The first animal mitochondrial genomes to be sequenced were of several vertebrates and
model organisms, and the consistency of genomic features found has led to a 'textbook …

Ever since its discovery, the double-stranded DNA contained in the mitochondria of
eukaryotes has fascinated researchers because of its bacterial endosymbiotic origin, crucial …

Abstract The Azores, Madeira, Selvagens, Canary Islands and Cabo Verde are commonly
united under the term “Macaronesia”. This study investigates the coherency and validity of …

Comprising about 60% of gastropod diversity, caenogastropods display almost all kinds of
shell forms and include many commercially important marine groups. Although the …

Mud snails (family Nassariidae) represent a highly diversified lineage within the superfamily
Buccinoidea. Recent molecular phylogenies contradicted in some instances the traditional …

Different from the diverse family Pectinidae, the Spondylidae is a small group with a single
genus that shares the sedentary life habit of cementing themselves to the substrate …

Abstract The Mediterranean cone snail, Lautoconus ventricosus, is currently considered a
single species inhabiting the whole Mediterranean basin and the adjacent Atlantic coasts …

Marine biogeography, the study of the spatial distribution of organisms in the world's oceans,
is one of the most fascinating branches of oceanography. This book continues the …

Abstract With more than 5,000 species, Conoidea is one of the most diversified
superfamilies of Gastropoda. Recently, the family-level classification of these venomous …

Understanding the relative role of different evolutionary processes leading to the
extraordinary morphological, ecological and species diversity of cone snails requires a …