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The terrestrial microgastropods of Trindade Island, Brazil

Author(s):
Cunha, Carlo M. [1, 2] ; Salvador, Rodrigo B. [3, 4] ; Simone, Luiz R. L. [5]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Minist Educ Brazil, CAPES Fdn, BR-70040020 Brasilia, DF - Brazil
[2] Drexel Univ, Acad Nat Sci, Philadelphia, PA 19103 - USA
[3] Staatliches Museum Nat Kunde Stuttgart, D-70191 Stuttgart - Germany
[4] Univ Tubingen, Math Nat Wissensch Fak, D-72074 Tubingen - Germany
[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, BR-04263000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: SPIXIANA; v. 38, n. 1, p. 139-143, AUG 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 4
Abstract

Trindade is an oceanic island 1140 km off Vitoria, Brazil. The Marion Dufresne Expedition (1987) recovered there many land snail shells, all stylommatophoran pulmonates. Here, four microgastropod species found in this material are recorded for the first time on Trindade Island: Lilloiconcha gordurasensis (Charopidae), Pupisoma macneilli (Valloniidae), Gastrocopta barbadensis (Gastrocoptidae) and Vertigo sp. (Vertiginidae). The last one could be a non-native, introduced species. Unfortunately, none of these species can be currently found alive on the island, which can be indicative of extinction. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 10/11253-9 - Phylogenetic analyses of Aplysiomorpha (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia), based on comparative morphology and systematics review of the Brazilian species
Grantee:Carlo Magenta Cunha
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral