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Atlantica (gastropod)
''Atlantica'' is a genus of snails in the family Gastrodontidae Gastrodontidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Gastrodontoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBas ....MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Atlantica Ancey, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995268 on 2023-06-19 Species The genus includes two species: * '' Atlantica calathoides'' * '' Atlantica gueriniana'' References * Yanes, Yurena, Holyoak, Geraldine A., Holyoak, David T., Alonso, Maria R., Ibáñez, Miguel (2011): A new Discidae subgenus and two new species (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from the Canary Islands. Zootaxa 2911: 43–49, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.203498 * Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017 * Cameron, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Marie Félix Ancey
César Marie Félix Ancey (15 November 1860 – 10 October 1906) was a French conchologist and entomologist. For 23 years Ancey was 'conservateur' of collections for Charles Oberthür (1845–1924) at Rennes. Ancey was then a 'fonctionnaire' at Mascara until his death.Anthony Musgrave (1932). Bibliography of Australian Entomology, 1775-1930, with biographical notes on authors and collectors, Royal Zoological Society of News South Wales (Sydney) : viii + 380. The genus '' Anceya'' was dedicated to him by Jules René Bourguignat. Biography César Marie Félix Ancey, administrator at Mascara, Algeria, was born in Marseille, France, 15 November 1860. His father, well known for his publications on entomology and author of valuable work on malacology, encouraged his well-developed inclination for zoological studies. At the age of twenty-three he was appointed conservator of the fine Oberthur entomological collection at Rennes. This position not promising material success, he retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. Phylogeneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snail
A snail is a shelled gastropod. The name is most often applied to land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. However, the common name ''snail'' is also used for most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have a coiled gastropod shell, shell that is large enough for the animal to retract completely into. When the word "snail" is used in this most general sense, it includes not just land snails but also numerous species of sea snails and freshwater snails. Gastropods that naturally lack a shell, or have only an internal shell, are mostly called ''slugs'', and land snails that have only a very small shell (that they cannot retract into) are often called ''semi-slugs''. Snails have considerable human relevance, including Snails as food, as food items, as pests, and as vectors of disease, and their shells are used as decorative objects and are incorporated into jewellery. The snail has also had some cultural significance, tending t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastrodontidae
Gastrodontidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Gastrodontoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Gastrodontidae Tryon, 1866. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=821641 on 2020-05-08 This family has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Distribution The distribution of the Gastrodontidae includes the Nearctic, western-Palearctic, eastern-Palearctic, Neotropical and Hawaii. There are some representatives in Bermuda and Madeira. Anatomy Some snail species in this family use love darts made of cartilage. In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to the values in this table).Barker G. M.: Gastropods on Land: ''Phylogeny, Diversity and Adaptive Morphology''. in Barker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantica Calathoides
''Atlantica calathoides'' is a species of land snail belonging to the family Gastrodontidae. Distribution This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal. Description (Original description) This species is very closely allied to the Madeiran '' Atlantica gueriniana'' (R. T. Lowe, 1852), but is assuredly a genuine species, and not a merely large fossil form of that shell. It is distinguished by its larger size, less discoidal shape, greater convexity beneath, more elevated spire, obsolete keel, deeply impressed suture, and much coarser, more abrupt, and prominent ribs above, resembling, in the latter respect and in the abrupt ending of the ribs at the obsolete keel or angle of the last whorl, '' Janulus calathus'' (R. T. Lowe, 1852) (taxon inquirendum) or ''Janulus bifrons'' (R. T. Lowe, 1852). Historical account The species was first described by Richard Thomas Lowe in 1863 as ''Helix calathoides''. In 2008, reserve warden Isamberto Silva and biologist Dinarte Teixeira redisc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantica Gueriniana
''Atlantica gueriniana'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk presently in the family Gastrodontidae,MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Atlantica gueriniana (R. T. Lowe, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002131 on 2023-06-19 but formerly in Discidae, the disk snails. Distribution This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal. Shell description The shell of these snails is shaped like a discus, or a lens, with a noticeable "edge" around the periphery of the whorls. Conservation status This species is mentioned in annexes IV and IV of the Habitats Directive The Habitats Directive (more formally known as Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora) is a directive adopted by the European Community in 1992 as a response to the Berne Convention. The .... References Gastrodontidae Taxa named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discidae
Discidae is a taxonomic family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea. Genera The family Discidae has no subfamilies. Genera within the family Discidae include: * '' Anguispira'' Morse, 1864 * † '' Calogoniodiscus'' Pfeffer, 1930 * '' Canaridiscus'' Alonso & Ibáñez, 2011Yanes Y., Holyoak G. A., Holyoak D. T., Alonso M. R. & Ibáñez M. (2011). "A new Discidae subgenus and two new species (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from the Canary Islands". ''Zootaxa ''Zootaxa'' is a peer-reviewed scientific mega journal for animal taxonomists. It is published by Magnolia Press (Auckland, New Zealand). The journal was established by Zhi-Qiang Zhang in 2001 and new issues are published multiple times a week ...'' 2911: 43-49PDF * † '' Coxiola'' Pfeffer, 1930 * '' Discus'' Fitzinger, 1833 * † '' Manganellia'' Harzhauser, Neubauer & Georgopoulou in Harzhauser et al., 2014 * † '' Protodiscus'' Solem & Yochelson, 1979 ;Synonyms: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxa Named By César Marie Félix Ancey
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; : taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion, especially in the context of rank-based (" Linnaean") nomenclature (much less so under phylogenetic nomenclature). If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were presumably set forth in prehistoric times by hunter-gatherers, as suggested by the fairly sophisticated folk taxonomies. Much later, Aristotle, and later still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
