Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 22 No.1

Slatkovodni mekušci (Mollusca: Gastropoda, Bivalvia) Parka prirode Vransko jezero (Hrvatska)

Authors: Luboš Beran, Jasna Lajtner, Petar Crnčan

Authors and affiliation

  • Luboš Beran Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic, Regional Office Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area Administration, Česká 149, CZ–276 01 Mělník, Czech Republic
  • Jasna Lajtner Department of Biology, Division of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Petar Crnčan Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a malacological survey of the largest Croatian lake – Vrana Lake and its surroundings in Vrana Lake Nature Park. Altogether 21 species of aquatic non-marine molluscs (15 gastropods, 6 bivalves) have been recorded. Out of all recorded species, only 10 were documented in Vrana Lake, probably due to the higher salinity of water in the lake. A population of the endangered gastropod Anisus vorticulus was found in Benča Lake.

Keywords

Mollusca, Gastropoda, Bivalvia, Anisus vorticulus, vrana lake, faunistics