The Caucasus is neither a cradle nor a museum of diversity of the land snail genus Helix (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Helicidae), while Crimea is home to an ancient lineage
The Caucasus and the adjacent Pontic Mountains in north-eastern Anatolia are home to numerous endemic land snail genera and species. The diversity of the region is the result of both intra-regional speciation and the persistence of relict lineages. The same seemed to be true for the genus Helix, whi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2023-11-01
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| Series: | Zoosystematics and Evolution |
| Online Access: | https://zse.pensoft.net/article/110610/download/pdf/ |