Stankovicia baicaliiformis Polinski, 1929:16
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Stankovicia (Stankovicia) baicaliiformis Poliński, 1929:16; Chilopyrgula baicaliiformis (Poliński, 1929:16); Paladilhia (Moitessieria) baicaliiformis (Poliński, 1929:16)
Conservation Status
Missing (Albrecht, 2026)
Last record: 2003 or before (Albrecht, 2026)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution & Habitat
Albania & North Macedonia
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Poliński, W. (1929). Limnoloshka ispitivanja Balkanskog Poluostrva. I. Reliktna fauna gasteropoda Ochridskog Jezera / La faune reliquaire des gastéropodes du lac d'Ochrida. Glasnik Srpske Kraljevske Akademije 137(65): 129-182.
Other references:
Albrecht, C. (2026). Stankovicia baicaliiformis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2026: e.T155720A222435360. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2026-1.RLTS.T155720A222435360.en. Accessed on 08 August 2026.
Bank, R. A. (2016). Fauna Europeae Project: Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe: November 14th, 2016. Fauna Europea Project. Hoogezand.
Hauffe, T., Albrecht, C. and Schreiber, K. (2010). Stankovicia baicaliiformis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T155720A4830510. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155720A4830510.en. Accessed on 10 August 2026.
Hauffe, T., Albrecht, C. and Wilke, T. (2016). Assembly processes of gastropod community change with horizontal and vertical zonation in ancient Lake Ohrid: a metacommunity speciation perspective. Biogeosciences 13(10): 2901-2911.
Kostoski, G., Albrecht, C., Trajanovski, S. and Wilke, T. (2010). A freshwater biodiversity hotspot under pressure - assessing threats and identifying conservation needs for ancient Lake Ohrid. Biogeosciences 7(12): 3999-4015.
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Stankovicia baicaliiformis Polinski, 1929. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1421201 on 2026-08-10
Radoman, P. (1985). Hydrobioidea, a superfamily of Prosobranchia (Gastropda), II. Origin, zoogeography, evolution in the Balkans and Asia Minor. Monographs Institute of Zoology 1, Beograd.