Alzoniella slovenica
Alzoniella slovenica is a species of very small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae, which are sometimes known as the snouted water snails.
Shell description
Distribution
Distribution of this species is western carpathian.[4]
This species is found in the White Carpathians. It is endemic to Moravia (Czech Republic) and in Slovakia.
Its conservation status in the Czech Republic is endangered[5][6] and it is "rare“ in Slovakia.[7]
IUCN conservation status
Alzoniella slovenica is listed in IUCN red list under the following names:
- Belgrandiella slovenica - vulnerable (VU)[1]
- Belgrandiella alticola - vulnerable (VU)[8]
- Belgrandiella bojnicensis - vulnerable (VU)[9]
- Belgrandiella komenskyi - data deficient (DD)[10]
Biotope
It is a crenobiotic species: it lives in groundwater and it can be found in water wells.
References
- ^ a b Steffek, J. 1996. Belgrandiella slovenica. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 29 December 2008.
- ^ Ložek & Brtek, 1964: Neue Belgrandiella aus den Westkarpaten. - Arch. Moll., 93(5/6): 201-207. Frankfurt am Main.
- ^ Beran L. & Horsák M., 2001: Taxonomic revision of the genus Alzoniella (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Czech and Slovakia. - Biologia, Bratislava, 56/2: 141-148. abstract
- ^ (Slovak) Lisický M. J. 1991. Mollusca Slovenska [The Slovak molluscs]. VEDA vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied, Bratislava, 344 pp.
- ^ Red List of the molluscs (Mollusca) of the Czech Republic
- ^ Beran L., Juřičková L. & Horsák M. (2005) Mollusca (měkkýši), pp. 69-74. – In: Farkač J., Král D. & Škorpík M. [eds.], Červený seznam ohrožených druhů České republiky. Bezobratlí. Red list of threatened species in the Czech Republic. Invertebrates. – Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR, Praha, 760 pp.
- ^ Šteffek J. 1994 Current status of the molluscs of Slovakia in relation to their exposure to danger. - Biologia, Bratislava, 49(5): 651-655.
- ^ Steffek, J. 1996. Belgrandiella alticola. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 29 December 2008.
- ^ Steffek, J. 1996. Belgrandiella bojnicensis. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 29 December 2008.
- ^ Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Belgrandiella komenskyi. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 29 December 2008.