Phylogenetic positions of some genera and species of the family Buccinidae (Gastropoda: Mollusca) from China based on ribosomal RNA and COI sequences

Abstract

A phylogenetic analysis of members of the family Buccinidae was conducted using 18S rRNA gene, 28S rRNA gene and the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene. We studied 18 species of Buccinidae that belong to eight different genera and inhabit the China coastal seas. We analyzed the patterns of divergence between an outgroup and basal ingroup taxa, the monophyly of the genus Neptunea, and the position of one unnamed species within the Buccinidae. A phylogenetic tree (neighbor-joining (NJ) method) was reconstructed based on the sequences of 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA and COI, with Rapana venosa as outgroup. The NJ tree indicated that the 18 species could be divided into five groups. The genus Buccinum was monophyletic, whereas Neptunea was shown to be paraphyletic since it included Siphonalia subdilatata and Neptunea sp., a new species. This novel species otherwise clustered consistently with Neptunea cumingi in three other phylogenetic trees, showing a low genetic distance and divergence percentage of sequences belonging to the genus Neptunea. A smaller genetic distance and a smaller difference of 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA and COI sequences between Neptunea cumingii and Neptunea arthritica cumingii confirmed them to be the same species.

Phylogeography of Neptune whelk (Neptunea arthritica) suggests sex-biased impact of tributyltin pollution and overfishing around northern Japan

“…Sharing of some Group A sequences and those retrieved from databank (FJ710084 and FJ710085) in both N. arthritica arthritica and N. a. cumingii indicates that the latter is genetically indistinguishable from the former. Sometimes, the name of N. cumingii appeared as a full species (WoRMS Editorial Board, 2014); however, Hou et al (2013) suggested that N. cumingii and N. a.…”

Molecular phylogeny suggests synonymy of Sandalia bridgesi within Sandalia triticea (Gastropoda: Ovulidae)

“…COI barcoding has been widely applied in identifying species belonging to the class Gastropoda (Hou et al 2013;Layton et al 2014;QUINTERO-GALVIS and RAQUEL-CASTRO 2013;Stothard and Rollinson 1997). Research evidence has shown that COI is more capable of reflecting geographical differences than shell characters in certain taxa (Simison and Lindberg 1999).…”

Complete mitochondrial genome of Volutharpa perryi (Neogastropoda: Buccinidae)

“…Volutharpa perryi, a kind of marine gastropod mollusks in genus Volutharpa of family Buccinidae, inhabiting shallow soft mud or mud sandy seabeds, is mainly distributed in Japan, Korea and Northern Yellow Sea of China (Zhang 2008). Many researches had described V. perryi as fishery resource (Ganmanee et al 2004;Zhang et al 2015), but few reports about this species at the molecular level were available (Hou et al 2013). In this study, we determined the complete mitochondrial genome of V. perryi for the first time, expecting to contribute to the better understanding of this species and provide information for the taxonomic and phylogenetic study of the genus Volutharpa.…”

“… 2015 ), but few reports about this species at the molecular level were available (Hou et al. 2013 ). In this study, we determined the complete mitochondrial genome of V. perryi for the first time, expecting to contribute to the better understanding of this species and provide information for the taxonomic and phylogenetic study of the genus Volutharpa.…”