The Helicina umbonata complex in the West Indies (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia, Helicinidae)

Authors

  • Fred G. Thompson Florida Museum of Natural History

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58782/flmnh.nktp8795

Abstract

The umbonata species group is placed in Helicina (s.s.) because 6f characteristics of the radula and embryonic shell sculpture, The group consists of five taxa: H. u. umbonata Shuttleworth, H. u. pitheca, new subspecies, H. liobasis new species, H. dominicensis Pfeiffer, and H. rhips new species. The latter three species occur on Hispaniola, H. u. umbonata on Puerto Rico, and H. u. pitheca on Mona Island.

Foraging specialization and habitat selection are discussed as the basis for evolution within the Helicinidae.

Journal cover with title Bulletin of the Florida State Museum of Biological Sciences

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Published

1982-10-22

How to Cite

Thompson, F. (1982). The Helicina umbonata complex in the West Indies (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia, Helicinidae). Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History, 28(1), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.58782/flmnh.nktp8795

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 1 (1982): The Helicina umbonata complex in the West Indies (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia, Helicinidae)

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