Decrypting the feared genus Hiatella (Bivalvia): South American species

• Published in: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
• Main Authors: Zelaya, Diego Gabriel, Güller, Marina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
• Subjects: ADAPEDONTA; AMP NAMUNCURA/BANCO BURDWOOD; EUHETERODONTA; MOLLUSCA; PATAGONIA; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Patagonia; Argentina; Namuncura; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/222863

Hiatella is among the most poorly understood bivalve genera. Most of the species remain known only from shell morphology, which has proved to be extremely variable in the group. Few studies have addressed their anatomy and biology, and no studies have combined morphological, anatomical and biologica...