Evolutionary position of Peruvian land snails (Orthalicidae) among Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
The genera Bostryx and Scutalus (Orthalicidae: Bulimulinae) are endemics from South America. They are mainly distributed on the western slopes of the Peruvian Andes. The goal of the present work was to assess their evolutionary position among the stylommatophoran gastropods based on the 16S rRNA mit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
2011-07-01
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Series: | Revista Peruana de Biología |
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Online Access: | http://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/193 |