Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok XII. - Natura Somogyiensis 27. (Kaposvár, 2015)
Héra Z. - Haris A.: Marine molluscs from Marsa El Brega, Libya (Mollusca: Gastropoda and Bivaliva)
42 Natura Somogyiensis Spondylidae Gray, 1826 Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus, 1758 - 11 specimens Pteriidae Gray, 1847 Pinctada radiata (Leach, 1814) syn.: Avicula radiata Leach, 1814 - 14 specimens Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758) - 7 specimens Dominant species are: Glycymeris glycymeris (Linnaeus, 1758) and Glycymerispilosa (Linnaeus, 1767). No rare species were collected. Three species, namely Glycymeris glycymeris (Linnaeus, 1758), Glycymeris pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767) and Acanthocardia tuberculata (Linnaeus, 1758) amounts the 31% of the collected 297 specimens. New records to the Libyan marine mollusc fauna are Phorcus turbinatus (Born, 1780), Erosaria spurca (Linnaeus, 1758), Natica maculata Deshayes, 1838, Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758, Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) and Parvicardium exiguum (Gmelin, 1791). The known number of marine Gastropoda and Bivalvia species of Libya is 272 (including those which are published only in internet databases) which is far beyond the actual faunistic richness (about 25-30% of the real diversity of molluscs). As comparision, we know 1065 marine mollusc species along the Turkish coasts (Öztürk et ah, 2014). There is some uncertanity in the number of Libyan marine mollusc species, since numerous species are reported from the Libyan Sea which includes the west Lybian and also east Egyptian coasts. References Abushaala, N., Shaibi, T. & Howaege, H. M. 2014: Molluscan Fauna of hard substrate along the costal zone of western Libya - International Journal of Bioassays. 2014:3(09)3211-3217. Bazairi, H„ Ben Haj, S., Boero, F., Cebrian, D., De Juan, S., Limám, A., Lleonart, J„ Torchia, G., & Rais, C. 2010: Mediterranean Sea Biodiversity: state of the ecosystems, pressures, impacts and future priorities.- UNEP-MAP RAC/SPA. Ed. RAC/SPA, Tunis; 100 pp. Cossignani, T. & Ardovini, R. 2011: Malacologia Mediterranea. - Ancona: L'informatore Piceno pp. 540. Gaillard, J. M. 1987: Gasteropodes. p. 513-632. In Fischer, W., Bauchot, M. L. & Schneider, M. 1987: Fisches FAO d'identification des espéces pour les besoins de la peche (Revision 1). Mediterranée et mer Noire. Zone de peche 37. Volume I. - Végétaux et Invertébrés. Organisation des Nations des Unies pour L'Alimentation et L'Agriculture, Roma. p. 760. Gofas, S. & Zenetos, A. 2003: Exotic molluscs in the Mediterranean Basin: current status and perspectives. Oceanography and Marine Biology - An Annual Review 41: 237-277. Haddoud, D. A. & Rawag, A. A. 2013: Marine Protected Areas along Libyan coast- http://www.faomed- sudmed.org/pdf/publications/TD3/TD3-Haddoud.pdf Last check: 10. 09. 2015. Hardy, E. 2012: Hardy’s Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods, http://gastropods.com/ Last check: 10. 09. 2015 Hofrichter, R. 2004: Das Mittelmeer: Fauna, Flora, Ökologie / 2,2 Bestimmungsfuhrer: Fauna von den Mollusca (Weichtiere) bis zu den Mammalia (Wale und Delfine). - Heidelberg Spektrum, Akad. Verlag. 859 pp. Neuhofer, R. 2001: Seashells of the Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas http://rune.gmxhome.de/index.html Last check: 10. 09. 2015. Öztürk., B., Dogan, A., Bitlis-Bakir, B. & Salman, A. 2014: Marine molluscs of the Turkish coasts: an updated checklist. - Turkish Journal of Zoology 38(6): 832-879. Palomares, M. L. D. & D. Pauly. (Eds.) 2015: SeaLifeBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www. sealifebase.org, version (08/2015). Last check: 10. 09. 2015 Riedl, R. 1963: Fauna und Flora der Adria. Ein systematischer Meeresführer fur Biologen und Naturfreunde- Hamburg und Berlin, Paul Parey Verlag. 640 pp.
