Karl E. von Baer’s collection of Caspian Sea molluscs stored in the Zoological Museum of Lviv University, Ukraine. Part 1. Catalogue and general description

Anistratenko, Vitaly V.; Anistratenko, Olga Yu.; Shydlovskyy, Ihor

doi:10.1127/arch.moll/147/223-236

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“…The type material is stored in the von Baer collection of Caspian Sea molluscs in the Zoological Museum of Lviv University (Ukraine) and comprises more than a hundred syntypes (Anistratenko et al 2018). The slender shell, the presence of a fine spiral keel below the suture, and the occasionally weakly reticulated surface distinguish this species from congeners.…”

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Mollusc species from the Pontocaspian region – an expert opinion list

Fp¹,

Neubauer²,

Vv³

et al. 2019

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Defining and recording the loss of species diversity is a daunting task, especially if identities of species under threat are not fully resolved. An example is the Pontocaspian biota. The mostly endemic invertebrate faunas that evolved in the Black Sea – Caspian Sea – Aral Sea region and live under variable salinity conditions are undergoing strong change, yet within several groups species boundaries are not well established. Collection efforts in the past decade have failed to produce living material of various species groups whose taxonomic status is unclear. This lack of data precludes an integrated taxonomic assessment to clarify species identities and estimate species richness of Pontocaspian biota combining morphological, ecological, genetic, and distribution data. In this paper, we present an expert-working list of Pontocaspian and invasive mollusc species associated to Pontocaspian habitats. This list is based on published and unpublished data on morphology, ecology, anatomy, and molecular biology. It allows us to (1) document Pontocaspian mollusc species, (2) make species richness estimates, and (3) identify and discuss taxonomic uncertainties. The endemic Pontocaspian mollusc species richness is estimated between 55 and 99 species, but there are several groups that may harbour cryptic species. Even though the conservation status of most of the species is not assessed or data deficient, our observations point to deterioration for many of the Pontocaspian species.

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Mollusc species from the Pontocaspian region – an expert opinion list

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“…Optimum PC habitats contain(ed) communities dominated by PC species within the coastal zone, mostly in oligohaline settings (Alexenko & Starobogatov, 1987 ; Anistratenko, 2007b ; Anistratenko et al., 2011 ; Makarov, 1938 ; Munasypova‐Motyash, 2006 ; Starobogatov, 1970 ; Zhadin, 1952 ), where the densities of PC mollusks are variable. Dreissena and Monodacna can dominate communities, but most of the PC hydrobiids have patchy occurrences (Alexenko & Kucheryava, 2019 ; Alexenko & Starobogatov, 1987 ; Anistratenko & Anistratenko, 2018 ).…”

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Decline of unique Pontocaspian biodiversity in the Black Sea Basin: A review

Gogaladze

Son

Lattuada

et al. 2021

Ecology and Evolution

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A review of the Ponto-Caspian genus Caspiohydrobia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae)

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Kijashko

Sitnikova

et al. 2022

Zoosystematica Rossica

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The paper reviews all available information on the species content, distribution and ecology of brackishwater hydrobiid snails belonging to the genus Caspiohydrobia Starobogatov, 1970. The annotated list of nominal species with remarks on their taxonomy, nomenclature and distribution is provided as well as photographic images of some type specimens and/or topotypes. In total, the genus includes 31 nominal species distributed almost exclusively within the former Paratethys basin. The lectotype for the species C. cylindrica Logvinenko et Starobogatov, 1969 is designated. A short overview of the known habitat preferences of various Caspiohydrobia species is provided. We consider Caspiohydrobia a genus of Ponto-Caspian origin, whose range extends southwards to Iraq, Iran and Tajikistan and northwards to West Siberia. The actual species content of the genus as well as its generic independence require a further integrative revision, since most of the nominal species of Caspiohydrobia are still known from dried shells only and may actually be synonyms of a few (or even a single) species.

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Karl E. von Baer’s collection of Caspian Sea molluscs stored in the Zoological Museum of Lviv University, Ukraine. Part 1. Catalogue and general description

Cited by 5 publications

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Mollusc species from the Pontocaspian region – an expert opinion list

Mollusc species from the Pontocaspian region – an expert opinion list

Decline of unique Pontocaspian biodiversity in the Black Sea Basin: A review

A review of the Ponto-Caspian genus Caspiohydrobia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae)

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