Project 790: R. Bieler, P. N. Mikkelsen, T. M. Collins, E. A. Glover, V. L. González, D. L. Graf, E. M. Harper, J. Healy, G. Y. Kawauchi, P. P. Sharma, S. Staubach, E. E. Strong, J. D. Taylor, I. Tëmkin, J. D. Zardus, S. Clark, A. Guzmán, E. McIntyre, P. Sharp, G. Giribet. 2014. Investigating the Bivalve Tree of Life—an exemplar-based approach combining molecular and novel morphological characters. Invertebrate Systematics. 28 (1):32-115.
Specimen: Hyotissa mcgintyi (Harry, 1985) (FMNH/FMNH:genlcolln)

Abstract

To re-evaluate the relationships of the major bivalve lineages, we amassed detailed morpho-anatomical, ultrastructural and molecular sequence data for a targeted selection of exemplar bivalves spanning the phylogenetic diversity of the class. We included molecular data for 103 bivalve species (up to five markers) and also analysed a subset of taxa with four additional nuclear protein-encoding genes. Novel as well as historically employed morphological characters were explored, and we systematically disassembled widely used descriptors such as gill and stomach ‘types’. Phylogenetic analyses, conducted using parsimony direct optimisation and probabilistic methods on static alignments (maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference) of the molecular data, both alone and in combination with morphological characters, offer a robust test of bivalve relationships. A calibrated phylogeny also provided insights into the tempo of bivalve evolution. Finally, an analysis of the informativeness of morphological characters showed that sperm ultrastructure characters are among the best morphological features to diagnose bivalve clades, followed by characters of the shell, including its microstructure. Our study found support for monophyly of most broadly recognised higher bivalve taxa, although support was not uniform for Protobranchia. However, monophyly of the bivalves with protobranchiate gills was the best-supported hypothesis with incremental morphological and/or molecular sequence data. Autobranchia, Pteriomorphia, Heteroconchia, Palaeoheterodonta, Archiheterodonta, Euheterodonta, Anomalodesmata and Imparidentia new clade ( = Euheterodonta excluding Anomalodesmata) were recovered across analyses, irrespective of data treatment or analytical framework. Another clade supported by our analyses but not formally recognised in the literature includes Palaeoheterodonta and Archiheterodonta, which emerged under multiple analytical conditions. The origin and diversification of each of these major clades is Cambrian or Ordovician, except for Archiheterodonta, which diverged from Palaeoheterodonta during the Cambrian, but diversified during the Mesozoic. Although the radiation of some lineages was shifted towards the Palaeozoic (Pteriomorphia, Anomalodesmata), or presented a gap between origin and diversification (Archiheterodonta, Unionida), Imparidentia showed steady diversification through the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic. Finally, a classification system with six major monophyletic lineages is proposed to comprise modern Bivalvia: Protobranchia, Pteriomorphia, Palaeoheterodonta, Archiheterodonta, Anomalodesmata and Imparidentia.


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Project DOI: 10.7934/P790, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P790
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  • 108 Taxa
  • 117 Specimens
  • 210 Characters
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Total scored cells: 19904
Total media associated with cells: 634
Total labels associated with cell media: 343
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Total characters with associated media: 1
Total characters with media with labels: 0
Total character states: 547
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    • Natural History Museum, London

    • Cornell University

    • Florida International University

    • Harvard University

    • Stanford University

    • University of Cambridge

    • University of Wisconsin

    • Queensland Museum

    • Field Museum of Natural History

    • Smithsonian Institution

    • The Citadel: Military College of South Carolina

    • Northern Virginia Community College



    Members

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    Rudiger Bieler
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    Gonzalo Giribet
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    Dan Graf
    Character annotater
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    Liz Harper
    Character annotater
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    John Healy
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    Janeen Jones
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    Seth Kaufman
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    Nikolaus Malchus
    Observer
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    Nikolaus Malchus
    Observer
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    Paula Mikkelsen
    Full membership
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    Prashant Sharma
    Character annotater
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    Sid Staubach
    Observer
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    Ellen Strong
    Character annotater
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    John Taylor
    Character annotater
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    Ilya Temkin
    Character annotater
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    Thomas Waller
    Observer
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    John Zardus
    Character annotater
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    Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M1796' (108 Taxa)

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    [3] Chaetopleura apiculata
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