Phenotypic features of Dimya cf. japonica (Bivalvia, Dimyidae) from Niue Island (South Pacific) with accounts on its phylogeny and taxonomic relationships
Simone, L.R.L.; do Amaral, V.S. (2021). Phenotypic features of Dimya cf. japonica (Bivalvia, Dimyidae) from Niue Island (South Pacific) with accounts on its phylogeny and taxonomic relationships. Malacologia 64(1): 121-136. https://dx.doi.org/10.4002/040.064.0107
In: Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology. Institute of Malacology: Ann Arbor. ISSN 0076-2997; e-ISSN 2168-9075, more
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| Keywords |
Bivalvia [WoRMS]; Dimya japonica Habe, 1971 [WoRMS]; Dimyidae P. Fischer, 1886 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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anatomy; bivalvia; dimyidae; morphology; phylogeny |
| Authors | | Top |
- Simone, L.R.L.
- do Amaral, V.S.
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| Abstract |
Phenotypic characters of the uncommon Dimya cf. japonica, based on a specimen from Niue Is. in the South Pacific, are reported to represent the enigmatic Dimyidae in a wide-ranging Bivalvia phylogenetic scenario. The main conclusion is that dimyids are placed between ostreoideans and pectinoideans. This is supported by five synapomorphies. Dimyids are closer to pectinoideans, in that they share four synapomorphies. |
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