- Turkish Journal of Zoology
- Vol: 30 Issue: 4
- The Basommatophoran Pulmonate Species (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Turkey
The Basommatophoran Pulmonate Species (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Turkey
Authors : M. Zeki Yildirim, Burçin Aşkım Gümüş, Ümit Kebapçi, Seval Bahadir Koca
Pages : 445-458
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :To date, based on the studies of foreign and Turkish malacologists, 28 basommatophoran snail species belonging to 16 genera from 5 families (Physidae, Lymnaeidae, Planorbidae, Ancylidae, and Acroloxidae) have been found in freshwaters of Turkey. In Turkey, the genera Acroloxus (1 species), Galba (1), Stagnicola (1), Radix (2), Lymnaea (1), Physa (1), Physella (1), Planorbarius (1), Ferrissia (1), Planorbis (2), Anisus (4), Bathyomphalus (1), Gyraulus (8), Hippeutis (1), Ancylus (1) and Bulinus (1) are recognized. Also, 16 species (including 8 recent) and 5 subspecies are known from Quaternary fossil deposits of Turkey.Keywords : Basommatophora, Pulmonata, freshwater, zoogeographic distribution, Turkey