Contribution to the knowledge of the Bulgarian species of the genus Vitrea (Gastropoda, Pristilomatidae) with the description of a new species

Dilian Georgiev; Ivailo Dedov

doi:10.3897/zookeys.396.6976

Contribution to the knowledge of the Bulgarian species of the genus Vitrea (Gastropoda, Pristilomatidae) with the description of a new species

Zookeys. 2014 Apr 2:(396):1-11. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.396.6976. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Dilian Georgiev¹, Ivailo Dedov²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, University of Plovdiv, Tzar Assen Str. 24, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
² Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2 Gagarin Str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.

Abstract

A new species of genus Vitrea is described: Vitrea ulrichi sp. n. is the eleventh species within the genus found in Bulgaria, and the largest representative of the Bulgarian Vitrea. Some critical notes on the taxonomy of the species V. bulgarica and V. sturanyi are presented. A key is provided for the determination of the species of Vitrea found in the country.

Keywords: Bulgaria; New species; Vitrea ulrichi sp. n..