Pseudamnicola
Pseudamnicola codreanui (Grossu, 1946)
Grossuana cordreanui: Grossu, 1986: 235.
Order Mesogastropoda
Family Hydrobiidae
Conservation status: in Bulgaria: Critically endangered CR [B2a, c-IV; E].
General distribution. Bulgaria and Romania.
Distribution and abundance in Bulgaria. A local endemic found in the Akbunar karstic spring near Balchik in great numbers [1, 2, 3].
Habitats. Freshwater springs (a crenobiont).
Biology. No data.
Similar species. Pseudamnicola consociella.
Negative factors. Loss and degradation of habitats caused by man; extraction and pollution of the waters.
Conservation measures taken. None.
Conservation measures needed. Maintenance and preservation of the habitat and specification of a protected territory around the spring inhabited by the species. Studies on the biology and ecology for specifying nature-protection measures; monitoring.
References. 1. Angelov, 2000; 2. Grossu, 1986; 3. Grossu, 1993.
Author: Zdravko Hubenov
