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First records of the introduced marine bivalve Theora lubrica A. Gould, 1861 from Asturias, NW Spain (Semelidae)

Authors: J.G.M. (Han) Raven, Alvaro Alonso Suárez
Basteria, 88 (2): 225-228Published:

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The first records of the introduced marine bivalve Theora lubrica A. Gould, 1861 from Gijón and Avilés in Asturias are presented; the first Spanish records outside the Basque Country. It is quite likely that it is currently widespread in harbours and marinas in NW Spain, but has been over-looked or misidentified as an Abra species.

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First record of a population of Hygromia limbata (Draparnaud, 1805) in the Benelux (Gastropoda: Hygromiidae)

Authors: Louis Bronne, Johann Delcourt
Basteria, 88 (1): 68-75Published:

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A population of the Hedge snail Hygromia limbata was found in eastern Belgium (Lontzen) in March 2023. Live individuals of various age classes, along with numerous empty shells, were found in a residential area including two yards of a building materials shop. With other recent new sightings in the northern portion of its range, this find expands the distribution range of the species northwards. It also increases the list of terrestrial gastropod species of southern European origin settling in the Benelux.

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