Armenica (Astrogena) griseofusca (Mousson, 1876)

Mumladze, Levan, Grego, Jozef & Szekeres, Miklos, 2023, The land snail family Clausiliidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Stylommatophora) in Georgia: overview, novel records and a new species, Caucasiana 2, pp. 29-61 : 29

Armenica (Astrogena) griseofusca (Mousson, 1876)

Figure 4D

Clausilia (Alinda) griseofusca - Mousson 1876b: p. 145, plate 5 fig. 3

Type locality.

Vicinity of Lake Tabatskuri (Samtskhe-Javakheti Region; possibly erroneous!).

Distribution.

All verified localities of this species are in Trabzon and Rize Provinces of Turkey.

Habitat.

Broadleaf or mixed forests between 1000 and 1500 m; on tree trunks and small, shaded cliffs.

Remark.

The description and a probable syntype (SMF 144161) identify Armenica (Astrogena) griseofusca as the species currently known from northeastern Turkey. However, the type locality around Lake Tabatskuri is far from the distribution area in Turkey and lacks similar habitats. Therefore, and because this species has not been found there ever since, the locality given by Mousson seems to be erroneous.

Figures

Figure 4. (A) Acrotoma (Iliamneme) baryshnikovi, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Kvedi 1 Cave southeast of Kvedi, N 42.5561 °, E 43.5721 °. (B) A. (I.) enguriensis, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, 6 km N of Jvari, N 42.7500 °, E 42.0489 °. (C) Armenica (Armenica) unicristata, Kakheti, Artsivi Gorge northwest of Dedoplistskaro, N 41.4888 °, E 46.0956 °. (D) A. (Astrogena) griseofusca, Turkey, Trabzon Province, Suemela south of Trabzon, N 40.6894 °, E 39.6589 °. (E) Elia (Caucasica) ossetica, Kakheti, Batsara Nature Reserve, N 42.2229 °, E 45.3020 °. (F) E. (C.) somchetica, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Didveli south of Bakuriani, N 41.6976 °, E 43.5188 °. (G) E. (C.) tuschetica, Kakheti, southwest of the Abano Pass, N 42.2422 °, E 45.4946 °. (H) E. (Megaleuxina) derasa, Samtskhe-Javakheti, east of the Goderdzi Pass, N 41.6603 °, E 42.6042 °. Scale bar: 5 mm.