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A new species of Metafruticicola (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae) from the Aegean Archipelago and new anatomical and distributional data on some congeneric species

  • 1. Natural History Museum of Crete, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Crete, 71409 Irakleio, Greece. & Biology Department, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Crete, Voutes University Campus, 70013 Irakleio, Greece.
  • 2. Natural History Museum of Crete, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Crete, 71409 Irakleio, Greece.

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Bitzilekis, Eleftherios, Vardinoyannis, Katerina, Mylonas, Moisis (2023): A new species of Metafruticicola (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae) from the Aegean Archipelago and new anatomical and distributional data on some congeneric species. European Journal of Taxonomy 879 (1): 1-23, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.879.2155, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.879.2155

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