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Bivalve Morphology

Bivalve Morphology is the systematic study of the form and structure of bivalve shells and soft tissues, distinguished by its focus on taxonomically informative anatomical features used to classify, interpret, and reconstruct the evolutionary and paleoecological history of Bivalvia in the fossil record.

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Publications

29.6K

Citations

1.5K

Authors

659

Institutions

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2017–2026

69

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Publications

853

Transformation of Freshwater Ecosystems by Bivalves

David L. Strayer, Nina F. Caraco, Jonathan J. Cole et al. · BioScience · 1999 · 509 citations

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The Shell Structure and Mineralogy of the Bivalvia Introduction. Nuculacea—Trigonacea

John D. Taylor, W.J. Kennedy, Anthony Hall · Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Supplement · 1969 · 349 citations · Full text

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Functional morphology and evolution of byssally attached bivalve mollusks

Steven M. Stanley · Journal of Paleontology · 1972 · 342 citations

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Elliptic Fourier shape analysis of fossil bivalves: some practical considerations

James S. Crampton · Lethaia · 1995 · 321 citations

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On bivalve phylogeny: a high‐level analysis of the Bivalvia (Mollusca) based on combined morphology and DNA sequence data

Gonzalo Giribet, Ward C. Wheeler · Invertebrate Biology · 2002 · 314 citations

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Authors

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  1. BM
    Brian Morton

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    35 publications · 811 citations

    19

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  2. EM
    Elizabeth M. Harper

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    14 publications · 658 citations

    12

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  3. ES
    Enrico Savazzi

    Geological Survey of Sweden, Sweden

    13 publications · 373 citations

    11

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  4. TU
    Takao Ubukata

    Shizuoka University, Japan

    11 publications · 206 citations

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  5. MP
    Melita Peharda

    Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Croatia

    9 publications · 262 citations

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Institutions

659

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    18 h-index

    57 publications

    2.1K citations

  2. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    16 h-index

    20 publications

    472 citations

  3. Natural History Museum

    London, United Kingdom

    16 h-index

    33 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    18 publications

    632 citations

  5. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    12 h-index

    30 publications

    655 citations

  6. Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology

    Nanjing, China

    11 h-index

    25 publications

    539 citations

  7. Polish Academy of Sciences

    Warsaw, Poland

    10 h-index

    25 publications

    621 citations

  8. University of Tübingen

    Tübingen, Germany

    10 h-index

    12 publications

    626 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Paleontology

    48 publications · 1.6K citations

    20

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  2. Lethaia

    27 publications · 1.2K citations

    18

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  3. Journal of Molluscan Studies

    31 publications · 885 citations

    18

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  4. Paleobiology

    21 publications · 1.1K citations

    18

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  5. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution)

    Repository · 33 publications · 826 citations

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