The biogeography of gastropods is the study of the distribution of the biodiversity of gastropods over space and time.
Prehistoric edit
The study of the biogeography of gastropods is within the scope of paleobiogeography.
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Marine edit
The world's highest biodiversity of Volutomitridae is in waters of New Caledonia.[1]
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Non-marine edit
The biogeography of non-marine gastropods (freshwater snails, land snails and slugs) is often studied along with that of freshwater bivalves.
References edit
- ^ Bouchet, P. & Kantor, Y. I. (2003) "New Caledonia: the major centre of biodiversity for volutomitrid molluscs (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Volutomitridae)". Systematics and Biodiversity 1(4): 467–502. doi:10.1017/S1477200003001282
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Marine edit
- García F. J. & Bertsch H. (2009) "Diversity and distribution of the Gastropoda Opisthobranchia from the Atlantic Ocean: A global biogeographic approach". Scientia Marina 73(1): doi:10.3989/scimar.2009.73n1153 Supplement
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