bivalve: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
R.D. Purchon, The Biology of the Mollusca, 2nd ed. (1977), contains essays on various aspects of bivalve ecology and physiology. Raymond C. Moore (ed.), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, pt. N, Mollusca 6: Bivalvia, by L.R. Cox et al., 3 vol. (1969–71), provides a comprehensive review of bivalve structure, history, and classification. Steven M. Stanley, Relation of Shell Form to Life Habits in the Bivalvia (Mollusca) (1970), investigates the relationships between shell structure, form, habitat, and life-style. R.S. Boardman, A.H. Cheetham, and A.J. Rowell (eds.), Fossil Invertebrates (1987), is a detailed treatment of fossilized species and their probable relatives. In addition, F.W. Harrison and Alan J. Koln (eds.), Microscopic Anatomy of Invertebrates, vol. 5 (1994) and vol. 6 (1997), provides a thorough account of mollusk morphology; L.H. Hyman, The Invertebrates, vol. 6., Mollusca I (1967), is a good historical source that describes bivalve morphology and ecology; and J.H. Thorpe and A.P. Covich (eds.), Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, 2nd ed. (2001), summarizes current information about freshwater species.
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- Ian Mark Robles
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: The Royal Society - Proceedings B - Resolving the relationships of clams and cockles: dense transcriptome sampling drastically improves the bivalve tree of life. | Oct 25, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Royal Society - Proceedings B - Resolving the relationships of clams and cockles: dense transcriptome sampling drastically improves the bivalve tree of life. | Mar 10, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Biology and conservation of freshwater bivalves: past, present and future perspectives. | Mar 18, 2024 | ||
| Link added. | Feb 01, 2023 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Aug 09, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Geological Survey - Bivalves. | May 16, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: BioKIDS - Bivalvia. | Sep 28, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Bivalve Mollusk. | Nov 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Bivalvia. | Nov 04, 2013 | ||
| In the Importance section, changed "tapis" to "capiz." |
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Feb 11, 2011 | |
| Updated geologic time data. | Mar 25, 2010 | ||
| Geologic time data updated. | Sep 15, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 23, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: M. Alan Kazlev - Bivalvia. |
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Feb 20, 2007 | |
| Article revised. | Aug 25, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |