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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Distel et al. (2011): summary
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Complete Citation

Distel, D.L., M. Amin, A. Burgoyne, E. Linton, G. Mamangkey et al. 2011. Molecular phylogeny of Pholadoidea Lamarck, 1809 supports a single origin for xylotrophy (wood feeding) and xylotrophic bacterial endosymbiosis in Bivalvia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 61: 245-254. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Corbicula fluminea

Elliptio complanata