A malacofaunistic study of the Wellbach pond, Taunus Nature Park, Hesse

摘要: As part of a two-week school internship during 30.6.–14.7. 2021, an ecological and faunistic study was undertaken to assess the malacofauna of a small pond within the Taunus Nature Park in the central upland range of the Taunus in the German federal state of Hesse. The Wellbach pond is easily accessible, and the project could be concepted and completed within two weeks. Different microhabitats were investigated for molluscs. In total, 17 gastropod species belonging to ten families were recorded and imaged. Four freshwater species and 13 terrestrial snails were found. This investigation constitutes the first published record concerning the malacofauna of Wellbach pond.