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Article Reference On the variability of the marine gastropod Manzonia overdiepi van Aartsen, 1983 (Gastropoda: Rissoidae) from the Canary Islands, the Selvagens Islands and the Madeira Archipelago
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Article Reference The Consthum Lagerstätte (Luxembourg) – a window into the palaeoecology of Early Devonian marine‑terrestrial transitional facies
In the Rhenish Massif, a vast Lower Devonian deltaic system along the southern edge of Laurussia (Old Red Continent) continues to yield exceptional fossils from marginal marine to terrestrial transitional facies. Hitherto, these occurrences are mainly known from the lower Moselle and West-Eifel regions in Germany. Here, we introduce a new Lagerstätte situated in northern Luxembourg, which extends the known geographical occurrence of this important biota further to the west. It agrees more-or-less with previously known localities from Germany in the general composition of the fossil association, which is composed of a bivalve-lingulid-arthropod-dominated association with a few associated vertebrate remains, macro-plants, and some miospores. Unique features include a mass occurrence of clam shrimp, the high abundance of scorpions and juvenile specimens of the eurypterid Adelophthalmus as well as the occurrence of supposed euthycarcinoids and (stem?) onychophorans. Analyses of the Consthum Lagerstätten and biota have great potential to further illuminate the palaeoecology and palaeogeography of marginal-marine to terrestrial transitional settings in the Ardenno-Rhenish Lower Devonian and to decipher the palaeoecological origin of various lineages of organisms, such as clam shrimp, scorpions, and onychophorans. This is of paramount importance for a holistic understanding of the biology and physiology of their modern descendants.
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Article Reference Redescription of Teretoctopus alcocki Robson, 1932 (Cephalopoda: Enterotopodidae), and comments on the nomenclature of "inkless octopus" genera.
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Article Reference On the presence of the phacopid trilobite Omegops in the uppermost Famennian of northern France (Avesnois)
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Article Reference A selkirkiid scalidophoran from the Lower Devonian of Belgium and the dubious merit of the concept of ‘Burgess Shale-type’ organisms
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Article Reference Correction: Pahon Cave, Gabon: New insights into the Later Stone Age in the African rainforest
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Article Reference A critical evaluation of fossil reports from the lower Palaeozoic of the Stavelot-Venn Inlier (Belgium, western Germany)
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Article Reference New records of the shining guest ant Formicoxenus nitidulus (Nylander, 1846) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Belgium
We report new records of the shining guest ant Formicoxenus nitidulus (Nylander, 1846) from ten sites across Belgium. The species was found in association with Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761, Formica polyctena Förster, 1850 and Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783 nests across six provinces (Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Liège, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur). Records were obtained using selective traps, placed on the margins of host mounds as well as by direct observations on host nests. These observations indicate that F. nitidulus is more widespread in Belgium than previously thought.
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Article Reference Uncovering ant diversity across forest successional stages in the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve (DRC): Insights from Winkler and pitfall trap sampling
Litter ant communities constitute an important component of biodiversity in tropical regions. They are currently used in several ecosystem management programmes to as- sess forest health. The aim of this study was to uncover the ant diversity across forest successional stages (fallow land, secondary forest and primary forest) in the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These habitats were sam- pled at six localities using pitfall traps and Winkler extractions. In total, 190 ant species belonging to 50 genera and eight subfamilies were recorded in the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve. Ant diversity increased significantly along the successional gradient, being lowest in fallow land, intermediate in secondary forest, and highest in primary forest. Sixty ant species were shared across all three habitats, while each habitat supported a distinct assemblage of species. Primary forests contained the greatest number of exclu- sive species, followed by secondary forests and fallow land. Winkler extractors captured substantially more ant species than pitfall traps, recording nearly 50% greater species richness. However, a significant portion of the ant fauna in the Yangambi Biosphere Re- serve likely remains unrecorded, and additional sampling methods (like arboreal traps, net sweeping and baiting) could provide a more complete picture of its biodiversity.
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Article Reference On the Darwin Core Term dwc:habitat, and the Need to Adopt a European Vocabulary Based on NATURA2000 and EUNIS Classifications, with a Comment on International Applicability
Darwin Core (DwC) is an essential standard for sharing biodiversity data. However, the term dwc:habitat suffers from an inherent ambiguity due to its free-text format. This ambiguity severely compromises the interoperability and reusability of habitat data, hindering large-scale comparative analyses and impeding the formulation of effective conservation policies. As a solution to this problem, we propose adopting controlled vocabularies and ontologies. The NATURA2000 and EUNIS habitat classifications emerge as ideal candidates to standardize dwc:habitat. NATURA2000 offers a consolidated regulatory framework and habitat type definitions with direct implications for European conservation, while EUNIS provides a more comprehensive, hierarchical, and scientifically grounded system with the ability to cross-map with other standards. The implementation of such vocabularies would significantly improve the quality, consistency, interoperability, and reusability of habitat data, more robustly supporting scientific research and conservation policies.
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