The land snail fauna of Mut District (Mersin Province, Turkey)

Authors

ÜMİT KEBAPÇI
MEHMET ZEKİ YILDIRIM
İSKENDER GÜLLE
MUSTAFA ÖZTOP
DUYGU CEREN ÇAĞLAN

Abstract

The land snail fauna of the Mut District was surveyed during the spring (April-May) of 2008. A total of 31 species and subspecies-9 (29%) of them endemics-belonging to 26 genera and 14 families were determined from 41 localities. Dominant families were Enidae, Orculidae, and Hygromiidae. Humidity, vegetation, and habitat type were the determinants of species richness in the study area. Species composition, according to cluster and multivariate analyses, was also found to be affected by the altitude factor.

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1005-38

Keywords

Gastropoda, endemism, Göksu River, Mut

First Page

307

Last Page

318

Recommended Citation

KEBAPÇI, Ü, YILDIRIM, M. Z, GÜLLE, İ, ÖZTOP, M, & ÇAĞLAN, D. C (2012). The land snail fauna of Mut District (Mersin Province, Turkey). Turkish Journal of Zoology 36 (3): 307-318. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1005-38