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Taxonomy
Dr. Peter Stahlschmidt
CV
2013 - 2019
Self-employed (Stahlschmidt & Hartman GbR)
(expert opinions on species conservation; surveys of bats, lizards, and protected insects; maintenance of biotopes)2007 - 2012
PhD study at the Institute for Environmental Science, University Koblenz-Landau. Doctoral thesis: “Assessment of bat activity in agricultural environments and the evaluation of the risk of pesticides” 2006 - 2012
Correspondence course at the Fern-Universität Hagen: graduate in business management “Betriebswirt” 2006
Self-organized trips to Brazil, Mozambique, and the Philippines to gain a better understanding of biodiversity in the tropics 1998 - 2005
Student of Biology at the University Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Diploma Thesis about the molecular regulation of the CCM1 gen, a key regulator of the CO2-Concentration-Mechanism of the green algae Chlamydomonas“.
Participation on Marine Expedition
2019 KOUMAC 2.3 (New Caledonia), organised by MNHN 2019 St. Brandon, Mauritius organized by Dr. F. Lorenzand Eric le Court de Billot 2019
Expedition SNC (New Caledonia) organised by E. Tardy (Museum Genève) and myself 2016
Expedition MADIBENTHOS (Martinique), organised by MNHN 2015
Project “Mollusc stratification of a coral reef: standardized sediment sampling between 5 and 105 m” (Egypt), self-organised 2013
Project „Venoms from turrids“ (Philippines), organised by Prof. B. Olivera (Utah) 2012
Expedition KAVIENG 2012 (Papua New Guinea), organised by myself 2012
Expedition PAPUA NIUGINI (Papua New Guinea), organised by MNHN 2012
RED SEA SURVEY 2012 (Saudi Arabia), organised by SMF und KAU 2010
Project ”Standardized sediment samples as a method for the study of biogeographic patterns” (Indonesia), organised by myself 2010
Expedition ATIMO VATAE (Madagascar), organised by MNHN
Research Stays
2016, 2018, 2020
Museum d’histoire naturelle Genève 2016
Natural Museum of Los Angeles County 2015
Institut für Ostseeforschung, Warnemünde 2010, 2017
Zoologische Staatssammlung München 2009 - 2019
Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt (1-2 visits per year) 2008 - 2018
Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris (1-3 visits per year) 2007, 2009, 2012
Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin 2005, 2006
Löbbecke Museum, Düsseldorf 2005
Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stuttgart
Taxonomy of Recent turrids
Almost all turrid genera are in need of revisions. A considerable proportion of turrids have never been authoritatively reported since their original description and their allocation to modern genera remained unknown. This is due to the extreme diversity which is complicated by the meagerness of the original descriptions and the difficulty of matching species with early original figures. Peter Stahlschmidt has spent more than 15 years to compile all original descriptions and to search and study type material directly in museums or via loan. Type photos of about 2,000 turrid species were prepared or requested. That unique data collection allows systematic revisions. So far two genera were revised: Benthofascis and Thetidos. The revision of the genus Turridrupa is currently in preparation. The sorting of material stored in MNHN, PS, MSF and LACM (partly in collaborations with other scientist) resulted so far in more than 500 turrid species that are segregated and recognized as undescribed and awaiting formal descriptions.Analysis of the biogeography in the Indopacific by using standardised sampling of death assemblages
One of the most remarkable marine biodiversity patterns has long been recognized in the Pacific Ocean, with a Southeast Asian “hotspot” and radially decreasing latitudinal and longitudinal gradients in species richness from this area. A plethora of hypotheses have been proposed to explain that diversity pattern. Recognition of this gradient, however, is based on datasets often received in a non-standardised way, and consequently not suitable for hypothesis testing. Moreover, the focus on rather large ”flagship“ taxa (fishes or corals) may not necessary reflect diversity patterns of the entire biodiversity consisting of mainly small species. Molluscs have the largest diversity of any phylum in coral reef environments, and especially the diversity of minute species is exceedingly high. Sampling expeditions that take into account the small and rare diversity are labor- and time-consuming and were only performed in few selected areas. However, the spatial species turn-over renders it impossible to project from regional species richness numbers to whole provinces.
To overcome that difficulty P. Stahlschmidt established a standardised sediment sampling in order to examine molluscan death assemblages (DA). The fidelity of such DAs to living communities were demonstrated (e.g. Kidwell, 2008). DAs are even more diverse, due to time-averaging, making them more suitable compared to single census “live data” providing only a snapshot and hence underestimating true living diversity. Since the sampling is standardised it allows the comparison of different sites and study areas in a statistical way for testing proposed hypotheses regarding biogeographic pattern.
Publications
Fraussen, K. & Stahlschmidt, P. (in press). Euthria erythraea sp. nov. (Gastropoda: Buccinidae), the first record for the genus from the Red Sea. Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 149.
Lorenz, F. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2019). An overlooked second species of Thacheria from Western Australia. Conchylia, 50: 55-62.
Stahlschmidt, P. & Tardy, E. (2018). Description of five new species of Pseudorhaphitoma (Gastropoda: Mangeliidae) from the Philippines. Miscellanea Malacologia, 7(6): 103-113.
Stahlschmidt, P, Poppe, G.T. & Tagaro, S. (2018). Description of remarkable new turrid species from the Philippines. Visaya, 5(1): 5-64.
Fedosov, A.E., Stahlschmidt, P., Puillandre, N., Aznar-Cormano, L. & Bouchet. P (2017). Not all spotted cats are leopards – evidence for a Hemilienardia ocellata species complex (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Raphitomidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 268: 1-20.
Kantor, Y.I., Stahlschmidt, P., Aznar-Cormano, L., Bouchet. P & Puillandre, N. (2017). Too familiar to be questioned? Revisting the Crassipira cerithina species complex (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Pseudomelatomidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies, 83: 43-55.
Pusateri, F., Giannuzzi Savelli, R. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2017). Description of a new species of the genus Raphitoma Bellardi, 1847 from the Mediterranean Sea (Mollusca Neogastropoda Conoidea Raphitomidae). Biodiversity Journal, 8(1): 205-210.
Stahlschmidt, P., Hahn, M. & Brühl, C.A. (2017). Nocturnal Risks – High bat activity in the agricultural landscape indicates potential pesticide exposure. Frontiers in Environmental Science, doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2017.00062
Fraussen, K. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2016). The extensive Indo-Pacific deep-water radiation of Manaria E.A. Smith, 1906 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) and related genera, with descriptions of 21 new species. Tropical Deepsea-Benthos, 29: 363-456.
Uhl, P, Franke, L.A., Rehberg, C., Wollmann, C., Stahlschmidt, P., Jeker, L. & Brühl, C.A. (2016). Interspecific sensitivity of bees towards dimethoate and implications for environmental risk assessment. Scientific Reports, DOI: 10.1038/srep34439.
Fraussen, K. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2016). Revision of the Clivipollia group (Gastropoda: Buccinidae: Pisaniinae) with descriptions of two new genera and three new species. Novapex, 17(2-3): 29-46.
Fraussen, K. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2015). An extensive radiation of the genus Crassicantharus Ponder, 1972 (Gastropoda: Buccinioidea) in French Polynesia, with description of 9 new species. Novapex, 16(3): 65-80.
Janssen, R., Kantor, Y.I. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2015). Identity and generic position of Pleurotoma erythraea Weinkauff 1875 from the Red Sea. Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 144(1): 99-104.
Stahlschmidt, P. (2015). New turrid species from South Africa. Miscellanea Malacologia, 7(1): 17-29.
Zehetmair, T., Müller, J., Runkel, V., Stahlschmidt, P., Winter, S., Zharov, A. & Gruppe, A. (2015). Poor effectiveness of Natura 2000 beech forests in protecting forest-dwelling bats. Journal for Nature Conservation 23: 53-60.
Stahlschmidt, P., Chino, M. & Fraussen, K. (2015). Description of a new Spergo species (Conoidea: Raphitomidae) from the Mozambique Channel. Miscellanea Malacologia, 7(1): 13-16.
Schmitz, J., Stahlschmidt, P. & Brühl, C.A. (2015). Assessing the risk of herbicides to terrestrial non-target plants using higher-tier studies. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1017880.
Fraussen, K. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2015). Engina mirabilis (Gastropoda: Buccinidae), a new species from Marquesas Archipelago. Novapex 15(1): 13-16.
Fraussen, K. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2015). Nassaria vermeiji (Gastropoda: Buccinidae), a new species from Guam. Novapex 15(1): 25-27.
Schmitz, J., Stahlschmidt, P. & Brühl, C.A. (2015). Protection of terrestrial non-target plant species in the regulation of environmental risks of pesticides. Report No. (UBA-FB) 001962/E, ISSN 1862-4804
Poppe, G.T, Tagaro, S.P. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2015). New shelled molluscan species from the Central Philippines I. Visaya, 4(3): 15-59.
Stahlschmidt, P., Poppe, G.T. & Chino, M. (2014). Description of seven new Daphnella species from the Philippines (Gastropoda: Raphitomidae). Visaya, 4(2): 29-38.
Chino, M. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2014). Description of four new shallow water Mitromorpha species from the Western Pacific (Gastropoda: Mitromorphidae). Visaya, 4(2): 21-27.
Stahlschmidt, P. & Fraussen, K. (2014). Two new turrid species (Gastropoda: Pseudomelatomidae) from the Palawan region, the Philippines. Zootaxa, 3784(1): 89-93.
Fraussen, K., Sellanes, J. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2014). The South American radiation of Jerrybuccinum (Gastropoda: Buccinidae), with a new deep-water species from Chile. Zookeys, 409: 61-70.
Fedosov, A.E. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2014). Revision of the genus Thetidos (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Raphitomidae) in the Indo-Pacific with descriptions of three new species. Molluscan Research, 34(4): 258-273.
Fraussen, K. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2014). Two new Chryseofusus Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003 (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) from the Nazareth Bank (Mascarene Plateau). Vita Malacologica 12: 31-35.
Fraussen, K. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2013). Eclectofusus, a new genus for Pararetifusus dedonderi Fraussen & Hadorn, 2006 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae). Novapex, 14(2): 39-41.
Stahlschmidt, P. (2013). Two new Inquisitor species (Gastropoda: Pseudomelatomidae) from the Philippines. Miscellanea Malacologia, 6(3): 47-50.
Fraussen, K. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2013). The extensive Indo-Pacific radiation of Phaenomenella Fraussen & Hadorn, 2006 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) with description of a new species. Novapex, 14(4): 81-86.
Swarowsky, K., Brühl, C.A. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2013). The importance of field margins and meadows for land snails in the agricultural landscape. Mainzer naturwissenschaftliches Archiv, 50: 7-12.
Fraussen, K. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2012). Two new Phaenomenella (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from Vietnam. Gloria Maris, 51(4): 85-92.
Stahlschmidt, P. & Brühl, C.A. (2012). Bats as bioindicators – the need of a standardized method for acoustic bat activity surveys. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 3: 503-508.
Stahlschmidt, P., Fraussen, K. & Kilburn, R.N. (2012). A new Macteola (Gastropoda: Mangeliidae) from the Philippines. Miscellanea Malacologia, 5(4): 77-79.
Stahlschmidt, P., Pätzold, A., Ressl, L., Schulz, R. & Brühl, C.A (2012). Constructed wetlands support bats in agricultural landscapes. Basic and Applied Ecology, 13(2): 196-203.
Stahlschmidt, P. & Brühl, C.A. (2012). Bats at risk? Bat activity and insecticide residue analysis of food items in an apple orchard. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 31(7): 1556-1563.
Stahlschmidt, P., Lamy, D. & Fraussen, K. (2012). Bathyferula, a new Caribbean deep-water turrid genus (Gastropoda: Turroidea), with description of a large-sized new species. Zootaxa, 3158: 65-68.
Fraussen, K., Sellanes, J. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2012). Eosipho zephyrus, a new species (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from deep water off Chile. The Nautilus, 126(1): 33-37.
Stahlschmidt, P. & Fraussen, K. (2012). Crassibougia, a new genus for Fusus clausicaudatus Hinds, 1844, from South Africa, with description of a new species (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae). Miscellanea Malacologia, 5(5): 85-93.
Kilburn, R.N. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2012). Description of two new species of Drillia from the Indo-Pacific. Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 141(1): 51-55.
Stahlschmidt, P. & Chino, M. (2012). A new Gymnobela species (Gastropoda: Raphitomidae) from the Central Pacific. Miscellanea Malacologia, 5(6): 95-98.
Stahlschmidt, P., Chino, M. & Kilburn, R.K. (2012). Two new Veprecula species (Gastropoda: Raphitomidae) from the Philippines. Miscellanea Malacologia, 5(6): 99-103.
Tucker, J.K., Tenorio, M.J. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2011). The genus Benthofascis (Gastropoda: Conoidea): A revision with descriptions of new species. Zootaxa, 2796: 1-14.
Stahlschmidt, P. & Fraussen, K. (2011). Two new species of Turridrupa from the Philippines (Gastropoda: Turridae: Turrinae). Miscellanea Malacologica, 5(1): 17-21.
Rosenberg, G. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2011). A new species of Lienardia (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from the Philippines and the Spratly Island. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 161: 105-115.
Tucker, J.K. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2010). A second species of Pseudoconorbis (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from India. Miscellanea Malacologica, 4(3): 31-34.
Chino, M. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2010). New species of Plagiostropha (Gastropoda: Drillidae) from the Philippines and Japan. Visaya, 2(6): 81-86.
Chino, M. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2009). New turrid species of the Mitromorpha-complex (Gastropoda: Conidae: Clathurellinae) from the Philippines and Japan. Visaya, 2(4): 63-82.
Fraussen, K., Dharma, B. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2009). Recent and fossil: Nassaria nebulonis sp. nov. from Indonesia (Gastropoda: Buccinidae). Gloria Maris, 48(4-5): 83-90.
Stahlschmidt, P. & Fraussen, K. (2009). Antillophos brigitteae (Gastropoda: Buccinidae), a new species from the Philippines. Visaya, 2(5): 80-84.
Fraussen, K. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2008). A new Nassaria (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from the East China Sea. Miscellanea Malacologica, 3(3): 33-37.
Stahlschmidt, P. & Lyons, W.G. (2008). Fusinus aurinodatus n. sp. (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) from Somalia and the Mozambique Channel. Miscellanea Malacologica, 3(4): 87-95.
Lussi, M. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2007). Description of a new species of Fusinus (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) from the east coast of southern Africa with notes on similar species. Malacologia, 54: 3-5.
Stahlschmidt, P. & Bozzetti, L. (2007). Description of a new turriform gastropod (Gastropoda: Turridae) from Aliguay Island (Philippines). Malacologia, 56: 10-12.
Stratmann, D. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2007). Description of a new species of Calliostoma (Trochoidea: Calliostomatidae) from the Saya de Mahla Bank. Visaya, 2(2): 3-6.
