Molecular phylogeny of the western Palaearctic Helicoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora)

O Razkin, BJ Gómez-Moliner, CE Prieto… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2015 - Elsevier
The Helicoidea is one of the most diverse superfamilies of terrestrial land snails. In this study
we present a molecular phylogeny of the western Palaearctic Helicoidea obtained by means …

Species delimitation for cryptic species complexes: case study of Pyramidula (Gastropoda, Pulmonata)

O Razkin, BJ Gómez‐Moliner… - Zoologica …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Species discovery and validation methods were used to delimit the species of a cryptic
species complex. Species boundaries were inferred from multiple lines of evidence arising …

Flexible colour patterns obscure identification and mimicry in Indo-Pacific Chromodoris nudibranchs (Gastropoda: Chromodorididae)

KKS Layton, TM Gosliner, NG Wilson - Molecular Phylogenetics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Chromodoris is a genus of colourful nudibranchs that feed on sponges and is found across
the Indo-Pacific. While this was once the most diverse chromodorid genus, recent work has …

[HTML][HTML] Biogeography of the freshwater gastropod, Planorbella trivolvis, in the western United States

KR Martin, PTJ Johnson, J Bowerman, J Li - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Despite the important roles of freshwater gastropods in aquatic ecosystems, the taxonomic
status of many taxa is unclear, which is compounded by a lack of information on species …

Unravelling the riddle of Radix: DNA barcoding for species identification of freshwater snail intermediate hosts of zoonotic digeneans and estimating their inter …

SP Lawton, RM Lim, JP Dukes, SM Kett… - Infection, genetics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Radix spp. are intermediate host snails for digenean parasites of medical and veterinary
importance. Within this genus, species differentiation using shell and internal organ …

[HTML][HTML] Slow and steady saves the race: molecular and morphological analysis of three new cryptic species of Iberus land snails from the Iberian Peninsula

J Liétor, AR Tudela, PA Jódar, MJ Jowers… - Organisms Diversity & …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Iberian Peninsula constitutes a diversity hotspot with a high number of
endemisms, where the land snail genus Iberus is likely the best example. Despite this, its …

Phylogeny of the land snail Levantina reveals long‐distance dispersal in the Middle East

O Korábek, M Glaubrecht, B Hausdorf… - Zoologica …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Populations of rock‐dwelling snails are often isolated from each other due to outcrops of
suitable rock forming islands separated by uninhabitable habitats. By chance, some snail …

[HTML][HTML] Animal mitochondria, positive selection and cyto-nuclear coevolution: insights from pulmonates

A Parmakelis, P Kotsakiozi, D Rand - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Pulmonate snails have remarkably high levels of mtDNA polymorphism within species and
divergence between species, making them an interesting group for the study of mutation and …

Biogeography of the land snail genus Allognathus (Helicidae): middle Miocene colonization of the Balearic Islands

LJ Chueca, MJ Madeira… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We infer the evolutionary history of the land snail genus Allognathus from a molecular
phylogeny. An approximate temporal framework for its colonization of the Balearic Islands …

Incorporating palaeogeography into ancestral area estimation can explain the disjunct distribution of land snails in Macaronesia and the Balearic Islands (Helicidae …

MT Neiber, LJ Chueca, A Caro, D Teixeira… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2021 - Elsevier
The systematics and biogeographical history of the Eastern Mediterranean and
Macaronesian land snail tribe Allognathini (Helicidae: Helicinae) is investigated based on …