A new Mediterranea species from a montane habitat in Turkey (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Oxychilidae)
Authors: A. Örstan, M.Z. YıldırımBasteria 84 (1-3): 61-64
Abstract
A land snail extracted from rotting wood in a pine forest at an altitude of 1350 m on the noncalcareous Sandras Mountain in western Turkey is described as a new species, Mediterranea xylocola Örstan spec. nov. Besides its unusual habitat, the new species is also characterized by its small shell (~4 mm in diameter) microsculptured with distinct spiral striae.