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Taxonomic Revision of Jingle Shells: Resurrecting and Reclassifying Species of Anomiidae (Bivalvia: Pectinida) [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
The family Anomiidae exhibits taxonomic ambiguity due to high morphological plasticity and overlapping diagnostic traits. In this study, we resurrect two anomiid species, Heteranomia aculeata and Pododesmus glaucus, and reclassify Isonomia umbonata as ...
Yi‐Tao Lin, Jian‐Wen Qiu
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One becomes three: An integrative morphological and molecular analysis of the windowpane oyster Placuna (Bivalvia: Pectinida) reveals new species [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
For decades, many marine animals have been considered to exhibit cosmopolitan or transoceanic distribution. This situation is prevalent in Asia, where many species were collected and named by American or European experts in the 1700s to early 1900s ...
Yi‐Tao Lin, Yi‐Xuan Li, Hai‐Xin Loke, Xiao Han, Jian‐Wen Qiu   +4 more
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The genome sequence of the variegated scallop, Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] [PDF]

Wellcome Open Research, 2023
We present a genome assembly from an individual Mimachlamys varia (the variegated scallop; Mollusca; Bivalvia; Pectinida; Pectinidae). The genome sequence is 975.4 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 19 chromosomal pseudomolecules.
Mary E. Spencer Jones, Chris Fletcher
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Bivalves as Emerging Model Systems to Study the Mechanisms and Evolution of Sex Determination: A Genomic Point of View. [PDF]

Genome Biol Evol, 2023
Bivalves are a diverse group of molluscs that have recently attained a central role in plenty of biological research fields, thanks to their peculiar life history traits.
Nicolini F, Ghiselli F, Luchetti A, Milani L.   +3 more
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Taxonomic Distribution and Molecular Evolution of Mytilectins. [PDF]

Mar Drugs, 2023
R-type lectins are a widespread group of sugar-binding proteins found in nearly all domains of life, characterized by the presence of a carbohydrate-binding domain that adopts a β-trefoil fold.
Gerdol M, Nerelli DE, Martelossi N, Ogawa Y, Fujii Y, Pallavicini A, Ozeki Y.   +6 more
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Multiple and diversified transposon lineages contribute to early and recent bivalve genome evolution. [PDF]

BMC Biol, 2023
Background Transposable elements (TEs) can represent one of the major sources of genomic variation across eukaryotes, providing novel raw materials for species diversification and innovation.
Martelossi J, Nicolini F, Subacchi S, Pasquale D, Ghiselli F, Luchetti A.   +5 more
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The expanded inhibitor of apoptosis gene family in oysters possesses novel domain architectures and may play diverse roles in apoptosis following immune challenge. [PDF]

BMC Genomics, 2022
Background: Apoptosis plays important roles in a variety of functions, including immunity and response to environmental stress. The Inhibitor of Apoptosis (IAP) gene family of apoptosis regulators is expanded in molluscs, including eastern, Crassostrea ...
Witkop EM, Proestou DA, Gomez-Chiarri M.
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Molecular characterization of accripin11, a soluble shell protein with an acidic C-terminus, identified in the prismatic layer of the Mediterranean fan mussel Pinna nobilis (Bivalvia, Pteriomorphia). [PDF]

FEBS Open Bio, 2023
Accripin11, a novel 11 kDa protein exhibiting a peculiar cysteine pattern and an acidic disordered C‐terminus, was identified in the outer shell layer of the Mediterranean fan mussel, Pinna nobilis. It is a member of a protein family restricted to Pteriomorphia bivalves. Accripin11 interacts with the precipitation of CaCO3 and is presumably involved in
Khurshid B, Jackson DJ, Engilberge S, Motreuil S, Broussard C, Thomas J, Immel F, Harrington MJ, Crowley PB, Vielzeuf D, Perrin J, Marin F.   +11 more
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Cryptic predation on coral spawn: Hidden trophic links in the dead of night. [PDF]

Ecology
Ecology, Volume 106, Issue 8, August 2025.
Shlesinger T.
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The Crown Pearl: a draft genome assembly of the European freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758). [PDF]

DNA Res, 2021
Since historical times, the inherent human fascination with pearls turned the freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) into a highly valuable cultural and economic resource. Although pearl harvesting in M.
Gomes-Dos-Santos A, Lopes-Lima M, Machado AM, Marcos Ramos A, Usié A, Bolotov IN, Vikhrev IV, Breton S, Castro LFC, da Fonseca RR, Geist J, Österling ME, Prié V, Teixeira A, Gan HM, Simakov O, Froufe E.   +16 more
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