Title

Phylogenetic analysis of the Lancinae (Gastropoda, Lymnaeidae) with a description of the U.S. federally endangered Banbury Springs lanx

Authors

David C. Campbell, Gardner-Webb UniversityFollow
Stephanie A. Clark, Field Museum of Natural History
Charles Lydeard, Morehead State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2017

Abstract

We examined the patelliform snails of the subfamily Lancinae, endemic to northwestern North America, to test whether morphological variation correlated with genetic and anatomical differences. Molecular analyses using cox1, 16S, calmodulin intron, and 28S rDNA partial sequences and anatomical data supported recognition of four species in three genera. The relationships of lancines within Lymnaeidae are not yet well-resolved. The federally endangered Banbury Springs lanx is described as a new genus and species, Idaholanxfresti, confirming its distinctiveness and narrow endemicity.

Recommended Citation

Campbell DC, Clark SA, Lydeard C (2017) Phylogenetic analysis of the Lancinae (Gastropoda, Lymnaeidae) with a description of the U.S. federally endangered Banbury Springs lanx. ZooKeys 663: 107-132. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.663.11320