AnAge entry for Bivalvia
Classification (HAGRID: 04234)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia (Browse taxon)
- Common name
- Bivalves
- Synonyms
- Pelecypoda
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Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Observations
Some bivalves show slow growth and exceptional longevities with no mortality increase in adulthood [0013]. The best example is the ocean quahog (Arctica islandica). Other bivalves may show age-related changes though [0002].
References
- [1226] Treaster et al. (2015), Longevity and GAPDH Stability in Bivalves and Mammals: A Convenient Marker for Comparative Gerontology and Proteostasis (PubMed)
- [0910] Abele et al. (2009), Bivalve models of aging and the determination of molluscan lifespans (PubMed)
- [0002] Caleb Finch (1990), Longevity, Senescence, and the Genome
- [0013] Alex Comfort (1979), Ageing: The Biology of Senescence
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 79118
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