Měkkýši Hončovy hůrky u Příbora (Slezsko, Česká republika) Molluscs of the Hončova Hůrka hill near Příbor (Silesia, Czech Republic)

• Main Authors: Lenka Kotarová, Jiří Kupka
• Format: Article
• Language: ces
• Published: Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University 2011-11-01
• Series: Malacologica Bohemoslovaca
• Subjects: rocks of the teschenite association; Czech Republic; Mollusca; Ena montana; Vertigo pygmaea; Daudebardia rufa; Pupilla muscorum
• Online Access: http://mollusca.sav.sk/pdf/10/10.Kupka-Kotarova.pdf

Hončova Hůrka hill in Skotnice near Příbor is important mineralogical locality. It is formed by rocks of the te­schenite association. It was opened as relatively small picrite quarry with further enlargement due to gravel mi­ning up to present status. Quarries in general possess wide range of habitats. Moreover, teschenite rock association with its high calcium content is favourable environment for land snails. Altogether, 27 land snail species were found in Hončova Hůrka hill, of which four are concerned as near threatened (Ena montana, Vertigo pygmaea, Daudebardia rufa and Pupilla muscorum). This site thus has a potential as local refugium for endangered species and deserves our attention.