From morphology to molecules: a combined source approach to untangle the taxonomy of Clessinia (Gastropoda, Odontostomidae), endemic land snails from the Dry Chaco ecoregion by Maria Gabriela Cuezzo, Maria Jose Miranda, Roberto Eugenio Vogler, Ariel Anibal Beltramino

“…Background Land gastropods of the Dry Chaco merit special attention because they comprise a highly diverse but barely studied group. …”
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Concentrations of Heavy Metals in Sediment and Selected Organisms in Lukut River, Malaysia, and Their Toxicological Effects on Penaeus Monodon (Fabricius) Juveniles by Safahieh, Alireza

“…The metals concentrations in T. telescopium and the prawns P. monodon and P. merguiensis was within the range of heavy metal measured in other gastropods or prawn species previously studied in Malaysia indicating no serious metal pollution exists in the study area. …”
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Dinámica poblacional y reproductiva de Turbinella angulata y Busycon perversum (Mesogasteropoda: Turbinellidae y Melongenidae) en el Banco de Campeche, México Turbinella angulata a... by Josefina Santos Valencia, Martha Enríquez Díaz, Dalila Aldana Aranda

“…<br>Turbinella angulata and Busycon perversum are two marine gastropods that support the 90% of conch fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico, nevertheless there is no information available to support a management strategy for both species. …”
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Análise da estrutura quali-quantitativa zoobentônica do mesolitoral da baía de todos os santos (BA) e relações com a contaminação química dos sedimentos by Juliana Lima Lázaro

“…Uma análise global da diversidade zoobentônica revelou que apenas em Salinas da Margarida há indícios de instabilidade no equilíbrio ecológico, consequência da grande dominância do pequeno molusco gastrópode <em>Neritina virginea</em>, favorecido pelas condições nutricionais e ambientais locais. …”
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The Late Ordovician extinction conundrum by Christian M. Ø. Rasmussen

“…These include bryozoans, crinoids, rugose and tabulate corals, as well as molluscs such as bivalves and gastropods, and show that obviously increased ecosystem complexity with, for instance, more epifauna and tiering occurred. …”
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Late Pleistocene coral-reef development on Isla Coronados, Gulf of California by M E Johnson, R A Lopez-Perez, C R Ransom, J Ledesma-Vazquez

“…Associated with the cobbled surface is a transitional intertidal biota that includes clast-encrusting coralline red algae, fixed bivalves such as Pseudochama janus, Modiolus capax, Barbatia reevseana, and Arca pacifica, in addition to gastropods such as Turbo fluctuosus, Acanthina tuberculata, and Nerita bernhardi. …”
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Obituary notice: Nestor J. SANDER by Bruno Granier

“…On YouTube™, the "rednasrotsen's channel" (his name spelt right to left) includes a number of didactic videos he edited (17 of them are dedicated to stratigraphy and paleontology): his last months were dedicated to mounting a video dealing with the world of the Gastropods.Last but not least, Nestor Sander was one of the founders of Carnets de Géologie: many non-native English speakers will remember him as a very kind and generous person who, for instance, helped them polish their manuscripts. …”
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Molluscan assemblage from a tropical intertidal estuarine sand-mud flat, Gulf of Nicoya, Pacific, Costa Rica (1984-1987) by José A Vargas-Zamora, Jeffrey A Sibaja-Cordero

“…The 1 120 cores yielded a total of 112 morphological species of which the mollusks were represented by 23 species, and included the bivalves Tellina rubescens, Tagelus bourgeoisae, Dosinia dunkeri and Leukoma asperrima, and the gastropods, Natica unifasciata, Nassarius luteostomus, Costoanachis rugosa and Turbonilla sp. …”
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Impact of Silver Barb (Barbodes Gonionotus) Rearing on the Benthic Community and Nutrient Levels of Rice Fields at Sg. Manik, Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia by Chamraun, Sun

“…The macrobenthic organisms found in the ricefield were mainly from 3 main groups namely gastropods, annelids and insects. Annelid was found to be the dominant group. …”
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Lipolytic activity from bacteria prospected in polluted portuary sites by Kaori Levy Fonseca

“…It is toxic to many aquatic organisms, including bacteria, algae, zooplankton and mollusks, affecting growth, development, reproduction (imposex - phenotypic appearance of male characteristics in female gastropods) and survival of many marine species. The aim of this study was to isolate and identify the TBT resistant marine bacteria capable to produce extracellular lipases and then test the lipolytic activity of their extracts. …”
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Resumos dos Trabalhos Apresentados em Painéis no Workshop Baía de Guanabara, IGEO/UFRJ - 2002

“…As associações faunísticas foram classificadas como monoestecíficas para gastrópodes e pluriescíficas para gastrópodes Com os dados obtidos conclui-se que as condições ambientais favoreceram a colonização de H. australis, principalmente nos níveis superiores, em contraste registra-se o declínio de A. brasiliana nas fases de sedimentação mais recentes. …”
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