Ampullaceana balthica ( Linnaeus, 1758 )

Marković, Vanja, Gojšina, Vukašin, Novaković, Boris, Božanić, Milenka, Stojanović, Katarina, Karan-Žnidaršič, Tamara & Živić, Ivana, 2021, The freshwater molluscs of Serbia: Annotated checklist with remarks on distribution and protection status, Zootaxa 5003 (1), pp. 1-64 : 24

43. Ampullaceana balthica ( Linnaeus, 1758)

Findings in Serbia.

Lymnaea ovata: Jaeckel et al. (1958) .

Radix ovata: Liska & Slobodnik (2008) .

Radix balthica : Karaman & Karam (2007); Novaković (2013, pers. comm. 2013-2019); Savić et al. (2016); Živić (2020).

Common name. Wandering pond snail.

Morphology. Medium-sized snail (shell up to 20 mm high). Shell is thin, light, horny and translucent. A weak lip can be found inside the aperture, on occasions. For more details see Welter-Schultes (2012: 53, figure on the top of the page).

Distribution and ecology. Palearctic species preferring stagnant and slow-flowing waters, rich with vegetation, and muddy, gravel or rocky substrate ( Welter-Schultes 2012; Glöer 2019). In Serbia, it was found in the Danube, Sava, Tisza, Begej, Zapadna Morava and Nišava Rivers, DTD canal system, and in Zasavica Wetland.

Other remarks. Shell morphology very variable ( Schniebs et al. 2011; Glöer 2019). On the IUCN Red List of threatened species, it has been assessed as LC (Vavrova 2011 b).

Genus Peregriana Servain, 1882