Abstract
A new species of genus Vitrea is described: Vitrea ulrichi sp. n. is the eleventh species within the genus found in Bulgaria, and the largest representative of the Bulgarian Vitrea. Some critical notes on the taxonomy of the species V. bulgarica and V. sturanyi are presented. A key is provided for the determination of the species of Vitrea found in the country.
Highlights
The European species belonging to the genus Vitrea Fitzinger, 1833 (Gastropoda: Pristilomatidae) number 56 to date, many with local and scattered distribution patterns on the continent (Welter-Schultes 2012)
In this paper we describe a new species, Vitrea ulrichi sp. n. from the Stara Planina Mountain, Bulgaria, which can be distinguished from the most similar species Vitrea kutschigi (Walderdorff, 1864) and V. sturanyi by its larger size, its angled shell, and very prominent shell sculpture
Of all the Vitrea species reported for Bulgaria, the new species differs by its larger size, large number of whorls, and the intensely radially striated and angular shell
Summary
The European species belonging to the genus Vitrea Fitzinger, 1833 (Gastropoda: Pristilomatidae) number 56 to date, many with local and scattered distribution patterns on the continent (Welter-Schultes 2012). Dilian Georgiev & Ivaylo Dedov / ZooKeys 396: 1–10 (2014)
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