Ruthenica, Russian Malacological Journal (ISSN 0136-0027) is published since 1991 and accepts articles dedicated to all aspects of malacology in English or Russian. Since 2008 the manuscripts are published in the Internet as well as on CD. Paper copies are also available. Ruthenica fully complies with the requirements of ICZN.

Continental molluscs of Russia and adjacent territories

First on-line catalogue of continental (fresh-, brackish-water and terrestrial) molluscs of Russia and adjacent territories - in English - (compiled by Yu.I.Kantor, M.V.Vinarski, A.A.Schileyko, A.V.Sysoev) . Version 2.3 (December 22, 2009) was significantly corrected and updated and contains 2065 species and subspecies of terrestrial and aquatic molluscs (including Caspian Gastropoda and Bivalvia). See more

Last updated December 23, 2009 / Последние изменения внесены 23 декабря 2009 г.

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New finding

Remarkable recent finding of the last years -  is the record of the gastropod Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aporrhaidae) on the Murman Coast of the Barents Sea. This is a significant extension of the distribution of the species eastward (nearly 1000 km). See more

Specimens from the Barents Sea.