| Title | Multi-locus fossil-calibrated phylogeny, biogeography and a subgeneric revision of the Margaritiferidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionoida) |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Bolotov, Ivan N., Ilya V. Vikhrev, Yulia A. Bespalaya, Mikhail Y. Gofarov, Alexander V. Kondakov, Ekaterina S. Konopleva, Nikita N. Bolotov, and Artyom A. Lyubas |
| Secondary Title | Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution |
| Volume | 103 |
| Pagination | p.104-121 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | North Umpqua River, Western pearl mussel = Margaritifera falcata, taxonomy, genetics, aquatic invertebrates, molluscs, bivalves |
| Notes | Freshwater pearl mussels play important roles in their ecosystems. At one stage of their development, they are parasites of salmon and trout. This paper presents a tentative proposed classification of the freshwater pearl mussels. A specimen from the North Umpqua River was included in this study. Interestingly, this family seems to evolve more slowly than other bivalves. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.07.020 |
