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Ethological-trophic groups of bivalve mollusks and their distribution in the Phanerozoic

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Based on their adaptations to substrates, degree of mobility, and feeding modes, bivalve mollusks are subdivided into 30 ethological-trophic groups. This paper presents an account of their morphological characteristics, distribution in the Phanerozoic, and taxonomic changes through time.

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Original Russian Text © L.A. Nevesskaja, 2006, published in Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal, 2006, No. 4, pp. 25–41.

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Nevesskaja, L.A. Ethological-trophic groups of bivalve mollusks and their distribution in the Phanerozoic. Paleontol. J. 40, 375–390 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030106040034

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