Monacha kuznetsovi is a gastropod clam from the geophile family. Included in the Red Book of the Krasnodar Territory . Status - “Not sufficiently studied” - 5.
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| Monacha kuznetsovi (Hausdorf, 2000 ) |
The shell is thin-walled, slightly translucent. The mouth is almost round, with sharp, non-turned edges. Dimensions: sink height 8.4–9.8 mm; diameter 12.1-13.7 mm; the ratio of diameter to height is 1.37-1.49 mm.
Endemic of the Western Caucasus . The species was found only in the vicinity of Gelendzhik , on the southwestern slopes of the Markotkh Range.
It is necessary to include in the list of protected sites and monitor the status of populations .
Literature
- Red Book of the Krasnodar Territory (animals) / Adm. Krasnodar. edge: [scientific. ed. A. S. Zamotailov]. - Ed. 2nd. - Krasnodar: Development Center PTR Krasnodar. Krai, 2007 .-- 504 pp., ill.
- Kantor Yu. I., Sysoev A.V. Catalog of mollusks of Russia and neighboring countries. M .: Tov-in scientific. ed. KMK, 2005.627 s.
- Hausdorf B. The genus Monacha in the Western Caucasus (Gastropoda: Hygromiidae) // Journal of Natural History. 2000.34. P. 1575-1594.