Open AccessMonacha claustralis and M. cartusiana (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae), two cryptic species of anthropochorous land molluscs in Western Ukraine
Author(s) -
N. V. Gural-Sverlova,
R. I. Gural
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
ruthenica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2307-7336
pISSN - 0136-0027
DOI - 10.35885/ruthenica.2022.32(2).3
Subject(s) - gastropoda , biology , habitat , mediterranean climate , zoology , ecology , western europe , land snail , geography , european union , business , economic policy
The first record of the eastern Mediterranean species Monacha claustralis in Western Ukraine is described, where it was found in one urban habitat of Lviv together with a conchologically similar Monacha cartusiana . Based on the results of our research and literature data, the reliability of some anatomical criteria that can be used to differentiate M. claustralis and M. cartusiana has been analyzed. A considerable variability in the length and shape of the vagina in M. cartusiana in Western Ukraine has been demonstrated, which may cause the erroneous identification of some specimens of this species as M. claustralis . The pattern of the present distribution of M. cartusiana in Western Ukraine are also characterized.