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Publication Gonzáles et al. (2015): summary

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Gonzáles, V.L., S.C.S. Andrade, R. Bieler, T.M. Collins, C.W. Dunn et al. 2015. A phylogenetic backbone for Bivalvia: an RNA-seq approach. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 282(1801): 20142332. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.2332.

Taxonomic Opinions

Corbicula fluminea

Cyrenoida floridana

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Margaritifera margaritifera

Polymesoda caroliniana

Sphaerium nucleus

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