Taxonomy and palaeoecology of continental Gastropoda (Mollusca) from the Late Pleistocene mammoth-bearing site of Bullendorf in NE Austria [PDF]
We present a taxonomic and palaeoecological analysis of a continental mollusc fauna from a mammoth-bearing succession near Bullendorf in Lower Austria.
Carobene, Daria +3 more
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Origin and diversification of Lake Ohrids endemic acroloxid limpets: the role of geography and ecology [PDF]
Background: Ancient Lake Ohrid, located on the Albania-Macedonia border, is the most biodiverse freshwater lake in Europe. However, the processes that gave rise to its extraordinary endemic biodiversity, particularly in the species-rich gastropods, are ...
Albrecht, Christian +4 more
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The zoobenthos of the river Tzraudon, the Terek river basin
The paper provides information about the fauna of amphibious insects that live in the river Tsraudon, discusses the ecology of species, the dynamics of species diversity.
Iya E. Dzhioeva +3 more
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No recovery in the biomass of flying insects over the last decade in German nature protected areas. [PDF]
Across two seasons, we accumulated a comprehensive data set on insect biomass from representative nature reserves across Germany. The measured overall insect biomass remained at low levels and corresponds to the published latest figures from 2007 to 2016.
Mühlethaler R +5 more
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Phylogenetic analysis of the Camaenidae (Mollusca: Stylommatophora) with special emphasis on the american taxa [PDF]
The monophyly of the land snail family Camaenidae has been in doubt due to a disjunct bihemispheric distributional pattern and to the lack of morphological synapomorphies.
Cuezzo, Maria Gabriela
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The complete sequences of three mitochondrial genomes from the land snail Cornu aspersum were determined. The mitogenome has a length of 14050 bp, and it encodes 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and two ribosomal RNA genes. It also includes
Juan Diego Gaitán-Espitia +2 more
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Darwininitium – a new fully pseudosigmurethrous orthurethran genus from Nepal (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Cerastidae) [PDF]
A new genus and species of pseudosigmurethrous orthurethran pulmonate of the family Cerastidae, Darwininitium shiwalikianum gen. n. and sp. n. is described from the Lesser Himalaya of Nepal.
Budha, Prem +3 more
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Біотопічний розподіл водних черевоногих молюсків витоків річки Луга
У роботі розглянуто особливості біотопічного розподілу водних черевоногих молюсків витоків річки Луга. Установлено, що малакофауна представлена 13 видами з двох підкласів: Prosobranchia – 2, Pulmonata – 11 видів.
Lyudmila Goranska, Vadym Tepliuk
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We provide insights into the land snail genus Noricella endemic to the Northeastern Austrian Alps. Based on a nuclear multilocus dataset, a clear separation of the two subspecies of N. oreinos was found. This investigation included individuals from the whole distribution range focussing on the potential hybrid zone.
Sonja Bamberger +7 more
wiley +1 more source
Fauna of gastropod molluscs in the Curonian Lagoon littoral biotopes (Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad region, Russia) [PDF]
A survey of the gastropod mollusc fauna in the coastal waters of the southern part of the Curonian Lagoon (Kaliningrad region, Russia) were carried out. Study revealed 34 aquatic gastropods representing 30% of Prosobranchia and 70% of Pulmonata. Obtained
Dmitry Filippenko
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