Apple snails (Ampullariidae) are among the largest and most ecologically important
freshwater snails. The introduction of multiple species has reinvigorated the field and …

ABSTRACT 2,604 names at the rank of subtribe, tribe, subfamily, family and superfamily
have been proposed for Recent and fossil gastropods, and another 35 for …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

The world's gastropod fauna from continental waters comprises∼ 4,000 valid described
species and a minimum of 33–38 independent lineages of Recent Neritimorpha …

Ampullariidae comprises two lineages of freshwater gastropods: one Old World and one
New World. Recent molecular work confirmed the monophyly of the family and began to …

Charonia tritonis (Charoniidae), one of the largest marine gastropods and an echinoderm
specialist, preys on Crown-of-Thorns starfish (CoTS), a recurring pest that continues to be a …

Gastropods are a highly diverse clade of molluscs that includes many familiar animals, such
as limpets, snails, slugs and sea slugs. It is one of the most abundant groups of animals in …

Caenogastropoda is the dominant group of marine gastropods in terms of species numbers,
diversity of habit and habitat and ecological importance. This paper reports the first …

Organismic and morphological approaches to biology have lately come under attack from a
variety of corners in both teaching and research. However, the main moti-vations for these …

Abstract Background The Neogastropoda is a highly diversified group of predatory marine
snails (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda). Traditionally, its monophyly has been widely …