| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5920179 | Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution | 2013 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Phylogenetic relationships within the land snail family Clausiliidae were studied using 28S rRNA, and histone H3 and H4. ⺠The family consists of seven clades, of which only three were hitherto recognized as subfamilies. ⺠Shell-morphological characters used in previous classifications are highly homoplasious or need to be reinterpreted. ⺠Our results point to a European Late Cretaceous or Early Cenozoic origin of the clade of extant Clausiliidae. ⺠The neotropical distribution of two clades is attributed to transatlantic dispersal.
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Authors
Dennis R. Uit de Weerd, Edmund Gittenberger,