Phylogeny of the land snail family Clausiliidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata)

Weerd, Dennis R. Uit de; Gittenberger, E.

doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.01.011

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“…Due to the high morphological variability and the high number of described taxa, systematics and taxonomy is quite complicated and controversial. Although several clausiliid taxa have been intensively studied concerning phylogenetic [2, 3], phylogeographic [4] and even population genetic questions [5], no microsatellite markers have been applied so far in any of the door snail genera.…”

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First establishment of microsatellite markers in clausiliid snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Clausiliidae)

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BackgroundClausiliidae (door snails) are gastropods with a very high diversity concerning shell morphology, especially of their complex closing apparatus, which provides the most important diagnostic traits for classification of taxa. Due to the high variability, a high number of taxa has been described, though their systematics and taxonomy is partially controversially discussed. Montenegrina is the second most speciose door snail genus in Europe. It is an obligate rock-dwelling land snail and has, compared to its complex systematics, a rather small distribution range in the western parts of the Balkan Peninsula. The different taxa themselves show a very narrow and patchy distribution range. As Montenegrina is comprehensively sampled over the whole distribution range, it is a perfect study system for general questions on speciation and morphological differentiation in land snails. To study the amount of gene flow between geographically close or co-occurring populations, highly polymorphic markers are needed.ResultsThirteen microsatellite loci with a tetranucleotid repeat were isolated and tested in three geographically close Montenegrina populations (two populations of M. dofleini prespaensis from the Prespa Lake, n = 35 and one population from M. stankovici from the Ohrid Lake, n = 20). The number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 27. No significant linkage disequilibria between the same two loci were found in all three tested populations. The deviation from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium reveal only for two loci a significant deviation from HWE in more than one population (Mont_5483 and Mont_4477).ConclusionThe 13 newly established genetic markers will help to gain better insights to the population genetic structure of Montenegrina and might reveal new results about speciation processes in co-occurring taxa. Furthermore, these microsatellite loci could also be tested in other clausiliid species.

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First establishment of microsatellite markers in clausiliid snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Clausiliidae)

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“…Partial cox1 and 16S rDNA as well as partial sequences of the nuclear rDNA gene cluster (partial sequences of the 5.8S rDNA, the complete internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) and partial 28S rDNA sequences) from the study of Neiber and Hausdorf () were retrieved from GenBank. Partial sequences of the nuclear histone 3 (H3) gene (primer pair H3PulF plus H3PulR, Uit de Weerd and Gittenberger ; see Table ), partial sequences of the mitochondrial 12S rDNA (primer pair 12Sam plus 12Sbm; Hausdorf et al. ; see Table ) as well as partial sequences of the nuclear ribosomal gene cluster including parts of the 18S rDNA, the complete internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1), and parts of the 5.8S rDNA (primer pair 18S2093 plus 5.8S74r, see Table ) and partial 28S rDNA sequences (primer pair LSU2 plus LSU4, Wade and Mordan ; see Table ) were newly generated.…”

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Increasing the number of molecular markers resolves the phylogenetic relationship of ‘Cepaea ’ vindobonensis (Pfeiffer 1828) with Caucasotachea Boettger 1909 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Helicidae)

Neiber

Sagorny

Hausdorf

2016

J Zool Syst Evol Res

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‘Cepaea’ vindobonensis has been shown to be closely related to Caucasotachea 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.

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“…For nine specimens 28S sequences had already been determined by Uit de Weerd (2008). For two of these, Autocoptis (Autocoptis) menkeana and Cerion striatellum crassilabris, we used an existing H3 sequence (Uit de Weerd & Gittenberger, 2013). For the H3 primers and PCR reaction we followed Uit de Weerd & Gittenberger (2013).…”

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“…For two of these, Autocoptis (Autocoptis) menkeana and Cerion striatellum crassilabris, we used an existing H3 sequence (Uit de Weerd & Gittenberger, 2013). For the H3 primers and PCR reaction we followed Uit de Weerd & Gittenberger (2013). For COI various primer combinations were used in the PCR and the sequencing reaction (see Tables S1.2 & S1.3 in Appendix S1).…”

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Evolutionary and biogeographical history of the land snail family Urocoptidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) across the Caribbean region

Weerd

Robinson²,

Rosenberg³

2016

Journal of Biogeography

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Aim Land snails, because of their low vagility, are ideal organisms for probing biogeographical hypotheses. This study is the first to examine the evolutionary and biogeographical history of a group of land snails from the Caribbean region using molecular phylogenetics. It focuses on the family Urocoptidae that displays extraordinary diversity, particularly in the Greater Antilles. Location Caribbean region. Methods We reconstructed the phylogeny of Urocoptidae based on multi‐locus (partial 28S, H3 and COI sequences) analyses (MrBayes, BEAST, GARLI) of 65 species, representing 44 recognized genera. Biogeographical analyses of a subset of the time‐calibrated BEAST trees were made both with (DEC and DEC+J analysis in BioGeoBEARS) and without (S‐DIVA in RASP) palaeogeographical assumptions. In the DEC and DEC+J analyses we examined the effect of different settings for dispersal between directly connected areas relative to that between areas without direct land connection. Results Urocoptidae has been present on the Greater Antilles Arc from at least Middle Eocene onwards. Morphologically diverse and previously unrecognized clades evolved on most Caribbean (palaeo)islands. Jamaica was colonized at least twice. Dispersal multiplier matrices with moderately constrained dispersal between areas without direct land connections describe the phylogeographical history of the family with higher DEC and DEC+J lnL scores than uniform matrices. Main conclusions Urocoptids constitute an old element of the Greater Antillean biota, predating a proposed GAARlandia landspan connection to South America. The biogeographical history and evolution of Urocoptidae were shaped primarily by the geographical distribution of Caribbean landmasses, in combination with occasional oversea dispersal. Oversea dispersal allowed colonization of palaeogeographically isolated areas, such as Jamaica and present‐day western Cuba, where presumably the absence of ecological competitors led to independent radiations into similar shell types.

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Phylogeny of the land snail family Clausiliidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata)

Cited by 58 publications

References 69 publications

First establishment of microsatellite markers in clausiliid snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Clausiliidae)

First establishment of microsatellite markers in clausiliid snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Clausiliidae)

Increasing the number of molecular markers resolves the phylogenetic relationship of ‘Cepaea ’ vindobonensis (Pfeiffer 1828) with Caucasotachea Boettger 1909 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Helicidae)

Evolutionary and biogeographical history of the land snail family Urocoptidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) across the Caribbean region

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