Molecular evidence for the polyphyly of Bostryx (Gastropoda: Bulimulidae) and genetic diversity of Bostryx aguilari

The genus Bostryx in central western Argentina: anatomical and distributional description of four of its southernmost species (Gastropoda, Bulimulidae)

“…The low diversity recorded could be related to environmental conditions of the area, such as low precipitation, high solar radiation and evapotranspiration, little vegetation cover and immature soils with continuous cryoturbation processes, which determine the environment of the Andean desert (Roig & Martínez-Carretero, 1998;Dalmasso et al, 1999). Genera such as Bostryx are distributed in desert ecosystems and they are adapted to survive under harsh climatic conditions (Ramírez & Ramírez, 2013). The species are mainly observed in the Precordillera and the Uspallata-Calingasta valley.…”