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Molecular phylogeny of the Pectinoidea (Bivalvia) indicates Propeamussiidae to be a non-monophyletic family with one clade sister to the scallops (Pectinidae).
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Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution . Aug2019, Vol. 137, p293-299. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- • The Propeamussiidae is non-monophyletic, consisting of three lineages. • A subset of propeamussiids is the sister group to the Pectinidae. • Results indicate a single origin for eyes and guard tentacles within Pectinoidea. • Placement of the type species warrants a taxonomic revision of the Propeamussiidae. Scallops (Pectinidae) are one of the most diverse families of bivalves and have been a model system in evolutionary biology. However, in order to understand phenotypic evolution, the Pectinidae needs to be placed in a deeper phylogenetic framework within the superfamily Pectinoidea. We reconstructed a molecular phylogeny for 60 species from four of the five extant families within the Pectinoidea using a five gene dataset (12S, 16S, 18S, 28S rRNAs and histone H3). Our analyses give consistent support for the non-monophyly of the Propeamussiidae, with a subset of species as the sister group to the Pectinidae, the Propeamussiidae type species as sister to the Spondylidae, and the majority of propeamussiid taxa sister to the Spondylidae + Pr. dalli. This topology represents a previously undescribed relationship of pectinoidean families. Our results suggest a single origin for eyes within the superfamily and likely multiple instances of loss for these characters. However, it is now evident that reconstructing the evolutionary relationships of Pectinoidea will require a more comprehensive taxonomic sampling of the Propeamussiidae sensu lato. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MOLECULAR phylogeny
*SCALLOPS
*BIVALVES
*SISTERS
*SYSTEMS biology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10557903
- Volume :
- 137
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 137051840
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2019.05.006