Opisthobranchia have experienced an unsettled taxonomic history. At the moment their
taxonomy is in state of dramatic flux as recent phylogenetic studies have revealed traditional …

… Since we failed to trace the origin of Acochlidia in morphology-based frameworks (Schrödl
& Neusser, 2010), we carefully designed molecular studies including representatives of all …

2,604 names at the rank of subtribe, tribe, subfamily, family and superfamily have been proposed
for Recent and fossil gastropods, and another 35 for monoplacophorans. All names are …

Background Molecular methods of species delineation are rapidly developing and widely
considered as fast and efficient means to discover species and face the 'taxonomic impediment…

Background A robust phylogenetic hypothesis of euthyneuran gastropods, as a basis to
reconstructing their evolutionary history, is still hindered by several groups of aberrant, more or …

… smaller taxon samplings (Metazoa-300 and Metazoa-100 containing … Metazoa-300 dataset
are largely similar to results of the 684 taxon dataset (see Supplementary material). In the M…

Monoplacophorans are among the rarest members of the phylum Mollusca. Previously only
known from fossils since the Cambrian, the first living monoplacophoran was discovered …

Gastropods are a highly diverse clade of molluscs that includes many familiar animals, such
as limpets, snails, slugs and sea slugs. It is one of the most abundant groups of animals in …

Strong currents and deep passages of water can be barriers for larval dispersal of continental
marine animals, but potential effects on direct developers are under‐investigated. We …

Background Many marine meiofaunal species are reported to have wide distributions, which
creates a paradox considering their hypothesized low dispersal abilities. Correlated with …