''Lozekia transsilvanica''Fehér Z., Szabó K., Bozsó M. & Pénzes Z. (2009). "Phylogeny and phylogeography of the Lozekia–Kovacsia species group (Gastropoda: Hygromiidae)". ''

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of small air-breathing

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, a

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pulmonate Pulmonata or pulmonates is an informal group (previously an order, and before that, a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group inclu ...

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in the family

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, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is also known as ''Hygromia transsylvanica''.

Distribution

This species occurs in: *

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Description

The

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of ''Lozekia transsilvanica'' is horny grey, greenish or yellowish brown in color, and is extremely finely striated. The surface has fine and short (0.08-0.25 mm) riblets (120-160/mm²). The shell has 5 weakly convex

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, which rapidly increase in size. The

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is inflated and has a weak edge at the periphery, which is slowly and straightly descending near the aperture. The margin is straight and thin. The

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is very narrow and is almost covered by the reflected columellar margin. The width of the shell is 5.5-6.5 mm. The height of the shell is 4.5–6 mm. ''Lozekia transsilvanica'' differs from '' Lozekia kovacsi'' in its larger (120-160 per square mm in ''Lozekia transsilvanica'', 180-500 in ''Lozekia kovacsi'') and longer riblets (''Lozekia transsilvanica'' 0.08-0.25 mm, ''Lozekia kovacsi'' 0.055-0.09 mm).

References

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