The freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species

Glöer, Peter; Pešić, Vladimir

doi:10.3897/zookeys.219.3406

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“…Sarkhia sarabensis Glöer & Pešić, 2012 from Iran also shows similar penis characteristics. Additional anatomical descriptions and phylogenetic data might soon clarify this issue.…”

Section: Delicado D Et Al New Hydrobiid Genera From the Ponto-caspmentioning

confidence: 65%

“…These include species inhabiting PontoCaspian regions, marginal areas of the family's main distribution range, such as Iran (Glöer & Pešić 2009, Turkey (Yıldırım et al 2006;Glöer & Georgiev 2012;Glöer et al 2014Glöer et al , 2015 and Georgia (Badzoshvili 1979). One such species Sarkhia kermanshahensis (Glöer & Pešić, 2009) has been recently assigned by Glöer & Pešić (2012) to an independent genus of unclear phylogenetic relationship. Freshwater systems in these areas are mainly occupied by members of the subfamily Pyrgulinae (see Radoman 1983;Wilke et al 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Unraveling a new lineage of Hydrobiidae genera (Caenogastropoda: Truncatelloidea) from the Ponto-Caspian region

Delicado

Pešić

Glöer

2016

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Abstract. Phylogenetic analyses of the highly diverse (non-marine aquatic) gastropod family Hydrobiidae Stimpson, 1865 have revealed seven main lineages, most of which represent subfamilies. The subfamily Pseudamnicolinae Radoman, 1977, and specifically the genus Pseudamnicola Paulucci, 1878 (mainly inhabiting western and central Mediterranean regions), contributes substantially to this hydrobiid richness. Most of its congeners have been described in terms of their shell and penis features, which are of limited diagnostic value. Hence, the taxonomic status of some Pseudamnicola species needs to be revised, particularly of those inhabiting marginal regions, such as the Ponto-Caspian domain, largely occupied by the subfamily Pyrgulinae Brusina, 1882. Here we present a molecular phylogeny including species of both subfamilies along with extended morphological descriptions to confirm assignments of the Iranian species Pseudamnicola zagrosensis Glöer & Pešić, 2009; Sarkia kermanshahensis Glöer & Pešić, 2009 (originally within Pseudamnicola) and P. saboori Glöer & Pešić, 2009. Our COI-based tree rejects these assignments suggesting a new potential lineage, sister to the pyrgulinid species, and comprising three genera: Shadinia Akramowski, 1976, Intermaria gen. nov. and Persipyrgula gen. nov. These genera differ molecularly by 3.6%-8.5%, and are diagnosable by penis, female genitalia and radula features. Our findings evidence the high morphological variability of pyrgulinid species and provide insight into the origins and evolution of the freshwater Ponto-Caspian fauna.

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“…Sarkhia sarabensis Glöer & Pešić, 2012 from Iran also shows similar penis characteristics. Additional anatomical descriptions and phylogenetic data might soon clarify this issue.…”

Section: Delicado D Et Al New Hydrobiid Genera From the Ponto-caspmentioning

confidence: 65%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Unraveling a new lineage of Hydrobiidae genera (Caenogastropoda: Truncatelloidea) from the Ponto-Caspian region

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Pešić

Glöer

2016

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“…Caspian Sea; Aral Sea; salt lakes near Chelyabinsk, Russia (Shishkoedova 2010); Lake Sawa, Iraq (Haase et al 2010); Arabian (Persian) Gulf (Glöer and Pešić 2012); possibly also northern and central Kazakhstan and Tajikistan (Vinarski and Kantor 2016), however, no molecular data are known to confirm the identity of the Central Asian snails. This species was mentioned from depths between 200 and 500 m in the South Caspian Basin of Azerbaijan (Mirzoev and Alekperov 2017, who reported the species as Caspiohydrobiacurta and C.gemma ).…”

Section: Systematic Cataloguementioning

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Mollusc species from the Pontocaspian region – an expert opinion list

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Defining and recording the loss of species diversity is a daunting task, especially if identities of species under threat are not fully resolved. An example is the Pontocaspian biota. The mostly endemic invertebrate faunas that evolved in the Black Sea – Caspian Sea – Aral Sea region and live under variable salinity conditions are undergoing strong change, yet within several groups species boundaries are not well established. Collection efforts in the past decade have failed to produce living material of various species groups whose taxonomic status is unclear. This lack of data precludes an integrated taxonomic assessment to clarify species identities and estimate species richness of Pontocaspian biota combining morphological, ecological, genetic, and distribution data. In this paper, we present an expert-working list of Pontocaspian and invasive mollusc species associated to Pontocaspian habitats. This list is based on published and unpublished data on morphology, ecology, anatomy, and molecular biology. It allows us to (1) document Pontocaspian mollusc species, (2) make species richness estimates, and (3) identify and discuss taxonomic uncertainties. The endemic Pontocaspian mollusc species richness is estimated between 55 and 99 species, but there are several groups that may harbour cryptic species. Even though the conservation status of most of the species is not assessed or data deficient, our observations point to deterioration for many of the Pontocaspian species.

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“…Sampling site details and taxonomical list of macrozoobenthic community which were determined of the Lake Gölbaşı in the period of investigations and their proportional (as %) (Dillon et al, 2002;Taylor, 2003), Valvata macrostoma, according to Van Damme (2011), is widespread across northern and eastern Europe (Faltýnkova et al 2008) and has also been found in Anatolia (Ustaoğlu et al, 2001). The genus Melanopsis is known as circum-Mediterranean zone inhabitants, from Gibraltar to Mesopotamia (Mouahid et al, 1996), but Melanopsis costata found in this study reported only few regions of South Anatolia and some Middle East Countries (Glöer and Pesic, 2012 …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 55%