The taxonomic status and anatomy of Leiosolenus (Labis) patagonicus (d’Orbigny, 1846 in 1834-1847) has been revised. This boring bivalve, belonging to the family Mytilidae, is the only Lithophaginae ...
A recently extinct new genus and species of freshwater mussel, Gigaunio sichuanensis Z.-G. Chen, Y.-T. Dai, X. Liu & X.-P. Wu gen. & sp. nov., is described from the Minjiang River in Sichuan, China.
Decomposition is essential to all ecosystems, both on land and in the ocean. In marine environments, decomposition and ...