Tag Archives: Vinodolia

Vinodolia fluviatlis (Radoman)

River Mudsnail (Vinodolia fluviatlis)

This species is known from the Zrmanja river, where it is now extinct; an additional population might still exist in the lower parts of the Neretva River, where it is restricted to freshwater habitats close to the estuary into the Adriatic Sea.

The plan to build a sluice at this site certainly will lead to the destruction of this last population. [1]

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I have no idea if this species is now already extinct and thus will mention it here only briefly.

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References:

[1] Dr. Jörg Freyhof: Threatened freshwater fishes and molluscs of the Balkan, potential impact of hydropower projects. Unpublished report, ECA Watch Austria & EuroNatur 2012

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edited: 16.05.2021

Vinodolia lacustris (Radoman)

Lake Prespa Mudsnail (Vinodolia lacustris)

The Lake Prespa Mudsnail was described in 1973, it was apparently endemic to Lake Prespa, an quite ancient lake that is located between Albania, Greece, and Macedonia.

There are no recent records of this species and it is believed to be possibly extinct.

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Another species of that genus, which was also presumed extinct, was rediscovered in 2013. [1] 

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References:

[1] Magdalena Szarowska; Sebastian Hofman; Andrzej Falinokski: Vinodolia fiumana Radoman, 1973 (Caenogastropoda: Rissoidea): rediscovery and relationships of a species presumed extinct. Folia Malacologica 21(3): 135-142. 2013

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edited: 24.10.2020