Distribution and Occurrences of Laevilitorina across the Southern Hemisphere
Citation
Rosenfeld S, Maturana C, González Wevar C, Poulin E, Gérard K, Naretto J, Ojeda J, Lopez Z, Brickle P, Saucède T, Kraft S, Aldea C (2022). Distribution and Occurrences of Laevilitorina across the Southern Hemisphere. Version 1.4. Instituto de Biodiversidad de Ecosistemas Antárticos y Subantárticos (BASE). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/dsacsj accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-05.Description
Littorinids are present in most of the coastal areas in the world, playing a significant role in the ecology of intertidal communities. Laevilitorina is a marine gastropodos genus distributed exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, with 21 species reported at South America, sub-Antarctic Islands, Antarctic, New Zealand, Tasmania and Australia. We present an updated database of these 21 species of Laevilitorina generated from a combination of four sources: 1) new field sampling data and 2) published records, 3) Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), and 4) Atlas of Living Australia (ALA); to provide a comprehensive description of the geographic distribution of the genus through its distribution.Purpose
This dataset was created within the framework of the doctoral thesis of the first author and the FONDECYT research project of the principal investigator. This database will serve as a basis for future comprehensive systematic research of the genus, including molecular phylogenetic approaches to infer the regional evolutionary history of Laevilitorina, which is currently being carried out in the Molecular Ecology Laboratory of the University of Chile.
Sampling Description
Study Extent
New material was collected from multiple locations in southern South America be-tween The Strait of Magellan (coordinates) and the Diego Ramirez archipelago (56°31.345'S; 68°43.622'W). In the Falkland/Malvinas Islands we collected from the intertidal of Hooker Point (coordinates). New Antarctic material was collected from the South Shetland Islands, Doumer Island, Palmer Land and Avian Island under the framework of Antarctic Scientific Expeditions (ECA) 49, 53, 54 and 58 of the Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH). Samples from South Orkney Islands and South Georgia were obtained during British Antarctic Survey (BAS) expeditions (2016–2017, 2017– 2018 and 2021). Samples from Kerguelen and Crozet Islands were obtained under the PROTEKER project during the French Polar Institute Paul Emile Victor (IPEV) expedition (2017).Sampling
The samples were obtained by two methods: 1) manual collection in the intertidal zone were each litorinids were individually sampled and, 2) scuba diving between 1 and 15 m depth, were the substrate (e.g. sediments, macroalgae) were collected. The rocks were subsequently scraped to ensure that all the species and specimens were collected. Also each macroalgal sample was placed in a plastic bag. Geographic positions were recorded using GPS for each sample location. In the laboratory, each sample was gently stirred to detach the associated fauna. All Laevilitorina samples were immediately preserved in ethanol (95%).Quality Control
Records lacking precise geographic location (coordinates) were assigned georeferences by identification from the description (e.g. bay names, research stations) of the reported collection locality included in the relevant metadata.Method steps
- The samples were obtained by two methods: 1) manual collection in the intertidal zone were each litorinids were individually sampled and, 2) scuba diving between 1 and 15 m depth, were the substrate (e.g. sediments, macroalgae) were collected. The rocks were subsequently scraped to ensure that all the species and specimens were collected. Also each macroalgal sample was placed in a plastic bag. Geographic positions were recorded using GPS for each sample location. In the laboratory, each sample was gently stirred to detach the associated fauna. All Laevilitorina samples were immediately preserved in ethanol (95%).
Taxonomic Coverages
From the sampling carried out at the different sampling sites, morphological observations were performed under an OLYMPUS stereomicroscope CX31. For determination to species level, individuals were identified according to taxonomic revisions by Martens & Pfeffer (1886), Suter (1913), Powell (1951), Powell (1955), Dell (1964), Arnaud & Bandel (1976), Waren & Hain (1996), and Zelaya (2005).
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Laevilitorina altarank: species
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Laevilitorina antarcticarank: species
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Laevilitorina antipodumrank: species
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Laevilitorina auckandicarank: species
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Laevilitorina bifasciatarank: species
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Laevilitorina bruniensisrank: species
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Laevilitorina caliginosarank: species
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Laevilitorina claviformisrank: species
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Laevilitorina dellirank: species
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Laevilitorina granumrank: species
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Laevilitorina hamiltonirank: species
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Laevilitorina heardensisrank: species
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Laevilitorina johnstonirank: species
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Laevilitorina kingensisrank: species
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Laevilitorina latiorrank: species
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Laevilitorina macphersonaerank: species
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Laevilitorina mariaerank: species
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Laevilitorina pygmaearank: species
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Laevilitorina umbilicatarank: species
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Laevilitorina venustarank: species
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Laevilitorina wandelensisrank: species
Geographic Coverages
Ten main marine biogeographical provinces in the Southern Hemisphere were considered for the purpose of geospatial analyses, the Magellan province, Antarctic West, Antarctic, East Antarctica, Sub-antarctic islands South Indian Ocean, Sub-antarctic Macquarie, Sub-antarctic New Zealand, Southern New Zealand, Northern New Zealand, West Central Australian Shelf, East Central Australian Shelf, Southeast Australian Shelf and Southwest Australian Shelf as defined in the Marine Ecoregions of the World and the Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean (Spalding et al. 2007; Koubi et al. 2014) . All spatial analysis were carried out on the unified database.
Bibliographic Citations
- Martens E and G Pfeffer. 1886.Die Mollusken von Süd-Georgien nach der Ausbeute der Deutschen Station 1882 83. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten 3(5), 63-135. -
- Suter H. 1913. Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca with an atlas of quarto plates. Wellington. xxiii + 1120 pp. [1913] Atlas pls 1-72 [1915] -
- Powell AWB. 1951. Antarctic and Subantarctic Mollusca: Pelecypoda and Gastropoda. Discovery Reports 26: 47–196. -
- Powell AWB. 1955. Mollusca of the southern islands of New Zealand. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Cape Expedition Series Bulletin, 15, 1–151, 5 pls. -
- Dell RK. 1964 Marine Mollusca from Macquarie and Heard Islands. Record Dominion Museum Wellington, 267- 301. -
- Arnaud P, K Bandel. 1976. Comments on six species of marine Antarctic Littorinacea (Mollusca, Gastropoda). THETYS 8(3): 213-230 -
- Waren A, S Hain. 1996. Description of Zerotulidae fam. Nov. (Littorinoidea), with comments on an Antarctic Littorinid Gastropod. The Veliger 39(4): 277-334. -
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Sebastian Rosenfeldoriginator
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Instituto de Biodiversidad de Ecosistemas Antárticos y Subantárticos (BASE)
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Claudia Maturana
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Elie Poulin
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Jaime Ojeda
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Zambra Lopez
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Sebastián Kraft
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Cristian Aldea
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Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity | Instituto de Biodiversidad de Ecosistemas Antárticos y Subantárticos (BASE)
Las Palmeras 3425
Santiago
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Metropolitan
CL
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