Prosobranch Gastropods of the Imbros Island (NE Aegean Sea)

Abstract

    This study was carried out to determine prosobranch gastropod fauna of Imbros Island (NE Aegean Sea) and some ecological features within their habitat. Material of this study was obtained in 1998 and 1999 from 22 stations ranging from mediolittoral to depth of 68 m by dredging and scuba diving. As the result of examining the obtained material, total of 31 species belonging to 20 genera and 13 families were determined. Seven of them (Calliostoma zizyphinum (LINNAEUS, 1758), Monodonta mutabilis (PHILIPPI, 1846), Cerithium alucaster (BROCCHI, 1814), Cerithium protractum Bivona Ant. in BIVONA And., 1838, Erato voluta (MONTAGU, 1803), Nassarius incrassatus (STROEM, 1768), Vexillum ebenus (LAMARCK, 1811) were seen as new records for the Aegean Sea coasts of Turkey. Moreover, Cerithium scabridum PHILIPPI, 1848 that is an Indo-Pacific species was recorded from the northern Aegean Sea for the first time by this study. These 31 species have been given in a list together with their zoogeographic origin and ecological features.