Valvata cristata O.F. Mueller , 1774

Gloeer, Peter & Pesic, Vladimir, 2012, The freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species, ZooKeys 219, pp. 11-61 : 23

Valvata cristata O.F. Mueller, 1774 Fig. 12m

New records.

Mazandaran Province: IR01-05 [6 ex.]. Tehran Province: IR48-05 [2 ex.].

Associated species.

Bithynia mazandaranensis sp. n., Planorbis carinatus , Anisus sp., Valvata nowshahrensis sp. n., Hippeutis complanatus .

Records from Iran.

Mansoorian (1994).

Remarks.

Considering the photo provided by Mansoorian (1994), he probably confused this species with Valvata nowshahrensis sp. n. (see below).

Distribution.

Palaearctic.

Figures

Figure 12. The prosobranch molluscs of Iran. a Theodoxus fluviatilis (operculum see Fig. 3 d) b Bithynia (Bithynia) ejecta (syntype ZMZ 524006, Iraq, Samava, ex coll. Mousson, photo: E. Neubert) c Melanoides tuberculatus d Thiara scabra e Melanopsis sp. f Melanopsis costata g Farsithyra farsensis h Sarkhia kermanshahensis, i: Pseudamnicola saboori k Pseudamnicola zagrosensis l Pseudobithynia irana m Pseudobithynia zagrosia n Valvata cristata.