Fossil freshwater gastropods from northern Mexico – A case of a “silent” local extirpation, with the description of a new species

• Published in: Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana Vol. 71; no. 3; pp. 607 - 627
• Main Authors: Czaja, Alexander, Covich, Alan P., Estrada-Rodríguez, José Luis, Romero-Méndez, Ulises, Saenz-Mata, Jorge, Meza-Sánchez, Iris Gabriela, Ávila-Rodríguez, Verónica, Becerra-López, Jorge Luis, Aguillón-Gutiérrez, David Ramiro, Castañeda-Gaytán, José Gamaliel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedad Geológica Mexicana & Instituto de Geología UNAM 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Aquatic habitats; ARTÍCULOS REGULARES / REGULAR ARTICLES; Endemic species; Fluvial deposition; Fossils; Fresh water; Groundwater; New species; Sediments; Snails; Species extinction

The decline of freshwater species diversity is a worldwide phenomenon but it is especially pronounced in arid regions such as in the Chihuahuan Desert of Coahuila and Durango, Northern Mexico. There are few historical data on the distribution but no data on extinctions of Mexican freshwater gastropo...