Taxonomic revision of the genus Diplodonta (Bivalvia: Ungulinidae)from brazilian coast.

• Grant number: 10/11401-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: March 01, 2011
• End date: July 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Taxonomy of Recent Groups
• Principal Investigator: Luiz Ricardo Lopes de Simone
• Grantee: Bárbara Louise Valentas Romera
• Host Institution: Museu de Zoologia (MZ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The currently taxonomy of the genus Diplodonta Bronn, 1831 is only based on shell characters, requiring a detailed anatomic study. The taxonomic historic of this species is commonly associated at the genus Lucina (Lucinidae), taxonomic closely at the studied genus. In the Brazilian coast are recognized the species D. punctata (Say, 1822), D. nucleiformis Wagner, 1838, D. portesiana (D'Orbigny, 1842), D. patagonica (D' Orbigny, 1842) e D. danieli Klein, 1957. Preliminary analyses show that the characters of shell have patterns beyond that established for that cited species. To acquire better data, enrich the species definitions and get phylogenetic data about the genus, there is a need of detailed anatomic studies. With that, the present work aims get and analyze anatomic characters form the Diplodonta species to help elucidate his taxonomy on Brazilian coast.

Scientific publications

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ROMERA, BARBARA L. V.; SIMONE, LUIZ R. L.; CUNHA, CARLO M.. Redescription and anatomy of Diplodonta portesiana (d'Orbigny, 1846) (Bivalvia, Ungulinidae) from Brazil. ZOOKEYS, n. 275, p. 1-15, 2013. (10/11253-9, 10/11401-8)

ROMERA, BARBARA L. V.; SIMONE, LUIZ R. L.; CUNHA, CARLO M.. Redescription and anatomy of Diplodonta portesiana (d'Orbigny, 1846) (Bivalvia, Ungulinidae) from Brazil. ZOOKEYS, v. N/A, n. 275, p. 15-pg., 2013-01-01. (10/11253-9, 10/11401-8)

VALENTAS-ROMERA, BARBARA L.; SIMONE, LUIZ R. L.; MIKKELSEN, PAULA M.; BIELER, RUDIGER. Anatomical redescription of Cyrenoida floridana (Bivalvia, Cyrenoididae) from the Western Atlantic and its position in the Cyrenoidea. ZOOSYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION, v. 95, n. 2, p. 517-534, OCT 24 2019. (10/11401-8)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

ROMERA, Bárbara Louise Valentas. Taxonomic revision of the genus Diplodonta Bronn, 1831 (Bivalvia: Ungulinidae) from the brazilian coast. 2012. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Biociências (IBIOC/SB) São Paulo.