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Revisiting Bacan Island in the footsteps of Alfred Russel Wallace: unveiling the diversity of land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) [PDF]
There are a total of 47 species from ten families of Gastropoda recorded on Bacan Island from 1861 to 1963 by 15 studies. In 2022, the island was revisited to investigate its current land snail diversity.
Ayu Savitri Nurinsiyah+5 more
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IntroductionLand snails play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystem sustainability within their habitats. Therefore, understanding the characteristics of their communities is vital for ecological studies and the development of effective conservation ...
Sima Mohammadi, Faraham Ahmadzadeh
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Limestone hills are now gaining global conservation attention as hotspots for short-range endemic species. Levels of land snail endemism can be high at limestone hills, especially at hill clusters that are geographically isolated.
Junn Kitt Foon+2 more
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The land snails of Malpelo island, Colombia [PDF]
The fauna of the volcanic island Malpelo located west of Colombia’s Pacific coast includes only two species of land snails. One is a new endemic species of the subulinid genus Ischnocion, with which Rectobelus, Microbeliscus and Nannobeliscus are provisionally synonymized.
Oliver Kroll+2 more
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Possible control of introduced giant African land snails (Achatina spp.) by the reintroduced endemic skink Leiolopisma telfairii, Ile aux Aigrettes, Mauritius [PDF]
The giant African land snail (Achatina fulica) is one of the world’s worst invasive species, out‐competing endemic snails, consuming native vegetation and potentially altering nutrient cycles.
Jamie A. COPSEY+8 more
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This experimental research focuses on the nanostructure analysis of three materials; polyether ether ketone (PEEK), African land giant snail shell (ALGSS), and sea snail shell (SSS) powder, for the formation of hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings in bone ...
Agbor A. Esoso+4 more
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Background African giant land snails (Archachatina marginata) are hermaphroditic pulmonate nocturnal gastropods of the Achatinidae family. The snail is one of West Africa's largest known terrestrial snails.
Titus Adeniyi Olusi+2 more
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The Dual Protection of a Micro Land Snail against a Micro Predatory Snail
Defense against a single predatory attack strategy may best be achieved not by a single trait but by a combination of different traits. We tested this hypothesis experimentally by examining the unique shell traits (the protruded aperture and the denticles within the aperture) of the micro land snail Bensonella plicidens.
Satoshi Chiba, Shinichiro Wada
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Helix lutescens (Gastropoda: Helicidae) expands its range in Ukraine [PDF]
We analysed the records of Helix lutescens in Ukraine from the 19th century to the present. We found that the range of this species has expanded significantly. At the beginning of the 21st century, H.
Nina Gural-Sverlova, Roman Gural
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Freshwater snails are intermediate hosts for several snail-borne diseases affecting humans and animals. Understanding the distribution of snail intermediate hosts and their infection status is very important to plan and implement effective disease ...
Seid Tiku Mereta+10 more
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