On the origin and evolution of major gastropod groups with special reference to the streptoneura

Comparing apples with apples: clarifying the identities of two highly invasive Neotropical Ampullariidae (Caenogastropoda)

This paper provides a comprehensive catalog of biographical and bibliographical publications for over 12,000 malacologists, conchologists, paleontologists, and others with an interest in mollusks, from Aristotle to the present. For each person, the birth/death years and nationality are given (when known), followed by bibliographic citations to the literature about that person and his/her collections and publications. Appendices provide citations to (1) publications on oceanographic expeditions and other natural history expeditions that resulted in the collection and description of mollusks; (2) histories of malacological institutions and organizations; and (3) histories and dates of publication of malacological journals, and journals frequently cited in malacological publications, such as those of the Zoological Society of London. Two Annexes provide collations for several molluscan works.

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2,400 Years of Malacology

Apple snails (Ampullariidae) are among the largest and most ecologically important freshwater snails. The introduction of multiple species has reinvigorated the field and spurred a burgeoning body of research since the early 1990s, particularly regarding two species introduced to Asian wetlands and elsewhere, where they have become serious agricultural pests. This review places these recent advances in the context of previous work, across diverse fields ranging from phylogenetics and biogeography through ecology and developmental biology, and the more applied areas of environmental health and human disease. The review does not deal with the role of ampullariids as pests, nor their control and management, as this has been substantially reviewed elsewhere. Despite this large and diverse body of research, significant gaps in knowledge of these important snails remain, particularly in a comparative framework. The great majority of the work to date concerns a single species, Pomacea canaliculata, which we see as having the potential to become a model organism in a wide range of fields. However, additional comparative data are essential for understanding this diverse and potentially informative group. With the rapid advances in genomic technologies, many questions, seemingly intractable two decades ago, can be addressed, and ampullariids will provide valuable insights to our understanding across diverse fields in integrative biology.

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Insights from an Integrated View of the Biology of Apple Snails (Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae)

Land Snails and Slugs of Russia and Adjacent Countries

Neues systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet

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Die Melaniaceen (Melanidae) in Abbildungen nach der Natur : mit Beschreibungen /

Die Gattungen Paludina, Hydrocaena und Valvata :

Die Familie der Limnaeiden enthaltend die Genera Planorbis, Limnaeus, Physa und Amphipeplea :

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Johann Hieronymus Chemnitz

Papers

Neues systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet

Die Melaniaceen (Melanidae) in Abbildungen nach der Natur : mit Beschreibungen /

Die Gattungen Paludina, Hydrocaena und Valvata :

Die Familie der Limnaeiden enthaltend die Genera Planorbis, Limnaeus, Physa und Amphipeplea :

Die Raublungenschnecken (Agnatha)