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Gveleshapia kvevri Chertoprud, Grego & Mumladze, 2026
1873099 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1873099)
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Note Georgia, Zemo Imereti, Mandaeti, Kvevri spring...
42.190645°N, 43.315631°E; 700 m a.s.l. [details]
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Type locality Georgia, Zemo Imereti, Mandaeti, Kvevri spring near the road to Tkemlovani;42.190645°N, 43.315631°E; 700 m a.s.l. [details]
Nomenclature Name derived from one of the two localities with spring water emerging from a large ceramic jar named kvevri...
Nomenclature Name derived from one of the two localities with spring water emerging from a large ceramic jar named kvevri (ქვევრი), used for the fermentation, storage and aging of the traditional Georgian wine [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Gveleshapia kvevri Chertoprud, Grego & Mumladze, 2026. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1873099 on 2026-06-29
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Chertoprud E.M., Grego J., Mumladze L. (2026). Tiny guardian of the spring: Description of the first Islamiinae (Mollusca, Hydrobiidae) from the Caucasus. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1272: 285–300.
page(s): 289, fig. 3-5 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 289, fig. 3-5 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Nomenclature Name derived from one of the two localities with spring water emerging from a large ceramic jar named kvevri (ქვევრი), used for the fermentation, storage and aging of the traditional Georgian wine [details]Type locality Georgia, Zemo Imereti, Mandaeti, Kvevri spring near the road to Tkemlovani;
42.190645°N, 43.315631°E; 700 m a.s.l. [details]
