Comment on Altaba (2015): a case of species misidentification?

Previously in this journal, Altaba (2015) presented an original hypothesis on the dispersal of small wetland snails in Central Europe after the Last Glacial Maximum, based on the discovery of rare species of the genus Vallonia at the foot of the Devín Hill (Slovakia). On the basis of the evidence av...

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Published in:Biological journal of the Linnean Society 2016-12, Vol.119 (4), p.1103-1106
Main Authors: Horsák, Michal, Cameron, Robert A. D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dispersal
dispersal hypothesis
Feet
Hypotheses
land snails
misidentifications
Rare species
Snails
Vallonia
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Summary:Previously in this journal, Altaba (2015) presented an original hypothesis on the dispersal of small wetland snails in Central Europe after the Last Glacial Maximum, based on the discovery of rare species of the genus Vallonia at the foot of the Devín Hill (Slovakia). On the basis of the evidence available to us, it is our opinion that the existence of Vallonia declivis, Vallonia suevica, Vallonia enniensis, and Vallonia tenuilabris at Devín Gate has not been established, and that the hypothesis advanced in Altaba (2015) is therefore unsubstantiated by hard evidence.
ISSN:0024-4066
1095-8312
DOI:10.1111/bij.12853