The evolutionary biology of the Bivalvia
Harper, E.M.; Taylor, J.D.; Crame, J.A. (Ed.) (2000). The evolutionary biology of the Bivalvia. Geological Society Special Publication, 177. The Geological Society: London. ISBN 1-86239-076-2. VI, 494, ill. pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2000.177
Part of: Hartley, A.J. et al. (Ed.) Geological Society Special Publication. Geological Society of London: Oxford; London; Edinburgh; Boston, Mass.; Carlton, Vic.. ISSN 0305-8719; e-ISSN 2041-4927, more
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VLIZ: Mollusca (General) MOL.86 [103942]
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Biodiversity
Biological phenomena > Evolution
Biology > Organism morphology > Animal morphology
Bivalves
Geography > Biogeography
Geological time > Palaeozoic
Phylogenetics
Radiations
Bivalvia [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Harper, E.M., editor
- Taylor, J.D., editor
- Crame, J.A., editor
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Bivalves are key components of Recent marine and freshwater ecosystems and have been so for most of the Phanerozoic. Their rich and long fossil record, combined with their abundance and diversity in modern seas, has made bivalves the ideal subject of palaeobiological and evolutionary studies. Despite this, however, topics such as the early evolution of the class, relationships between various taxa and the life habits of some key extinct forms have remained remarkably unclear. |
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