2002/04/12 by Alan N. Hodgson · 4 citations
Environmental Science · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior #Mollusks and Parasites Studies
paper · doi:10.1201/9781482298550-8
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ALAN N.HODGSON Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140 South Africa Abstract The Siphonariidae are regarded as a primitive family of basommatophoran pulmonate limpets which probably have a marine ancestry. They have a broad global distribution but are most abundant on rocky shores in lower latitudes of the Indo-Pacific, especially within the southern hemisphere. This review examines a number of aspects of the physiology, behaviour, ecology and reproduction of these pulmonates in relation to their intertidal existence.