Associated species.
Cerithidea cingulata
,
Heleobia dalmatica
,
Pseudamnicola
sp.
Remarks.
On the base of molecular results,
Haase et al. (2010)
concluded that
Ecrobia grimmi
from the mixomesohaline Lake Sawa (Iraq) was possibly transported by migrating birds from the Caspian Sea. The identification of our material of
Ecrobia grimmi
as well of
Heleobia dalmatica
was confirmed by using molecular techniques (Martin Haase pers. communication). An analysis of the specimens from NHMW published by
Starmuehlner
and Edlauer (1957)
as
Hydrobia acuta
shows that these specimens probably belong to
Ecrobia grimmi
(see
Fig. 8c
).
Distribution.
Caspian Sea; Iraq, Iran.