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. 2014 Apr 2:(396):1-11.
doi: 10.3897/zookeys.396.6976. eCollection 2014.

Contribution to the knowledge of the Bulgarian species of the genus Vitrea (Gastropoda, Pristilomatidae) with the description of a new species

Dilian Georgiev  1 , Ivailo Dedov  2
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Contribution to the knowledge of the Bulgarian species of the genus Vitrea (Gastropoda, Pristilomatidae) with the description of a new species

Dilian Georgiev et al. Zookeys. .

Abstract

A new species of genus Vitrea is described: Vitrea ulrichi sp. n. is the eleventh species within the genus found in Bulgaria, and the largest representative of the Bulgarian Vitrea. Some critical notes on the taxonomy of the species V. bulgarica and V. sturanyi are presented. A key is provided for the determination of the species of Vitrea found in the country.

Keywords: Bulgaria; New species; Vitrea ulrichi sp. n..

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The type locality of Vitrea ulrichi sp. n.: the cave entrance (above) and the site of collection near the cave (below).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
A–D Vitrea ulrichi sp. n. Shell of the holotype with view of the embryonic protoconch E–G Vitrea kutschigi from Montenegro (Dedov coll. no. Mtn 366, ex. coll. P. Subai).
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
A, B Vitrea neglecta Damjanov & L. Pintér, 1969: paratype NMNHS 6704, C, D Vitrea bulgarica Damjanov & L. Pintér, 1969: holotype NMNHS 6627.
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