Vestia roschitzi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Clausiliidae
Subfamily: Clausiliinae
Tribe: Baleini
Genus: Vestia
Species:
V. roschitzi
Binomial name
Vestia roschitzi
(Brancsik, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Clausilia roschitzi Brancsik, 1890 (original combination)
  • Uncinaria roschitzi (Brancsik, 1890) · unaccepted
  • Vestia (Vestiella) roschitzi (Brancsik, 1890) · alternate representation

Vestia roschitzi is a species of air-breathing land snail within the family Clausiliidae,[1]

Distribution

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Distribution of Vestia roschitzi

This species is endemic to the Balkan Region with a distribution covering eastern Bulgaria, southern Serbia, northern Albania, Montenegro, and eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its habitat is within mountains and foothills, living in wet deciduous forests, bushes, and rocks amongst vegetation at elevations of 500 to 2500 meters high.[2]

Conservation

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The current subpopulations on Vestia roschitzi are assumed to be stable, and no major threats are known to effect the species, although because of its morphological forms having a localized distribution range between populations it can be easily effected by disturbances within its environment. It has been classified as 'Least concern' by the IUCN Red List, as its large distribution covers several protected areas.[2]

Subspecies

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Placed by MolluscaBase.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Molluscabase - Vestia roschitzi (Brancsik, 1890)". molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  2. ^ a b "IUCN Red List, Vestia roschitzi". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
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