Vitrea pygmaea explained

Vitrea pygmaea is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Pristilomatidae.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The shell is very small: 0.7-0.8 mm x 1.4-2.1 mm. It is colourless, sometimes slightly pale greenish yellow. The shell contains 3.5-4 whorls. The body whorl is twice as wide as penultimate whorl, or even more. The umbilicus is very wide and perspectivical, all whorls well visible inside. This species can usually not be confounded with any other species.

Distribution

The species inhabits Turkmenistan, Northern Iran, Iraq-Kurdistan, Caucasus region, Crimea, Turkey, Bulgaria, Croatia, Albania, Greece, possibly also Italy. The type locality is contained in Georgia.

This species can be found in deciduous oak/hornbeam and pinetree forests with pH 4.5. It can survive continuous periods of drought. In Bulgaria it occurs between 300 and 1400 m.^{[3] [4]}

References

• Pintér, L. (1972). Die Gattung Vitrea Fitzinger, 1833 in den Balkanländern (Gastropoda: Zonitidae). Annales Zoologici, 29 (8): 209–315. Warszawa
• Riedel, A. (1995). Zonitidae sensu lato (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora) der Türkei. Übersicht der Arten. Fragmenta Faunistica, 38 (1): 1-86. Warszawa
• Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft). 312 pp., 142 plates
• Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017.

External links

• Boettger, O. (1880). Kaukasische Mollusken gesammelt von Herrn Hans Leder, z. Z. in Tiflis. Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 7 (2): 109-150, pl. 4. Frankfurt am Main

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vitrea pygmaea (O.Boettger, 1880) . www.gbif.org . 25 October 2021 . en.
2. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vitrea pygmaea (O. Boettger, 1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002775 on 2023-06-14
3. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Vitrea pygmaea (O. Boettger, 1880) . www.marinespecies.org . 25 October 2021.
4. http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/species?id=768 AnimalBase: Vitrea pygmaea