Recent research efforts have significantly advanced our knowledge on Asian freshwater
mussel (Bivalvia: Unionida) diversity and distribution. Here we provide a modern consensus …

Abstract Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) is a diverse family with around 700
species being widespread in the Northern Hemisphere and Africa. These animals fulfill key …

Freshwater mussels of the order Unionida are key elements of freshwater habitats and are
responsible for important ecological functions and services. Unfortunately, these bivalves …

The concept of long-lived (ancient) lakes has had a great influence on the development of
evolutionary biogeography. According to this insight, a number of lakes on Earth have …

Southeast Asia harbors a unique and diverse freshwater fauna of Mesozoic origin, which is
under severe threat of extinction because of rapid economic development and urbanization …

Freshwater mussels (order Unionoida) are a diverse radiation of parasitic bivalves that
require temporary larval encystment on vertebrate hosts to complete metamorphosis to free …

Two Unionida (freshwater mussel) families are present in the Northern Hemisphere; the
Margaritiferidae, representing the most threatened of unionid families, and the Unionidae …

The tribes Contradentini and Rectidentini (Unionidae) comprise a diverse clade of
freshwater mussels endemic to South-east Asia. Our understanding of the diversity and …

Using a new fossil-calibrated mitogenome-based approach, we identified macroevolutionary
shifts in mitochondrial gene order among the freshwater mussels (Unionoidea). We show …

Freshwater mussels cannot spread through oceanic barriers and represent a suitable model
to test the continental drift patterns. Here, we reconstruct the diversification of Oriental …