Vol. 75 (3) 2023

ARTICLES

New Records of Geomitrid Gastropods: Cochlicella acuta (O. F. Müller, 1774) from Bulgaria and C. barbara (Linnaeus, 1758) from Montenegro

Ivaylo K. Dedov1,*, Dilian Georgiev2 & Vukašin Gojšina3

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*1Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2 Gagarin Street, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; E-mail: idedov@gmail.com
2Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, University of Plovdiv, 24 Tzar Assen Street, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria; E-mail: diliangeorgiev@abv.bg
3Department of Morphology, Systematics and Phylogeny of Animals, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; E-mail: mr.gojsinavukasin@gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.71424/azb75.3.002536

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Abstract
Two new localities of Cochlicella acuta in Bulgaria nearby the Black Sea coasts are recorded. With these new findings, the total number of known localities of the species in Bulgaria becomes three. Cochlicella barbara is reported for the first time from the territory of Montenegro.

Key words
new records, new localities, Bulgaria, Montenegro

How to Cite
Dedov I.K., Georgiev D. & Gojšina V. 2023. New Records of Geomitrid Gastropods: Cochlicella acuta (O. F. Müller, 1774) from Bulgaria and C. barbara (Linnaeus, 1758) from Montenegro. Acta zoologica bulgarica 75 (3) 449-452.

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