| Title: |
Genetic diversity, phylogenetic relationships and systematic revision of some Delimini (Gastropoda, Clausiliidae) from Mid-Mediterranean areas: new insights and biogeographic considerations |
| Authors: |
Colomba, M.; Reale, S.; Gregorini, A.; Scibetta, S.; Reitano, A.; Viviano, R.; De Mattia, W.; Liberto, F.; Surdo, S.; Sparacio, I. |
| Contributors: |
Colomba, M.; Reale, S.; Gregorini, A.; Scibetta, S.; Reitano, A.; Viviano, R.; De Mattia, W.; Liberto, F.; Surdo, S.; Sparacio, I. |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
IRIS Università degli Studi di Palermo |
| Subject Terms: |
COI,door snails,genital anatomy,geographic distribution,Messinian salinity crisis,molecular clocknew; genus,new subspecies,shell morphology |
| Description: |
The genetic diversity of some representative taxa of the door snail tribe Delimini R. Brandt, 1956 (Clausiliidae) from the Mid-Mediterranean areas was investigated. The analysis was carried out on 60 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) partial sequences from the genera Mauritanica O. Boettger, 1879; Sicania Tomlin, 1929; Siciliaria Vest, 1867; and Stigmatica O. Boettger, 1877 combined with 51 homologous sequences available for the same tribe retrieved from GenBank. Moreover, the shell and genital morphology of a few selected taxa were examined to redefine their systematic position. Key topics can be summarized as follows: (i) a revision of the phylogenetic relationships among Mauritanica, Sicania, Siciliaria, and Stigmatica is discussed; (ii) the new monospecific genus Benoitiella gen. n. is proposed for Mauritanica scarificata from the island of Marettimo; (iii) Mauritanica cossoni is re-allocated to the genus Siciliaria; (iv) within the genus Siciliaria, S. septemplicata and S. leucophryna revealed a more significant heterogeneity than expected so far; (v) Siciliaria leucophryna nordsiecki n. ssp. is described; (vi) a new systematics of the Siciliaria alcamoensis group is proposed; (vii) Siciliaria a. vigil n. ssp. and S. a. aegestana n. ssp. are described; (viii) the timing of the Delimini radiation in the Mediterranean is explored; and (ix) some biogeographic hypotheses on the origins and evolution of the taxa under study are suggested |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
volume:92; issue:1; firstpage:137; lastpage:173; numberofpages:37; journal:THE EUROPEAN ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL; https://hdl.handle.net/10447/670145 |
| DOI: |
10.1080/24750263.2024.2431081 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/10447/670145; https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2024.2431081 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.ADE5AE7B |
| Database: |
BASE |