Vertigo botanicorum sp. nov. (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Vertiginidae) - a new whorl-snail from the Russian Altai Mountains
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| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Zootaxa |
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| Field | Zoology |
| Keywords | Vertigo; terrestrial microgastropods; new species; southern Siberia; distribution; ecology |
| Description | Vertigo botanicorum sp. nov. is described from the Russian Altai Mountains. The species was recorded in 8 out of 118 study sites and totally 21 live individuals and 15 empty shells were collected. It is a medium-sized Vertigo species living in various tall-forb meadows, shrubby and forest habitats; avoiding only dry and strictly open sites. Mostly it was found in rather acidic sites of higher altitudes (above 1300 m a.s.l.). |
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