Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Retrotapes del Río, 1997 (Bivalvia, Veneridae) and systematic analysis of its taxa from Chile

• Published in: Journal of Paleontology
• Main Author: Alvarez, Maximiliano Jorge
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Paleontological Society
• Subjects: Chile; Retrotapes; Phylogeny; Cenozoic; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Austral; Patagonia; Kerguelen; New Zealand; Argentino; Argentina; Alvarez; Kerguelen Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/120337

Since the genus Retrotapes was erected, some authors have favored or opposed its validity, or argued about the assignment of the extant species R. exalbidus and R. lenticularis to Retrotapes. Some authors synonymized Retrotapes with the Miocene genus Frigichione, and others with the extant genus Eur...