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A new high-altitude Metafruticicola species from Türkiye (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Hygromiidae)

Authors: A.Örstan, M.Z. Yıldırım
Basteria, 86 (2): 83-87Published:

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A land snail from an altitude of 2300 m on Tahtalı Mountain in southern Türkiye is described as a new species, Metafruticicola diva Örstan & Yıldırım spec. nov. The new species is distinguished from the previously known high-altitude Metafruticicola species by its unbanded shell with short hairs and anatomical characteristics.

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A new Mediterranea species from a montane habitat in Turkey (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Oxychilidae)

Authors: A. Örstan, M.Z. Yıldırım
Basteria 84 (1-3): 61-64Published:

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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.

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