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

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Campbell, David C.; Clark, Stephanie A.; Lydeard, Charles

Source:

ZooKeys, Issue 663, p.107-132 (2017)

Call Number:

A17CAM01IDUS

URL:

http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11320

Keywords:

Banbury Springs lanx, Banbury Springs limpet, Idaholanx fresti, Lanx sp. 1

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, Idaholanx fresti, confirming its distinctiveness and narrow endemicity.