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Taxonomic revision of the subterranean genus Virpazaria Gittenberger, 1969 (Gastropoda, Spelaeodiscidae)

  • 1. Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Baross u. 13, Budapest, H-1088, Hungary.
  • 2. Móricz Zsigmond u. 2, Gyomaendrőd, H-5500, Hungary.
  • 3. Bem u. 36., Budapest, H-1151, Hungary.
  • 4. Departament of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Tirana University, Bulevardi Zogu i Parë, Tiranë, AL-1001, Albania.

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Fehér, Zoltán, Deli, Tamás, Erőss, Zoltán P., Lika, Romilda (2019): Taxonomic revision of the subterranean genus Virpazaria Gittenberger, 1969 (Gastropoda, Spelaeodiscidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 558: 1-25, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.558

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