New record of desmoulin's whorl snail Vertigo Moulinsiana Dupuy, 1849 (Gastrapoda, Vertiginidae) from central Armenia

Abstract

Vertigo moulinsiana Dupuy1849, Desmoulin's Whorl Snail is known as Vulnerable IUCN Red Listed species from Eurasia. In Armenia this species was recorded in the northern and southern parts of the country. In order to understand the current distribution and status of the species field works and sampling was conducted from 2018 to 2022 during spring and autumn seasons in different locations of Armenia. New location was recorded for the species close to the Lake Sevan.