New observations and distribution on Faunus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) (Caenogastropoda: Pachychilidae) in the Papuan region

Current issue: Volume 23, No. 2 (2023)

NEW OBSERVATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION ON FAUNUS ATER (LINNAEUS, 1758) (CAENOGASTROPODA: PACHYCHILIDAE) IN THE PAPUAN REGION

Kristīne Greķe*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59893/abud.23(2).005

Greķe K. 2023. New observations and distribution on Faunus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) (Caenogastropoda: Pachychilidae) in the Papuan region. Acta Biol. Univ. Daugavp., 2023(2): 173-188.

Abstract

The distribution of an aquatic cerithioid snail Faunus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Papuan Region (Moluccas, New Guinea with its satellite islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu) is assessed and discussed. New faunistic records and information on the ecology of the species are provided. Published records from the region are summarized.

Keywords: faunistic records, bibliography, ecology, aquatic gastropod, Papuan Region.

*Corresponding author: Latvian National Museum of Natural History, Kr. Barona Str. 4, LV-1050, Rīga, Latvia, E-mail: k.greke@gmail.com, kristine.greke@lndm.gov.lv, ORCID: 0009-0009-7420-7905