Type
Part
Number
3
Year
2022
Publication Date
Publication Type
Published online
Keywords
species distribution models; SDM; ecological modelling; environmental predictors; Black Sea region; biological invasions;
Pages
pp. 121 -
136

The terrestrial snails Brephulopsis cylindrica and Xeropicta derbentina are native to steppes of the Northern Black Sea region and; X. derbentina has also initially inhabited Eastern Mediterranean, the Caucasus, and Anatolia. However, in last decades the species are increasingly reported outside of their natural range which renders them as likely invasive. The paper aims to assess the ecological suitability of adjacent habitats in terms of the molluscs invasion. We address this using species distribution modelling (SDM). The selected environment predictors for SDM included 22 environment factors such as land cover, enhanced vegetation index (EVI), altitude, and 19 bioclimatic parameters. This suggests that the area with maximum suitability extends from the natural range to the Central Danube lowland in the West and up to the Volga Upland in the Northeast. These regions have similar EVI and are largely croplands. Among the predictors, the minimum temperature of the coldest month has the greatest impact on the modelling results, which agrees with the variable being the limiting factor for the distribution of subtropical invertebrates. The study reinforces the notions that X. derbentina and B. cylindrica are likely to further expand the boundaries of their range thus posing threats to native ecosystems.

DOI
10.35885/ruthenica.2022.32(3).5
Моделирование распространения наземных моллюсков-вселенцев Brephulopsis cylindrica and Xeropicta derbentina (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora)
Адамова В.В.; Орлов М.А.; Шелудков А.В.;
Keywords
new species; anatomy;
Pages
pp. 115 -
120

One more tiny chiton of the genus Leptochiton is described from the shallow water of the Persian Gulf. The new species Leptochiton persianus sp. n. differs from other species of the genus living on coral reefs in shape of the tail valve with subcentral mucro, long central and first lateral teeth of radula, and round median denticle of the head of the major lateral tooth.

DOI
10.35885/ruthenica.2022.32(3).4
Новый крошечный хитон (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) из Персидского залива  
Сиренко Б.И. ;
Keywords
synonymy; lectotype designation;
Pages
pp. 111 -
114

It is proposed to exclude Stenoplax lindholmii from the list of Japanese chiton species, which turned out to be a junior synonym of S. magdalenensis. Lectotype of Chiton lindholmii is designated.

DOI
10.35885/ruthenica.2022.32(3).3
Chiton lindholmii Schrenck, 1862 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) – младший синоним Stenoplax magdalenensis (Hinds, 1845)
Сиренко Б.И.; Сайто Х.;
Keywords
bathyal; Arctic Ocean; sunken wood; reducing habitats;
Pages
pp. 105 -
109

This paper describes finding of 3 specimens of Skenea profunda (Friele, 1879) in the Arctic Basin from a depth of 3700-3800 The species had been previously reliably known only from the bathyal part of the North Atlantic and is confined to communities of sunken wood. This is the second finding of a taxon obligate for such habitats in the Arctic Ocean and confirms the assumption that there is a fauna associated with wood falls on the path of the Transpolar Drift Flow in the Central Arctic.

DOI
10.35885/ruthenica.2022.32(3).2
Skenea profunda (Vetigastropoda: Skeneidae) в центральной Арктике
Нехаев И.О.;
Keywords
fauna of the Caucasus; new species; Euomphalia aristata; genital anatomy;
Pages
pp. 99 -
104

The study of the anatomy of Euomphalia aristata from the Western Transcaucasia showed that these populations differ from other species of the genus and from the typical populations of E. aristata from the North Caucasus in anatomy of the genitalia. E. aristata in Transcaucasia is characterized by the separation of the distal parts of the male and female sections of the reproductive system, a long oviduct, a very short proximal part of the vagina, and the location of the vaginal appendages close to the mucous glands. In E. aristata from the North Caucasus (North Ossetia), the male and female parts of the genitals are not separated in the distal part, the oviduct is short, the proximal part of the vagina has an S-shaped bend, and the vaginal appendages are located at a noticeable distance from the mucous glands. On these grounds we distinguish E. aristata in Transcaucasia as a separate species.

E. aristata was described from the vicinities of Kislovodsk that is on the northern macro-slope of the Main Caucasian Ridge; therefore, the name E. aristata is applicable to the snails inhabiting this region. For molluscs living on the southern slopes of the Caucasus Range and further south, we propose the name Euomphalia schileykoi sp. nov.

DOI
10.35885/ruthenica.2022.32(3).1
Euomphalia schileykoi sp. nov. (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Helicidae) в Закавказье
Шиков Е.В.; Палатов Д.М.;