The land snail genus Mandarina has undergone extensive radiation within the Bonin Islands
in the west Pacific. The preferred above‐ground vegetation heights of sympatric species …

We present a new classification for the genus Conus sensu lato (family Conidae), based on
molecular phylogenetic analyses of 329 species. This classification departs from both the …

Molecular phylogenies of cone snails have revealed that the c. 350 sequenced species are
divided into four main lineages, Conus, Conasprella, Californiconus and Profundiconus. In a …

We re-assess the value of morphological specific descriptors within the spring-snail genus
Bythinella by sequencing mitochondrial COI and nuclear ITS1 gene fragments. Taxonomic …

Establishing conservation priorities requires an understanding of the diversity within and
among taxa. Land snails in the subgenus Monadenia consist of six species, three of which …

The taxonomy of southeast Asian gastrocoptine pupillid micro land snails is based almost
entirely on shell morphological characters, with an emphasis on apertural barriers. We …

Tree snails in the family Partulidae are widespread across the tropical Pacific, with endemic
species occurring on most high islands. Partulid species have faced catastrophic range …

The shell convergence between Neohelix dentifera and Inflectarius ferrissi is an important
key to understanding the unusual evolutionary pattern of polygyrid land snails in eastern …

The punctoid land snail family Charopidae, as currently defined, is a paraphyletic
assemblage of taxa with Gondwanan distribution. It is represented in Africa largely by the …

Aim Islands are often hotspots of endemism due to their isolation, making colonization a rare
event and hence facilitating allopatric speciation. Dispersal usually occurs between nearby …