Investigating the Bivalve Tree of Life–an exemplar-based approach combining molecular and novel morphological characters

R Bieler, PM Mikkelsen, TM Collins… - Invertebrate …, 2014‏ - CSIRO Publishing
To re-evaluate the relationships of the major bivalve lineages, we amassed detailed morpho-
anatomical, ultrastructural and molecular sequence data for a targeted selection of exemplar …

A family-level tree of life for bivalves based on a Sanger-sequencing approach

DJ Combosch, TM Collins, EA Glover, DL Graf… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The systematics of the molluscan class Bivalvia are explored using a 5-gene Sanger-based
approach including the largest taxon sampling to date, encompassing 219 ingroup species …

A phylogenetic backbone for Bivalvia: an RNA-seq approach

VL González, SCS Andrade… - … of the Royal …, 2015‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Bivalves are an ancient and ubiquitous group of aquatic invertebrates with an estimated 10
000–20 000 living species. They are economically significant as a human food source, and …

The complete mitochondrial genome of a turbinid vetigastropod from MiSeq Illumina sequencing of genomic DNA and steps towards a resolved gastropod phylogeny

ST Williams, PG Foster, DTJ Littlewood - Gene, 2014‏ - Elsevier
A need to increase sampling of mitochondrial genomes for Vetigastropoda has been
identified as an important step towards resolving relationships within the Gastropoda. We …

A review on deep molluscan phylogeny: old markers, integrative approaches, persistent problems

M Schrödl, I Stöger - Journal of Natural History, 2014‏ - Taylor & Francis
Molluscs are diverse and important enough to receive considerable scientific attention. We
herein question recent opinions that the molluscan origin, deep inner relationships, and …

Origin and the early evolution of the phylum Mollusca

PY Parkhaev - Paleontological Journal, 2017‏ - Springer
The paper gives an overview of the modern hypotheses on the origin of the phylum Mollusca
and the formation of its main classes. The Cambrian stage of molluscan evolution is …

Doubly Uniparental Inheritance and beyond: The contribution of the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum

M Passamonti, F Plazzi - Journal of Zoological Systematics and …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum (Adams & Reeve, 1850), is a
widespread and commercially important bivalve species showing a peculiar way of …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial genomic landscape: a portrait of the mitochondrial genome 40 years after the first complete sequence

A Formaggioni, A Luchetti, F Plazzi - Life, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Notwithstanding the initial claims of general conservation, mitochondrial genomes are a
largely heterogeneous set of organellar chromosomes which displays a bewildering …

Towards a systematic revision of the superfamily Cyrenoidea (Bivalvia: Imparidentia): species delimitation, multi-locus phylogeny and mitochondrial phylogenomics

R Wu, L Liu, X Liu, Y Ye, X Wu, Z **e… - Invertebrate …, 2023‏ - CSIRO Publishing
Cyrenoidea is a superfamily of bivalves (Bivalvia: Imparidentia) currently comprising three
families (Cyrenidae, Cyrenoididae and Glauconomidae). The superfamily is widely …

Horizontal transmission and recombination maintain forever young bacterial symbiont genomes

SL Russell, E Pepper-Tunick, J Svedberg, A Byrne… - PLoS …, 2020‏ - journals.plos.org
Bacterial symbionts bring a wealth of functions to the associations they participate in, but by
doing so, they endanger the genes and genomes underlying these abilities. When bacterial …