Planorbarius scoliostoma
| Planorbarius scoliostoma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Genus: | Planorbarius |
| Species: | P. scoliostoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Planorbarius scoliostoma (Westerlund, 1898)[1]
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Planorbatius scoliostoma is a species of freshwater gastropod in the family Planorbidae. It can be found in Greece, where it is endangered.
Taxonomy
Planorbarius scoliostoma was originally described by Carl Agardh Westerlund in 1898 under the name Planorbis (Spirodiscus) scoliostoma.[1] One preserved specimen is held in the UF Invertebrate Zoology collection in Hungary.[3]
Description
Planorbarius scoliostoma has a shell diameter of about 36 mm (1.4 in) and a shell height of about 14 mm (0.55 in). There are 5 revolutions of the shell (whorls).[1]
Distribution and conservation
Planorbarius scoliostoma is known from Greece, where it is considered an endangered species. It may be found in the region of Acarnania, with one specific occurrence at Lake Trichonida.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b c d Westerlund, Carl Agardh (1898). "Novum specilegium malacologicum. Neue Binnenconchylien aus der paläarktischen Region". Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg (in Latin). 3 (2). Leningrad: 177. ISSN 1562-0190. OCLC 73075431 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Dekker, Henk (2023). "Planorbarius scoliostoma (Westerlund, 1898)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "Planorbarius scoliostoma". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ^ Reischütz, Von Alexander; Reischütz, Peter L. (2020). "Helleniká pantoía, LV. Ein vergessenes Taxon aus Griechenland: Planorbarius scoliostoma (Westerlund 1898) (Planorbidae: Pulmonata)". Nachrichtenblatt der Ersten Vorarlberger Malakologischen Gesellschaft. 27: 49–50 – via ResearchGate.