Checklist of the fresh and brackish water snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) of Bénin and adjacent West African ecoregions
Autor: | Thierry Backeljau, Bert Van Bocxlaer, Olaniran Hamed Odountan, Antoine Chikou, Rose Sablon, Zinsou Cosme Koudenoukpo |
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Přispěvatelé: | University of Abomey Calavi (UAC), Évolution, Écologie et Paléontologie (Evo-Eco-Paleo) - UMR 8198 (Evo-Eco-Paléo), Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Université d’Abomey-Calavi = University of Abomey Calavi (UAC), Évolution, Écologie et Paléontologie (Evo-Eco-Paleo) - UMR 8198 (Evo-Eco-Paléo (EEP)) |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Neritidae Fauna Species distribution gastropods Gastropoda Biodiversity [SDV.BID.SPT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Systematics Phylogenetics and taxonomy 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Systematics lcsh:Zoology West Africa Biodiversity & Conservation Animalia 14. Life underwater lcsh:QL1-991 Biology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics biodiversity biodiversity gastropods inland water species inventory West Africa biology Brackish water Cenozoic 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Ampullariidae 15. Life on land biology.organism_classification Checklist Fishery [SDV.BA.ZI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology/Invertebrate Zoology Geography Habitat inland water Mollusca Africa Conservation status Animal Science and Zoology species inventory |
Zdroj: | ZooKeys ZooKeys, Vol 942, Iss, Pp 21-64 (2020) Zookeys Zookeys, Pensoft, 2020, 942, pp.21-64. ⟨10.3897/zookeys.942.52722⟩ Zookeys, 2020, 942, pp.21-64. ⟨10.3897/zookeys.942.52722⟩ |
ISSN: | 1313-2989 |
Popis: | Currently no comprehensive checklist of fresh and brackish water gastropods from Bénin exists, and those for adjacent West African areas are outdated. Yet, such checklists provide essential biodiversity information and a consistent taxonomic and nomenclatural framework for that biodiversity. Here a first checklist of the fresh and brackish water gastropods from Bénin and adjacent West African ecoregions is presented, based on an extensive literature review and field surveys between September 2014 and June 2019 in six major fresh and brackish water ecosystems in Bénin. This inventory includes information on synonymy, species distribution in West Africa, habitats, and conservation status. The fresh and brackish water gastropod fauna includes 60 species, belonging to 28 genera and 16 families. Pachychilidae, Ampullariidae, Neritidae, and Bulinidae were the most diverse families with 9, 8, 7, and 7 species, respectively. However, literature and field data indicated that 23 species observed in West African basins that extend to Bénin do not occur in the territory of Bénin. These species were not detected in our field surveys, most likely because they are rare at collecting sites. Of the 60 species included, five are classified as “Data Deficient”, 43 as “Least Concern”, two as “Nearly Threatened”, one as “Vulnerable”, and six as “Endangered” by the IUCN, whereas the remaining three species were not evaluated. Because the taxonomy of fresh and brackish water gastropods in West Africa is still largely based on morphology, comparative molecular and taxonomic studies may result in substantial revisions of this checklist over the coming years. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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