Mollusc Records from the Area of Manyas Lake (Bird Paradise Lake) in Western Anatolia, Turkey

This study was carried out simultaneously with a fish parasitological studies of the first author. Six gastropod species (5 freshwater and 1 hygrophilоus terrestrial one) and three mussel species were identified in this case study. Five of the gastropods and two mussel species are first records from Manyas Lake. Although Manyas Lake is a Ramsar area and a National Park, this wetland has not been investigated as detailed in terms of mollusc fauna.