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Reconstructed historical distribution and phylogeography unravels non-steppic origin of Caucasotachea vindobonensis (Gastropoda: Helicidae)

Kajtoch, ?ukasz; Davison, Angus; Grindon, Adele J.; Deli, Tam�s; Sramk�, G�bor; Gwardjan, Mariusz; Kramarenko, Sergei; Mierzwa-Szymkowiak, Dominika; Ruta, Rafal; ?cibior, Rados?aw; P�l T�th, J�nos; Wade, Chris; Kolasa, Micha?; Egorov, Roman V.; Feh�r, Zolt�n

Authors

?ukasz Kajtoch

ANGUS DAVISON angus.davison@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Evolutionary Genetics

Adele J. Grindon

Tam�s Deli

G�bor Sramk�

Mariusz Gwardjan

Sergei Kramarenko

Dominika Mierzwa-Szymkowiak

Rafal Ruta

Rados?aw ?cibior

J�nos P�l T�th

CHRIS WADE CHRIS.WADE@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Assistant Professor

Micha? Kolasa

Roman V. Egorov

Zolt�n Feh�r



Abstract

Existing data on the phylogeography of European taxa of steppic provenance suggests that species were widely distributed during glacial periods but underwent range contraction and fragmentation during interglacials into “warm-stage refugia.” Among the steppe-related invertebrates that have been examined, the majority has been insects, but data on the phylogeography of snails is wholly missing. To begin to fill this gap, phylogeographic and niche modeling studies on the presumed steppic snail Caucasotachea vindobonensis were conducted. Surprisingly, reconstruction of ancestral areas suggests that extant C. vindobonensis probably originated in the Balkans and survived there during the Late Pleistocene glaciations, with a more recent colonization of the Carpatho-Pannonian and the Ponto-Caspian regions. In the Holocene, C. vindobonensis colonized between the Sudetes and the Carpathians to the north, where its recent and current distribution may have been facilitated by anthropogenic translocations. Together, these data suggest a possible non-steppic origin of C. vindobonensis. Further investigation may reveal the extent to which the steppic snail assemblages consist partly of Holocene newcomers.

Citation

Kajtoch, Ł., Davison, A., Grindon, A. J., Deli, T., Sramkó, G., Gwardjan, M., …Fehér, Z. (2017). Reconstructed historical distribution and phylogeography unravels non-steppic origin of Caucasotachea vindobonensis (Gastropoda: Helicidae). Organisms Diversity and Evolution, 17(3), 679-692. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-017-0337-3

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 14, 2017
Online Publication Date Jul 27, 2017
Publication Date 2017-09
Deposit Date Sep 13, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Organisms Diversity & Evolution
Print ISSN 1439-6092
Electronic ISSN 1618-1077
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 17
Issue 3
Pages 679-692
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-017-0337-3
Keywords Mollusca; Niche modeling; Demography; Pleistocene; Holocene; Steppe
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/874259
Publisher URL https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13127-017-0337-3

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