Ampullaceana relicta ( Polinski , 1929)

Vinarski, Maxim V., Aksenova, Olga V. & Bolotov, Ivan N., 2020, Taxonomic assessment of genetically-delineated species of radicine snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lymnaeidae), Zoosystematics and Evolution 96 (2), pp. 577-608 : 577

16. Ampullaceana relicta ( Polinski, 1929)

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This species is endemic to the large ancient lakes of the Balkans ( Albrecht et al. 2008; Welter-Schultes 2012; Glöer 2019). A. relicta is phylogenetically close to A. ampla and, most probably, represents a local derivative of the latter originating as a consequence of its ancient invasion into large lakes. As Aksenova et al. (2018a) have shown, this species is polytypic and includes two subspecies, which are separately discussed below.