Most bivalves are suspension feeders. On the deep sea floor, however, some are predators,
typically of meiobenthic crustaceans: copepods, cumaceans and ostracods. Propeamusiid …

Background Discoveries of new species often depend on one or a few specimens, leading
to delays as researchers wait for additional context, sometimes for decades. There is …

Micro-computed tomography or micro-CT is a minimally invasive technique capable of
generating 2D images and 3D tomographic reconstructions of small-sized animals without …

The fossil record shows that the two clavagelloid or watering pot families evolved at different
times, the Clavagellidae first in the late Mesozoic (100–66 mya), the Penicillidae later in the …

After revising the literature and consulting the pertinent virtual databases, we here list all
Brazilian marine bivalves currently considered as valid and include data on their …

The expression 'you need to know to conserve'is a well-known cliche among biologists.
Documenting the richness of a group of organisms is the first step towards understanding …

The Anomalodesmata Dall, 1899 includes some of the rarest and most specialised species
of marine bivalves. This rarity has consequently constituted the greatest obstacle for …

Of the more than 800 Recent species of Anomalodesmata only 16 have been studied alive.
The Septibranchia, comprising a number of carnivorous bivalve superfamilies, are no …

In this study, we conduct a morphological integrative analysis, using traditional techniques
and micro-computed tomography imaging, on Septibranchia species. Specimens deposited …

The functional morphology of Pinna nobilis is described, with special reference to the
uniquely pinnid pallial organ, the similarly unique buccal (formerly pallial) gland, the …