On the homepage of the Biologiezentrum Linz you can find a section called “plant, animal, lichen, fossil, mineral or collector of the month”. In July they happily chose a snail: the cheese snail which is mainly characterised by its hairy shell. More interesting information about this snail is found in the article (in german) by Agnes Bisenberger, here all other “plant, animal, lichen, fossil, mineral or collector of the month”.
We are pleased to announce the foundation of the society „Mollusc Research Austria (MoFA)“, which was authorised by public authority in August 2016. MoFA is a society based in Austria aiming to promote activities of Austrian malacologists and encourage the communication with national and international professional working groups and initiatives.
Another task of the society is the enhancement of information exchange and coordination of scientific projects and studies.
A. Mrkvicka