Invertebrates inhabiting marine and freshwater ecosystems make important contributions to
global biodiversity and provide significant services that have cascading effects across …

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 …

Although phylogenetic studies are increasingly utilizing multi-locus datasets, a review of
GenBank data for the Gastropoda indicates a strong bias towards a few short gene …

Most freshwater ecosystems are subject to multiple anthropogenic stressors, which
commonly reduce biodiversity across all levels. Existing freshwater bioassessment …

Recent advances in long-read sequencing technology have allowed for single-molecule
sequencing of entire mitochondrial genomes, opening the door for direct investigation of the …

The Rissooidea is one of the largest and most diverse molluscan superfamilies, with 23
recognized Recent families including marine, freshwater and terrestrial members. The …

The processes that lead to a successful invasion are complex. Here, we investigated life
history characteristics potentially explaining the invasion success of Potamopyrgus …

Organisms featuring wide trait variability and occurring in a wide range of habitats, such as
the ovoviviparous New Zealand freshwater snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum, are ideal …

Evolutionary and ecological situations in a species' native and invasive ranges can be
drastically different. This is the case for Potamopyrgus antipodarum Gray (1843) a …

Shell features are key factors for systematics and evolutionary biology studies of freshwater
gastropods. Based mostly on shell morphology, 19 species of the springsnail genus …