Vitrea pygmaea
Shell of Vitrea pygmaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Gastrodontoidea
Family: Pristilomatidae
Genus: Vitrea
Species:
V. pygmaea
Binomial name
Vitrea pygmaea
(Boettger, 1880)
Synonyms

Hyalinia pygmaea O. Boettger, 1880

Vitrea pygmaea is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Pristilomatidae.[1][2]

Description

The shell is very small: 0.7-0.8 mm x 1.4-2.1 mm. It is colourless, sometimes slightly pale greenish yellow. The shell contains 3.5-4 whorls. The body whorl is twice as wide as penultimate whorl, or even more. The umbilicus is very wide and perspectivical, all whorls well visible inside. This species can usually not be confounded with any other species.

Distribution

Distribution of Vitrea pygmaea

The species inhabits Turkmenistan, Northern Iran, Iraq-Kurdistan, Caucasus region, Crimea, Turkey, Bulgaria, Croatia, Albania, Greece, possibly also Italy. The type locality is contained in Georgia.

This species can be found in deciduous oak/hornbeam and pinetree forests with pH 4.5. It can survive continuous periods of drought. In Bulgaria it occurs between 300 and 1400 m.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Vitrea pygmaea (O.Boettger, 1880)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vitrea pygmaea (O. Boettger, 1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002775 on 2023-06-14
  3. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Vitrea pygmaea (O. Boettger, 1880)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. ↑ AnimalBase: Vitrea pygmaea
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