The Basommatophoran Pulmonate Species (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Turkey

Authors : M Zeki YILDIRIM, Burçin Aşkım GÜMÜŞ, Ümit KEBAPÇI, Seval BAHADIR KOCA

Pages : 445-458

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :To date, based on the studies of foreign and Turkish malacologists, 28 basommatophoran snail species belonging to 16 genera from 5 families insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Physidae, Lymnaeidae, Planorbidae, Ancylidae, and Acroloxidae); have been found in freshwaters of Turkey. In Turkey, the genera Acroloxus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1 species);, Galba insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1);, Stagnicola insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1);, Radix insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2);, Lymnaea insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1);, Physa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1);, Physella insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1);, Planorbarius insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1);, Ferrissia insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1);, Planorbis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2);, Anisus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4);, Bathyomphalus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1);, Gyraulus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(8);, Hippeutis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1);, Ancylus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1); and Bulinus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1); are recognized. Also, 16 species insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(including 8 recent); and 5 subspecies are known from Quaternary fossil deposits of Turkey.
Keywords : Basommatophora, Pulmonata, freshwater, zoogeographic distribution, Turkey