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Citation for Study 18400

About Citation title: "Increasing the number of molecular markers resolves the phylogenetic relationship of 'Cepaea' vindobonensis (Pfeiffer 1828) with Caucasotachea Boettger 1909 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Helicidae)".
About Study name: "Increasing the number of molecular markers resolves the phylogenetic relationship of 'Cepaea' vindobonensis (Pfeiffer 1828) with Caucasotachea Boettger 1909 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Helicidae)".
About This study is part of submission 18400 (Status: Published).

Citation

Neiber M.T., Sagorny C., & Hausdorf B. 2016. Increasing the number of molecular markers resolves the phylogenetic relationship of 'Cepaea' vindobonensis (Pfeiffer 1828) with Caucasotachea Boettger 1909 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Helicidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, .

Authors

  • Neiber M.T.
  • Sagorny C.
  • Hausdorf B.

Abstract

?Cepaea? vindobonensis has been shown to be closely related to Caucasotachea Boettger (1909) in recent molecular studies. The phylogenetic relationships within this clade and especially the phylogenetic position of ?Cepaea? vindobonensis were, however, not well resolved. Our phylogenetic analyses on the basis of an increased number of molecular genetic loci from the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes unambiguously demonstrate that ?Cepaea? vindobonensis represents the sister group of the Caucasotachea taxa, with C. leucoranea from the Caspian region of Azerbaijan and Iran being the sister species of the remaining Caucasian and eastern Pontic Caucasotachea species. We argue for the inclusion of ?Cepaea? vindobonensis in Caucasotachea rather than for a re-erection of a monotypic genus Austrotachea for the species because of the overall low degree of morphological differentiation and the low number of species in the group.

Keywords

Helicoidea, Helicini, Caucasus, phylogeny, taxonomy

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