The objective of this review is to update our previously published checklist of Recent
freshwater mussel species and genera (Graf & Cummings, 2007, J. Molluscan Stud.: 291 …

Much of what we know about speciation comes from detailed studies of well‐known model
systems. Although there have been several important syntheses on speciation, few (if any) …

We present a revised list of freshwater mussels (order Unionida, families Margaritiferidae
and Unionidae) of the United States and Canada, incorporating changes in nomenclature …

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

Objectively delimiting species boundaries remains an important challenge in systematics
and becomes urgent when unresolved taxonomy complicates conservation and recovery …

Inaccurate systematics confound our ability to determine evolutionary processes that have
led to the diversification of many taxa. The North American freshwater mussel tribe …

Accurate species identification is of primary importance in ecology and evolutionary biology.
For a long time, the unionid mussels Beringiana and Sinanodonta have puzzled researchers …

Past geological processes and climate change affected current species distributions and the
genetic structure of riverine fauna. Western Gulf of Mexico coastal rivers harbour four mussel …

Major geological processes have shaped biogeographical patterns of riverine biota. The
Edwards Plateau of central Texas, USA, exhibits unique aquatic communities and …

Accurate taxonomic placement is vital to conservation efforts considering many intrinsic
biological characteristics of understudied species are inferred from closely related taxa. The …