Vol. 76 (4) 2024

ARTICLES

Mollusc Fauna (Mollusca: Gastropoda and Bivalvia) of the Belchishko Blato Wetland, Republic of North Macedonia

Ivaylo K. Dedov1*, Slavcho Hristovski2 & Slobodan Kutanoski3

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1*Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2 Gagarin Street, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; idedov@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4445-359X

2Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia; hristovskis@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9467-6575

3Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia; slobodan.kutanoski@yahoo.com

https://doi.org/10.71424/azb76.4.002784

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Abstract
Twenty terrestrial gastropod species are reported from the Belchishko Blato wetland, which is proposed to be declared as a nature park in the Republic of North Macedonia. Vertigo moulinsiana (Dupuy, 1849) (Desmoulin’s whorl snail), which is a species listed in the European Habitats Directive, is recorded for the first time in this country. Columella edentula (Draparnaud, 1805) is registered in its second locality for the country. Four freshwater gastropod species were found for the first time for this wetland area.

Key words
Natura 2000, Vertigo moulinsiana, new localities, protected species, Western Balkans, wetland

How to Cite
Dedov I.K., Hristovski S. & Kutanoski S. 2024. Mollusc Fauna (Mollusca: Gastropoda and Bivalvia) of the Belchishko Blato Wetland, Republic of North Macedonia. Acta zoologica bulgarica 76 (4) 517-528.

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