Annotated type catalogue of the Bulimulidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London

Annotated type catalogue of the Bulimulidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London
Author: Abraham S.H. Breure
Publisher: PenSoft Publishers LTD
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2014-03-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9546427241

The family Bulimulidae is a dominant land snail family in the Neotropics, with more than 1000 nominal taxa described. Revisionary work has only partially been done, but many genera need further revisionary work for which a sound taxonomic basis is needed. Type specimens for more than 400 taxa of this family are present in the Natural History Museum, London, U.K., and are documented in this paper. For each taxon the relevant literature is cited, type locality, label, the provenance of the specimens, and the current systematic position; photographs of nearly all type specimens and labels are also provided.

Annotated type catalogue of the Orthalicoidea (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the Museum f?r Naturkunde, Berlin

Annotated type catalogue of the Orthalicoidea (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the Museum f?r Naturkunde, Berlin
Author: Abraham S.H. Breure
Publisher: PenSoft Publishers LTD
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2013-08-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9546426768

Historical type collections are an important tool in biodiversity research and help to understand taxa if their data are presented with their label information, thus providing a context for taxonomic research. This paper is part in a series undertaken under the SYNTHESYS programme to document the types of Orthalicoidea (Mollusca, Gastropoda) taxa in major European museums, in this case the Museum f?r Naturkunde Berlin. Information on type material of 96 taxa is presented; together with references to previous documentation, all 238 types of Orthalicoidea types extant in the Berlin museum are indexed. Also a list of relevant correspondence in the Handwriting Archive is presented.

Basteria

Basteria
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2008
Genre: Mollusks
ISBN:

Biodiversity of Pantepui

Biodiversity of Pantepui
Author: Valentí Rull
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-06-13
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780128155912

Biodiversity of Pantepui: The Pristine "Lost World" of the Neotropical Guiana Highlands provides the most updated and comprehensive knowledge on the biota, origin, and evolution of the Pantepui biogeographical province. It synthesizes historical information and recent discoveries, covering the main biogeographic patterns, evolutionary trends, and conservational efforts. Written by international experts on the biodiversity of this pristine land, this book explores what makes Pantepui a unique natural laboratory to study the origin and evolution of Neotropical biodiversity under the influence of only natural drivers. It discusses the organisms living in Pentepui, including algae, plants, several groups of invertebrates, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. The latter portion of the book delves into the effects of human activity and global warming on Pantepui, and current conservational efforts to combat these threats. Biodiversity of Pantepui is an important resource for researchers in ecology, biogeography, evolution, and conservation, who want to understand the biodiversity and natural history of this region, and how to help conserve and protect the Guiana Highlands from environmental and human damages.

BIOTIR 3

BIOTIR 3
Author: Harriet Wood
Publisher:
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Mollusks
ISBN: 9780720005929

Naturalised Terrestrial Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda)

Naturalised Terrestrial Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
Author: Gary M. Barker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1999
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Focusing on naturalized terrestrial gastropods, this is the 38th volume of a series on the fauna of New Zealand. There are 15 species of snail and 14 species of slug in the New Zealand naturalized fauna.

The Paleontology of Gran Barranca

The Paleontology of Gran Barranca
Author: Richard H. Madden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 459
Release: 2010-06-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0521872413

A wealth of new information on the diversity, evolution and geochronology of the uniquely complete fossil record of Gran Barranca.