Elia (Caucasica) tuschetica (Likharev & Lezhava, 1961)

Mumladze, Levan, Grego, Jozef & Szekeres, Miklos, 2023, The land snail family Clausiliidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Stylommatophora) in Georgia: overview, novel records and a new species, Caucasiana 2, pp. 29-61 : 29

Elia (Caucasica) tuschetica (Likharev & Lezhava, 1961)

Figures 4G , 6B

Euxina (Euxina) tuschetica - Likharev and Lezhava 1961: p. 473, figs 1-3

Type locality.

Kakheti Region, near the village Zemo Omalo, at 1900 m.

Distribution.

Mountain Tusheti.

Habitat.

Mountain forests and subalpine meadows between 1000 and 2000 m; among leaf litter, in rock crevices and under stones.

Occurrence data.

Kakheti • N42.2765°, E45.3524°; 1280 m; leg. JG-LM-MS, 2021 (ISU, JG, MS) • N42.2744°, E45.3517°; 1200 m; leg. DM, 2019 (HNHM 104477) • N42.2447°, E45.4987°; 1630 m; leg. DM, 2019 (HNHM 104481) • N42.2422°, E45.4946°; 1530 m; leg. DM, 2019 (HNHM 104480, MS) • N42.2170°, E45.4761°; 1220 m; leg. DM, 2019 (HNHM 104479, MS); LM, 2019 (ISU).

Figures

Figure 4. (A) Acrotoma (Iliamneme) baryshnikovi, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Kvedi 1 Cave southeast of Kvedi, N 42.5561 °, E 43.5721 °. (B) A. (I.) enguriensis, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, 6 km N of Jvari, N 42.7500 °, E 42.0489 °. (C) Armenica (Armenica) unicristata, Kakheti, Artsivi Gorge northwest of Dedoplistskaro, N 41.4888 °, E 46.0956 °. (D) A. (Astrogena) griseofusca, Turkey, Trabzon Province, Suemela south of Trabzon, N 40.6894 °, E 39.6589 °. (E) Elia (Caucasica) ossetica, Kakheti, Batsara Nature Reserve, N 42.2229 °, E 45.3020 °. (F) E. (C.) somchetica, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Didveli south of Bakuriani, N 41.6976 °, E 43.5188 °. (G) E. (C.) tuschetica, Kakheti, southwest of the Abano Pass, N 42.2422 °, E 45.4946 °. (H) E. (Megaleuxina) derasa, Samtskhe-Javakheti, east of the Goderdzi Pass, N 41.6603 °, E 42.6042 °. Scale bar: 5 mm.

Figure 6. Occurrence records of Elia (Caucasica) somchetica (A), Elia (C.) tuschetica (B) and Elia (Megaleuxina) derasa (C). Symbols are as in Figure 2.