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 …

The first animal mitochondrial genomes to be sequenced were of several vertebrates and
model organisms, and the consistency of genomic features found has led to a 'textbook …

Abstract Background The Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis is an ecologically
and economically relevant edible marine bivalve, highly invasive and resilient to biotic and …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

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

Bivalvia has been the subject of extensive recent phylogenetic work to attempt resolving
either the backbone of the bivalve tree using transcriptomic data, or the tips using morpho …

In animals, opsins and cryptochromes are major protein families that transduce light signals
when bound to light-absorbing chromophores. Opsins are involved in various light …

The LTR retrotransposon Steamer is a selfish endogenous element in the soft-shell clam
genome that was first detected because of its dramatic amplification in bivalve transmissible …

Analyses of evolutionary dynamics depend on how phylogenetic data are time-scaled. Most
analyses of extant taxa assume a purely bifurcating model, where nodes are calibrated …

Arcoida, comprising about 570 species of blood cockles, is an ecologically and
economically important lineage of bivalve molluscs. Current classification of arcoids is …