DOCSLIB.ORG

Combined INDEX to Volumes 1-48 of the COA Bulletin and American

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

Index to Conchologists of America Bulletin and American Conchologist, 1974 - 2020 no. 1 - vol. 48, supplements, and special publications COA Indexing Committee Bruce Neville, Chair Amelia Ann Dick Tom Grace Harry G. Lee Tina Neville Ed Shuller January 2021 Conchologists of America Special Publication no. 4 This publication is produced under a cc-by-nc license. Table of Contents Preamble........................................................................................................................................................................ 5 How to Use This Index ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Reporting Errors ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 Chronology .................................................................................................................................................................... 7 COA Conventions ........................................................................................................................................................... 9 Neptunea Award .......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Molluscan Taxa Index .................................................................................................................................................. 11 People, Clubs, and Organizations Index .................................................................................................................... 117 Geography Index........................................................................................................................................................ 187 General Topics Index ................................................................................................................................................. 197 Preamble The fledgling Conchologists of America published its first Bulletin in 1974. Those early Bulletins were little more than hand-typed newsletters of a few pages each. The first ten issues did not even bear dates. It was issued irregularly, with two to four issues per year. The editors begged for material in each issue and generally received little. Okay, some things never change. Each editor has been limited by the technology (and funding) of their time, and each has made significant and lasting contributions to the growth of the journal. As the organization grew, the format of the Bulletin stabilized and the Neptunea logo was adopted. Twenty-six issues of the Conchologists of America Bulletin were issued from 1974 to 1982. With number 27, the Bulletin was renumbered volume 10, number 3. In June 1987, with volume 15, number 2, the Bulletin was renamed American Conchologist, which name it has retained to this day. The early numbers of American Conchologist continued the format of the Bulletin, but the hand-typed, black-and-white “newsletter” has evolved into a sophisticated full-color journal of scientific quality. The journal still retains the original mission of reporting the organization’s social activities of its annual convention and the shows of its member organizations. The Bulletin and the earliest volumes of American Conchologist (through vol. 19, no. 4) were indexed by Winston Barney, and that index was distributed at the COA 20th Anniversary Convention in 1992 in Jacksonville, Florida. A second index to volumes 20-24 was produced by a committee of indexers and issued in 1997, but is not widely available. These indexes had ten sections: Topics, Authors and Artists, People in the News, Clubs and Shows, Trophy Winners, Publications, Marine Shells, Land Shells, Freshwater Shells, and Fossils. In 2018, the Board of Directors discussed the question of the backlog of back issues, the potential to digitize those issues, and the need for an index to the journal. A committee of volunteers was formed to attempt the actual indexing. The committee included (alphabetically) Amelia Ann Dick, Tom Grace, Harry G. Lee, Bruce Neville (Chair), and Ed Shuller. Tom Eichhorst, Editor of American Conchologist, provided additional support. Editorial assistance was provided by Bruce’s sister, Tina Neville. Alan Gettleman provided helpful comments on historical aspects of the organization. Tom Grace, Anne Joffe, and Harry Lee were invaluable in intepreting the many name variations for the people index. It was decided to combine all of the earlier sections into four: Molluscan Taxa (marine, land, freshwater, and fossil), People and Clubs, Geography, and General Topics (i.e., everything else). The committee divided these sections among themselves and produced an index to volumes 25-46 (1997-2018), which was presented at the 2019 Annual Convention in Captiva, Florida. Because of its length (158 pages), no printed index was distributed, and the index was published as a searchable pdf on the organization’s website, along with pdf’s of the two original indexes. Because the index is divided into four sections, it was necessary in many cases to make decisions as to which index into which to put a particular entry; this decision was often arbitrary. If you don’t find what you seek where you expect it to be, try using the “search” function in the pdf. The initial plan to scan and incorporate the earlier indexes into one comprehensive index proved to be impractical because of the many philosophical differences in indexing between the earlier attempts and the present one. Thus, during 2019 and early 2020, Bruce Neville and Tina Neville undertook to reindex the earlier volumes using the current format. Both contributed to the indexing of the content, and Tina handled the monumental task of merging and alphabetizing the many files. In that time, vol. 47 (2019) was published and has also been incorporated into the index. The result is this single, comprehensive index to all 47 volumes of the publications of the Conchologists of America. As before, this index is being published only online as a searchable pdf. It is published under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC license. It is planned to reissue the index each year after the completion of another volume of American Conchologist. How to use this index Because of the differences in numbering systems, citations in this index use three different formats. References in the early numbers of the Conchologists of America Bulletin are cited as issue number and page, e.g., #15:4. References in later issues of the Bulletin and the American Conchologist are cited as volume, (issue), and page, e.g., 30(3):16. The special publications are cited as “SpPub,” e.g., SpPub2:6. So far, only Special Publication 2, the history, is indexed. The single supplement (thus far) is cited as “supp1”, e.g, supp1:6. Multiple citations to the same subject are separated by a slash. In all sections, an asterisk (*) indicates an illustration. Each of the sections has additional notations that are described at the head of that section. Examples are: candeanus, Antillophos 36(3):5,6* / 36(4):8 forskalii leucothea, Peristernia 36(3):18* [taxa cited with sub- or infraspecific names are indexed under both all species-group epithets in the Molluscan Taxa index] leucothea, Peristernia forskalii 36(3):18* [taxa cited with sub- or infraspecific names are indexed under both all species-group epithets in the Molluscan Taxa index] rehderi, Cymatium 36(4):4,6** / 37(1):3** [double asterisks in the Molluscan Taxa index indicate an illustration of a living animal] Broward Shell Club 41(1):30-31 (show) [“show” in the People and Clubs index indicates report of annual shell show] Brunner, Jim 41(3):18,20* / 45(3):3,42 (W) / 41(4):3,28* (C) [C = COA award; W = other award; * = photograph of the person named] Lipe, Robert (Bob) 45(3):31* (IM, obit) / 45(3)31 (A) [IM = in memoriam listing; obit = full obituary ; A = author of item] North Carolina. Wilmington 42(3):27-30 (COA) [COA in Geography index indicates a COA convention report] Panama. Pearl Islands 44(1):30-34 (trav.) [trav indicates a travelogue article] Hertweck (Charles & Violet) Fossil Award (Sarasota Shell Club) 41(1):32* / 42(1):30* / 43(1):37* [illustrated award in General Topics index] Illustrated Catalog of the Living Cone Shells, by John K. Tucker & Manuel J. Tenorio 41(4):16* (rev.) [book review in General Topics index] pearls 41(1):11* / 43(2):33-34 / 44(1):31 [general topic] Physalia physalis, Portuguese Man-o-war 42(3):7 [Non-molluscan taxon in General Topics index] Reporting Errors An effort of this size and complexity will inevitably contain errors. Our primary goal was to get the index created and available to users. Please help us to make it better by reporting errors to the editor, Bruce Neville, at [email protected]. Chronology Conchologists of America Bulletin #1 [1974] #13 Apr. 30, 1978 #25 Sept 1981 12(4) Dec 1984 #2 [1974] #14 Aug. 31, 1978 #26 June 1982c 13(1) March 1985 #3 [1974] #15 Dec. 31, 1978 #27d Sept. 1982 13(2) June 1985 #4 [1975] #16 June 1979 #28e Dec 1982 13(3) Sept 1985 #5 [1975] #17 Sept. 1979 13(4) Dec 1985 #6 [1975] #18 Dec. 1979 11(1) March 1983 14(1) March 1986 #7 [1976] #19 Mar. 1980 11(2) June 1983 14(2) June 1986 #8a [1976] #20 June 1980 11(3) Sept 1983 14(3) Sept 1986 #9b [1977] #21 Sept. 1980 11(4) Dec 1983 14(4) Dec 1986 #10 [1977] #22 Dec. 1980 12(1) March 1984 15(1) March 1987
Recommended publications
  • The Cone Collector N°23

    The Cone Collector N°23

    THE CONE COLLECTOR #23 October 2013 THE Note from CONE the Editor COLLECTOR Dear friends, Editor The Cone scene is moving fast, with new papers being pub- António Monteiro lished on a regular basis, many of them containing descrip- tions of new species or studies of complex groups of species that Layout have baffled us for many years. A couple of books are also in André Poremski the making and they should prove of great interest to anyone Contributors interested in Cones. David P. Berschauer Pierre Escoubas Our bulletin aims at keeping everybody informed of the latest William J. Fenzan developments in the area, keeping a record of newly published R. Michael Filmer taxa and presenting our readers a wide range of articles with Michel Jolivet much and often exciting information. As always, I thank our Bernardino Monteiro many friends who contribute with texts, photos, information, Leo G. Ros comments, etc., helping us to make each new number so inter- Benito José Muñoz Sánchez David Touitou esting and valuable. Allan Vargas Jordy Wendriks The 3rd International Cone Meeting is also on the move. Do Alessandro Zanzi remember to mark it in your diaries for September 2014 (defi- nite date still to be announced) and to plan your trip to Ma- drid. This new event will undoubtedly be a huge success, just like the two former meetings in Stuttgart and La Rochelle. You will enjoy it and of course your presence is indispensable! For now, enjoy the new issue of TCC and be sure to let us have your opinions, views, comments, criticism… and even praise, if you feel so inclined.
  • Crepidula Fornicata

    Crepidula Fornicata

    NOBANIS - Marine invasive species in Nordic waters - Fact Sheet Crepidula fornicata Author of this species fact sheet: Kathe R. Jensen, Zoological Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Universiteteparken 15, 2100 København Ø, Denmark. Phone: +45 353-21083, E-mail: [email protected] Bibliographical reference – how to cite this fact sheet: Jensen, Kathe R. (2010): NOBANIS – Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet – Crepidula fornicata – From: Identification key to marine invasive species in Nordic waters – NOBANIS www.nobanis.org, Date of access x/x/201x. Species description Species name Crepidula fornicata, Linnaeus, 1758 – Slipper limpet Synonyms Patella fornicata Linnaeus, 1758; Crepidula densata Conrad, 1871; Crepidula virginica Conrad, 1871; Crepidula maculata Rigacci, 1866; Crepidula mexicana Rigacci, 1866; Crepidula violacea Rigacci, 1866; Crepidula roseae Petuch, 1991; Crypta nautarum Mörch, 1877; Crepidula nautiloides auct. NON Lesson, 1834 (ISSG Database; Minchin, 2008). Common names Tøffelsnegl (DK, NO), Slipper limpet, American slipper limpet, Common slipper snail (UK, USA), Østerspest (NO), Ostronpest (SE), Amerikanische Pantoffelschnecke (DE), La crépidule (FR), Muiltje (NL), Seba (E). Identification Crepidula fornicata usually sit in stacks on a hard substrate, e.g., a shell of other molluscs, boulders or rocky outcroppings. Up to 13 animals have been reported in one stack, but usually 4-6 animals are seen in a stack. Individual shells are up to about 60 mm in length, cap-shaped, distinctly longer than wide. The “spire” is almost invisible, slightly skewed to the right posterior end of the shell. Shell height is highly variable. Inside the body whorl is a characteristic calcareous shell-plate (septum) behind which the visceral mass is protected.
  • BAST1986050004005.Pdf

    BAST1986050004005.Pdf

    BASTERIA, 50: 93-150, 1986 Alphabetical revision of the (sub)species in recent Conidae. 9. ebraeus to extraordinarius with the description of Conus elegans ramalhoi, nov. subspecies H.E. Coomans R.G. Moolenbeek& E. Wils Institute of Taxonomic Zoology (Zoological Museum) University of Amsterdam INTRODUCTION In this ninth part of the revision all names of recent Conus taxa beginning with the letter e are discussed. Amongst these are several nominal species of tent-cones with a C.of close-set lines, the shell a darker pattern consisting very giving appearance (e.g. C. C. The elisae, euetrios, eumitus). phenomenon was also mentioned for C. castaneo- fasciatus, C. cholmondeleyi and C. dactylosus in former issues. This occurs in populations where with normal also that consider them specimens a tent-pattern are found, so we as colour formae. The effect is known shells in which of white opposite too, areas are present, leaving 'islands' with the tent-pattern (e.g. C. bitleri, C. castrensis, C. concatenatus and C. episco- These colour formae. patus). are also art. Because of a change in the rules of the ICZN (3rd edition, 1985: 73-74), there has risen a disagreement about the concept of the "type series". In cases where a museum type-lot consists of more than one specimen, although the original author(s) did not indicate that more than one shell was used for the description, we will designate the single originally mentioned and/or figured specimen as the "lectotype". Never- theless a number of taxonomists will consider that "lectotype" as the holotype, and disregard the remaining shells in the lot as type material.

  • Description of Two New Ecuadorian Zilchistrophia Weyrauch 1960

    A peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeys 453: 1–17 (2014)Description of two new Ecuadorian Zilchistrophia Weyrauch 1960... 1 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.453.8605 RESEARCH ARTICLE http://zookeys.pensoft.net Launched to accelerate biodiversity research Description of two new Ecuadorian Zilchistrophia Weyrauch, 1960, with the clarification of the systematic position of the genus based on anatomical data (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Scolodontidae) Barna Páll-Gergely1, Takahiro Asami1 1 Department of Biology, Shinshu University, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan Corresponding author: Barna Páll-Gergely ([email protected]) Academic editor: M. Haase | Received 17 September 2014 | Accepted 14 October 2014 | Published 10 November 2014 http://zoobank.org/741A5972-D4B3-46E9-A5CA-8F38A2E90B5B Citation: Páll-Gergely B, Asami T (2014) Description of two new Ecuadorian Zilchistrophia Weyrauch, 1960, with the clarification of the systematic position of the genus based on anatomical data (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Scolodontidae). ZooKeys 453: 1–17. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.453.8605 Abstract Two new species of the genus Zilchistrophia Weyrauch, 1960 are described from Eastern Ecuadorian rain forest: Zilchistrophia hilaryae sp. n. and Z. shiwiarorum sp. n. These two new species extend the distribu- tion of the genus considerably northwards, because congeners have been reported from Peru only. For the first time we present anatomical data (radula, buccal mass, morphology of the foot and the genital struc- ture) of Zilchistrophia species. According to these, the genus belongs to the family Scolodontidae, sub- family Scolodontinae (=“Systrophiini”). The previously assumed systematic relationship of Zilchistrophia with the Asian Corillidae and Plectopylidae based on the similarly looking palatal plicae is not supported. Keywords Systrophiidae, Plectopylidae, Plectopylis, Corillidae, anatomy, taxonomy Copyright Barna Páll-Gergely, Takahiro Asami.
  • BULLETIN (Mailed to Financial Members of the Society Within Victoria) Price 50¢ EDITOR Val Cram

    BULLETIN (Mailed to Financial Members of the Society Within Victoria) Price 50¢ EDITOR Val Cram

    THE MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA Inc. VICTORIAN BRANCH BULLETIN (Mailed to financial members of the Society within Victoria) Price 50¢ EDITOR Val Cram. Tel. No. 9792 9163 ADDRESS: 6 Southdean Street, Dandenong, Vic. 3175 Conus marmoreus Linne EMAIL: [email protected] VIC. BR. BULL. NO. 271 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2013 NOTICE OF MEETING The next meeting of the Branch will be held on the 21st of October at the Melbourne Camera Club Building, cnr. Dorcas & Ferrars Sts South Melbourne at 8pm. This will be a member‟s night. The November meeting will be on the 18th and will be the annual meeting and election of office bearers. This will also be a Member‟s night unless advised otherwise. Supper & Raffles as usual. This Bulletin has been expanded due to the amount of material on hand. Thanks to all contributors who have supported the Bulletin this year. Bulletin No.1 was published on the 19th of August 1968 and the current header commenced at issue 10, October 1970. The format although made easier by computer has changed little over the years and has provided a cost effective way of recording the activities of members and their research. Issues 100- 271 have now been scanned and stored in pdf form. Our Member‟s nights have been excellent this year. Live images of specimens taken by divers and from intertidal surveys, sometimes of species never recorded alive have been a feature of our meetings. We would welcome any speakers who could give a presentation at our meetings. Contact Michael Lyons (secretary). Secretary/Treasurer Michael Lyons Tel.
  • The American Slipper Limpet Crepidula Fornicata (L.) in the Northern Wadden Sea 70 Years After Its Introduction

    The American Slipper Limpet Crepidula Fornicata (L.) in the Northern Wadden Sea 70 Years After Its Introduction

    Helgol Mar Res (2003) 57:27–33 DOI 10.1007/s10152-002-0119-x ORIGINAL ARTICLE D. W. Thieltges · M. Strasser · K. Reise The American slipper limpet Crepidula fornicata (L.) in the northern Wadden Sea 70 years after its introduction Received: 14 December 2001 / Accepted: 15 August 2001 / Published online: 25 September 2002 © Springer-Verlag and AWI 2002 Abstract In 1934 the American slipper limpet 1997). In the centre of its European distributional range Crepidula fornicata (L.) was first recorded in the north- a population explosion has been observed on the Atlantic ern Wadden Sea in the Sylt-Rømø basin, presumably im- coast of France, southern England and the southern ported with Dutch oysters in the preceding years. The Netherlands. This is well documented (reviewed by present account is the first investigation of the Crepidula Blanchard 1997) and sparked a variety of studies on the population since its early spread on the former oyster ecological and economic impacts of Crepidula. The eco- beds was studied in 1948. A field survey in 2000 re- logical impacts of Crepidula are manifold, and include vealed the greatest abundance of Crepidula in the inter- the following: tidal/subtidal transition zone on mussel (Mytilus edulis) (1) Accumulation of pseudofaeces and of fine sediment beds. Here, average abundance and biomass was 141 m–2 through the filtration activity of Crepidula and indi- and 30 g organic dry weight per square metre, respec- viduals protruding in stacks into the water column. tively. On tidal flats with regular and extended periods of This was reported to cause changes in sediments and emersion as well as in the subtidal with swift currents in near-bottom currents (Ehrhold et al.
  • Conotoxin Diversity in Chelyconus Ermineus (Born, 1778) and the Convergent Origin of Piscivory in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific

    Conotoxin Diversity in Chelyconus Ermineus (Born, 1778) and the Convergent Origin of Piscivory in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific

    GBE Conotoxin Diversity in Chelyconus ermineus (Born, 1778) and the Convergent Origin of Piscivory in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Cones Samuel Abalde1,ManuelJ.Tenorio2,CarlosM.L.Afonso3, and Rafael Zardoya1,* 1Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biologıa Evolutiva, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), Madrid, Spain Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article-abstract/10/10/2643/5061556 by CSIC user on 17 January 2020 2Departamento CMIM y Q. Inorganica-INBIO, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Cadiz, Puerto Real, Spain 3Fisheries, Biodiversity and Conervation Group, Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Portugal *Corresponding author: E-mail: [email protected]. Accepted: July 28, 2018 Data deposition: Raw RNA seq data: SRA database: project number SRP139515 (SRR6983161-SRR6983169) Abstract The transcriptome of the venom duct of the Atlantic piscivorous cone species Chelyconus ermineus (Born, 1778) was determined. The venom repertoire of this species includes at least 378 conotoxin precursors, which could be ascribed to 33 known and 22 new (unassigned) protein superfamilies, respectively. Most abundant superfamilies were T, W, O1, M, O2, and Z, accounting for 57% of all detected diversity. A total of three individuals were sequenced showing considerable intraspecific variation: each individual had many exclusive conotoxin precursors, and only 20% of all inferred mature peptides were common to all individuals. Three different regions (distal, medium, and proximal with respect to the venom bulb) of the venom duct were analyzed independently. Diversity (in terms of number of distinct members) of conotoxin precursor superfamilies increased toward the distal region whereas transcripts detected toward the proximal region showed higher expression levels.
  • (Approx) Mixed Micro Shells (22G Bags) Philippines € 10,00 £8,64 $11,69 Each 22G Bag Provides Hours of Fun; Some Interesting Foraminifera Also Included

    (Approx) Mixed Micro Shells (22G Bags) Philippines € 10,00 £8,64 $11,69 Each 22G Bag Provides Hours of Fun; Some Interesting Foraminifera Also Included

    Special Price £ US$ Family Genus, species Country Quality Size Remarks w/o Photo Date added Category characteristic (€) (approx) (approx) Mixed micro shells (22g bags) Philippines € 10,00 £8,64 $11,69 Each 22g bag provides hours of fun; some interesting Foraminifera also included. 17/06/21 Mixed micro shells Ischnochitonidae Callistochiton pulchrior Panama F+++ 89mm € 1,80 £1,55 $2,10 21/12/16 Polyplacophora Ischnochitonidae Chaetopleura lurida Panama F+++ 2022mm € 3,00 £2,59 $3,51 Hairy girdles, beautifully preserved. Web 24/12/16 Polyplacophora Ischnochitonidae Ischnochiton textilis South Africa F+++ 30mm+ € 4,00 £3,45 $4,68 30/04/21 Polyplacophora Ischnochitonidae Ischnochiton textilis South Africa F+++ 27.9mm € 2,80 £2,42 $3,27 30/04/21 Polyplacophora Ischnochitonidae Stenoplax limaciformis Panama F+++ 16mm+ € 6,50 £5,61 $7,60 Uncommon. 24/12/16 Polyplacophora Chitonidae Acanthopleura gemmata Philippines F+++ 25mm+ € 2,50 £2,16 $2,92 Hairy margins, beautifully preserved. 04/08/17 Polyplacophora Chitonidae Acanthopleura gemmata Australia F+++ 25mm+ € 2,60 £2,25 $3,04 02/06/18 Polyplacophora Chitonidae Acanthopleura granulata Panama F+++ 41mm+ € 4,00 £3,45 $4,68 West Indian 'fuzzy' chiton. Web 24/12/16 Polyplacophora Chitonidae Acanthopleura granulata Panama F+++ 32mm+ € 3,00 £2,59 $3,51 West Indian 'fuzzy' chiton. 24/12/16 Polyplacophora Chitonidae Chiton tuberculatus Panama F+++ 44mm+ € 5,00 £4,32 $5,85 Caribbean. 24/12/16 Polyplacophora Chitonidae Chiton tuberculatus Panama F++ 35mm € 2,50 £2,16 $2,92 Caribbean. 24/12/16 Polyplacophora Chitonidae Chiton tuberculatus Panama F+++ 29mm+ € 3,00 £2,59 $3,51 Caribbean.
  • Biogeography of Coral Reef Shore Gastropods in the Philippines

    Biogeography of Coral Reef Shore Gastropods in the Philippines

    See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274311543 Biogeography of Coral Reef Shore Gastropods in the Philippines Thesis · April 2004 CITATIONS READS 0 100 1 author: Benjamin Vallejo University of the Philippines Diliman 28 PUBLICATIONS 88 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: History of Philippine Science in the colonial period View project Available from: Benjamin Vallejo Retrieved on: 10 November 2016 Biogeography of Coral Reef Shore Gastropods in the Philippines Thesis submitted by Benjamin VALLEJO, JR, B.Sc (UPV, Philippines), M.Sc. (UPD, Philippines) in September 2003 for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology within the School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture James Cook University ABSTRACT The aim of this thesis is to describe the distribution of coral reef and shore gastropods in the Philippines, using the species rich taxa, Nerita, Clypeomorus, Muricidae, Littorinidae, Conus and Oliva. These taxa represent the major gastropod groups in the intertidal and shallow water ecosystems of the Philippines. This distribution is described with reference to the McManus (1985) basin isolation hypothesis of species diversity in Southeast Asia. I examine species-area relationships, range sizes and shapes, major ecological factors that may affect these relationships and ranges, and a phylogeny of one taxon. Range shape and orientation is largely determined by geography. Large ranges are typical of mid-intertidal herbivorous species. Triangualar shaped or narrow ranges are typical of carnivorous taxa. Narrow, overlapping distributions are more common in the central Philippines. The frequency of range sizesin the Philippines has the right skew typical of tropical high diversity systems.
  • Conchological Differentiation and Genital Anatomy of Nepalese Glessulinae (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Subulinidae), with Descriptions of Six New Species

    Conchological Differentiation and Genital Anatomy of Nepalese Glessulinae (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Subulinidae), with Descriptions of Six New Species

    A peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeys 675: 129–156Conchological (2017) differentiation and genital anatomy of Nepalese Glessulinae... 129 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.675.13252 RESEARCH ARTICLE http://zookeys.pensoft.net Launched to accelerate biodiversity research Conchological differentiation and genital anatomy of Nepalese Glessulinae (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Subulinidae), with descriptions of six new species Prem B. Budha1,3, Fred Naggs2, Thierry Backeljau1,4 1 University of Antwerp, Evolutionary Ecology Group, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610, Antwerp, Belgium 2 Na- tural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK 3 Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal 4 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, B-1000, Brussels, Belgium Corresponding author: Prem B. Budha ([email protected]) Academic editor: F. Köhler | Received 17 April 2017 | Accepted 2 May 2017 | Published 23 May 2017 http://zoobank.org/E5C8F163-D615-47B9-8418-CEE8D71A7DAB Citation: Budha PB, Naggs F, Backeljau T (2017) Conchological differentiation and genital anatomy of Nepalese Glessulinae (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Subulinidae), with descriptions of six new species. ZooKeys 675: 129– 156. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.675.13252 Abstract Eleven species of Glessulinae belonging to the genera Glessula Martens, 1860 (three species) and Rishetia Godwin-Austen, 1920 (eight species) are reported from Nepal, six of which are new to science and are described here, viz., G. tamakoshi Budha & Backeljau, sp. n., R. kathmandica Budha & Backeljau, sp. n., R. nagarjunensis Budha & Naggs, sp. n., R. rishikeshi Budha & Naggs, sp. n., R. subulata Budha & Naggs and R. tribhuvana Budha, sp. n. and two are new records for Nepal viz. G. cf. hebetata and R.
  • Of Murieidae(Gastropoda)

    Of Murieidae(Gastropoda)

    The miLacologicalsocietymalacological society of Japan VENUS Jour. Malac,) flza (Jap. - VeL. S5, No. 4 "996): 273 280 l )/ F ･ ilgJtscSF?:etc7 pt kffi 1$}a) 2 ;blpt - V7 tz 07-- )V Deseription of Two New Species of Murieidae (Gastropoda) from the Indo-West Pacific Roland HouART (Research Associate, Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique Departement des Invert6bres Recents, Rue Vautier, 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium) Abstract: Aspella schroederi n. sp, from Guam Istand (Mariana Archipelago), and Orania descrlbed. rosea n.sp,, from the westetn Indian Ocean and from the Philippine Islands, are Bunsa lameUosa Dunker, 1863 is censidered as a junior synonym Qf Aspella producta (Pease, 1861). Introduction having been deseribed Seventeen species of Aspetta are currently known, eleven of thern since 1976. The shells are narrow, lanceolate and small,.with an average length of 10-15 mrn. They are covered by a whitish intritacalx. The intricate sculpture of this calcare- ous layer is particular to each species. A. schroederi n. sp. is compared to A. producta (Pease, 1861} from the Indo-West Pacific, and to A. thomassini Houart, 1985 from the western Indian Ocean. These species have a similar .nodose shell but differ in the intritacaix morphology. of which several Th ¢ genus Orania is included in the Ergalataxinae, a subfamily species were revised er named recently (Houart, 1995). Orania rosea n. sp. is eompared to O, pacij7ca (Nakayama, 1988) from the Indo-West Pacific. The material examined originates from private collections, and from various expeditions jointly conqucted by ORSTOM and Museum national'd'Histoire naturelle: "Vauban" - In the Philippines Island, collected aboard R.
  • ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: PATTERNS IN

    ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: PATTERNS IN

    ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: PATTERNS IN DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF BENTHIC MOLLUSCS ALONG A DEPTH GRADIENT IN THE BAHAMAS Michael Joseph Dowgiallo, Doctor of Philosophy, 2004 Dissertation directed by: Professor Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla Department of Biology, UMCP Species richness and abundance of benthic bivalve and gastropod molluscs was determined over a depth gradient of 5 - 244 m at Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas by deploying replicate benthic collectors at five sites at 5 m, 14 m, 46 m, 153 m, and 244 m for six months beginning in December 1993. A total of 773 individual molluscs comprising at least 72 taxa were retrieved from the collectors. Analysis of the molluscan fauna that colonized the collectors showed overwhelmingly higher abundance and diversity at the 5 m, 14 m, and 46 m sites as compared to the deeper sites at 153 m and 244 m. Irradiance, temperature, and habitat heterogeneity all declined with depth, coincident with declines in the abundance and diversity of the molluscs. Herbivorous modes of feeding predominated (52%) and carnivorous modes of feeding were common (44%) over the range of depths studied at Lee Stocking Island, but mode of feeding did not change significantly over depth. One bivalve and one gastropod species showed a significant decline in body size with increasing depth. Analysis of data for 960 species of gastropod molluscs from the Western Atlantic Gastropod Database of the Academy of Natural Sciences (ANS) that have ranges including the Bahamas showed a positive correlation between body size of species of gastropods and their geographic ranges. There was also a positive correlation between depth range and the size of the geographic range.