Taxonomic revision, habitats and biogeography of the land snail family discidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) in the Canary Islands

Journal of Conchology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 583-603

  Holyoak, David T ^a   Holyoak, Geraldine A ^a   Yanes, Yurena ^b   Alonso, Maria R ^c   Ibáñez, Miguel ^c  

^a Quinta da Cachopa ^*  (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Africa; Atlantica; Canaridiscus; Genital anatomy; Laurasia; Laurisilva; Macaronesia; Madeira; North America; Paleobiogeography; Penis length; Tertiary relict

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DISCIDAE; GASTROPODA; HYGROMIIDAE; PULMONATA; STYLOMMATOPHORA; TROCHULUS;

EID: 84855663756     PISSN: 00220019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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