Present distribution of Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Slovak Republic

All published and known unpublished data on Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) from the Slovak Republic are summarised. The Slovak distribution is restricted to the southern parts of the country close to the Danube, Morava, and Hron Rivers. Geographic and vertical distribution is described. The m...

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Main Authors: Tomáš Čejka, Libor Dvořák, Vladimír Košel
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University 2008-02-01
Series:Malacologica Bohemoslovaca
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Online Access:http://mollusca.sav.sk/pdf/7/7.Cejka.pdf
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Summary:All published and known unpublished data on Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) from the Slovak Republic are summarised. The Slovak distribution is restricted to the southern parts of the country close to the Danube, Morava, and Hron Rivers. Geographic and vertical distribution is described. The most of the localities are placed between 100 and 140 m a.s.l., the highest situated known record was in 277 m a.s.l. P. antipodarum inhabits slowly flowing rivers and different types of standing waters in Slovakia.
ISSN:1336-6939