Is the semi-slug Vitrinobrachium breve (A. Férussac, 1821) (Gastropoda: Vitrinidae) really new for Belgium? A historical investigation
peer reviewed ; Recently, the first sightings of the semi-slug Vitrinobrachium breve have been reported in Belgium. However, this species was probably already present in the east of the country a century ago. We present a historical investigation starting from an illustration in a book by W. Adam on Belgian land molluscs published in 1960. The depicted shell was presented as that of the semi-slug Eucobresia diaphana (Draparnaud, 1805) and was collected in 1923 in Malmedy. We show it most certainly belongs to V. breve. We also discuss the halo-effect hypothesis of an authoritative work in long-... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | journal article |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2024 |
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Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland
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| Schlagwörter: | semi-slug / semi-limace / vitrinobrachium / breve / Eucobresia diaphana / vitrinobrachium breve / halo effect / museum collection / biogeography / Dautzenberg / Paul Dupuis / Léon Fredericq / SSHF / Malmedy / Nouvelle Belgique / Vitrinidae / Vitrinids / William Adam / Engelen / Belgium / Wallonie / Life sciences / Zoology / Sciences du vivant / Zoologie |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29321990 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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| Link(s) : | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/315939 |
peer reviewed ; Recently, the first sightings of the semi-slug Vitrinobrachium breve have been reported in Belgium. However, this species was probably already present in the east of the country a century ago. We present a historical investigation starting from an illustration in a book by W. Adam on Belgian land molluscs published in 1960. The depicted shell was presented as that of the semi-slug Eucobresia diaphana (Draparnaud, 1805) and was collected in 1923 in Malmedy. We show it most certainly belongs to V. breve. We also discuss the halo-effect hypothesis of an authoritative work in long-term identification errors and the historical biogeographic implications for these two species.