The Origin of the Mangrove and Saltmarsh Snail <i>Ellobium</i> (Eupulmonata, Ellobiidae)
The pulmonate gastropod genus <i>Ellobium</i> has its greatest diversity in the modern Indo-West Pacific Region (IWP). Its origin, however, is traced to the Early Oligocene of the Northeastern Atlantic and the Western Tethys Region. Two <i>Ellobium</i> species are documented...
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| description | The pulmonate gastropod genus <i>Ellobium</i> has its greatest diversity in the modern Indo-West Pacific Region (IWP). Its origin, however, is traced to the Early Oligocene of the Northeastern Atlantic and the Western Tethys Region. Two <i>Ellobium</i> species are documented from the Rupelian of France and Italy and a new species is recorded from the Chattian of Hungary: <i>Ellobium kerwaensis</i> nov. sp. The first records in the IWP are known from the Early Miocene, suggesting an eastward range expansion of the genus around the Oligocene/Miocene boundary, when <i>Ellobium</i> became extinct in the European seas. Extant <i>Ellobium</i> species are bound to habitats above the high tide line in salt marshes and mangroves. Comparable environmental requirements are expected for the fossil congeners. <i>Ellobium</i> may derive from Eocene ancestors, such as the Bartonian <i>Eoellobium heberti</i> from the Northeastern Atlantic. <i>Eoellobium</i> is introduced in this paper as a new genus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6eb6726054d465ca2f2ab456780c7b12023-11-17T14:11:41ZengMDPI AGTaxonomy2673-65002023-01-0131688410.3390/taxonomy3010007The Origin of the Mangrove and Saltmarsh Snail <i>Ellobium</i> (Eupulmonata, Ellobiidae)Mathias Harzhauser0Jean-Michel Pacaud1Bernard M. Landau2Geological-Paleontological Department, Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, 1010 Vienna, AustriaCentre de Recherche en Paléontologie—Paris, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 38, 75005 Paris, FranceNaturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The NetherlandsThe pulmonate gastropod genus <i>Ellobium</i> has its greatest diversity in the modern Indo-West Pacific Region (IWP). Its origin, however, is traced to the Early Oligocene of the Northeastern Atlantic and the Western Tethys Region. Two <i>Ellobium</i> species are documented from the Rupelian of France and Italy and a new species is recorded from the Chattian of Hungary: <i>Ellobium kerwaensis</i> nov. sp. The first records in the IWP are known from the Early Miocene, suggesting an eastward range expansion of the genus around the Oligocene/Miocene boundary, when <i>Ellobium</i> became extinct in the European seas. Extant <i>Ellobium</i> species are bound to habitats above the high tide line in salt marshes and mangroves. Comparable environmental requirements are expected for the fossil congeners. <i>Ellobium</i> may derive from Eocene ancestors, such as the Bartonian <i>Eoellobium heberti</i> from the Northeastern Atlantic. <i>Eoellobium</i> is introduced in this paper as a new genus.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6500/3/1/7EllobiidaeWestern TethysParatethys SeaOligocenemangrovesalt marsh |
| spellingShingle | Mathias Harzhauser Jean-Michel Pacaud Bernard M. Landau The Origin of the Mangrove and Saltmarsh Snail <i>Ellobium</i> (Eupulmonata, Ellobiidae) Taxonomy Ellobiidae Western Tethys Paratethys Sea Oligocene mangrove salt marsh |
| title | The Origin of the Mangrove and Saltmarsh Snail <i>Ellobium</i> (Eupulmonata, Ellobiidae) |
| title_full | The Origin of the Mangrove and Saltmarsh Snail <i>Ellobium</i> (Eupulmonata, Ellobiidae) |
| title_fullStr | The Origin of the Mangrove and Saltmarsh Snail <i>Ellobium</i> (Eupulmonata, Ellobiidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Origin of the Mangrove and Saltmarsh Snail <i>Ellobium</i> (Eupulmonata, Ellobiidae) |
| title_short | The Origin of the Mangrove and Saltmarsh Snail <i>Ellobium</i> (Eupulmonata, Ellobiidae) |
| title_sort | origin of the mangrove and saltmarsh snail i ellobium i eupulmonata ellobiidae |
| topic | Ellobiidae Western Tethys Paratethys Sea Oligocene mangrove salt marsh |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6500/3/1/7 |
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