About 3 million years ago (Ma), the I sthmus of P anama joined the A mericas, forming a land
bridge over which inhabitants of each A merica invaded the other—the G reat A merican B …

Charonia tritonis (Charoniidae), one of the largest marine gastropods and an echinoderm
specialist, preys on Crown-of-Thorns starfish (CoTS), a recurring pest that continues to be a …

A scanty but varied ensemble of finds challenges the idea that Neandertal material culture
was essentially static and did not include symbolic items. In this study we report on a …

The Tonnoidea is a moderately diverse group of large, predatory gastropods with∼ 360
valid species. Known for their ability to secrete sulfuric acid, they use it to prey on a diversity …

Aims Some biogeographical regions act primarily as donors of colonists to other regions,
while others act predominantly as recipient areas. How some biotas become dominant while …

This Collective Article presents information on 17 taxa belonging to five (5) Phyla and
extending from the Alboran Sea to the Levantine Sea. These new records were found in six …

In this work, all the Lower Pliocene gastropod assemblages of Santa Maria Island are
revised. These all form part of the Touril Complex. Seventy-seven species are identified …

A new introduced species, Otala punctata (Müller, 1774) and new records in Chile for Cornu
aspersum (Müller, 1774) and Deroceras laeve (Müller, 1774) are documented based on …

Unattached nodules of calcareous red algae (Rhodophyta), known as rhodoliths, are widely
reported and studied in places that extend from the tropics to polar latitudes. Factors …

A detailed compilation and updated taxonomy of the shallow molluscan assemblages of the
Paleogene-Neogene of Patagonia was performed. Together with the Sr-chronostratigraphic …