How has the abundance and diversity of Bivalves clade changed over time? –How did the synapomorphies of the clade allow the group to diversify and expand? Has the clade been affected by mass extinction events, either positively or negatively? If so, what caused the extinction event? Is the clade now at its most diverse and abundant? Or if that was in the past, when? If still extant, are species in the clade thriving or threatened with extinction?

How has the abundance and diversity of Bivalves clade changed over time? –How did the synapomorphies of the clade allow the group to diversify and expand? Has the clade been affected by mass extinction events, either positively or negatively? If so, what caused the extinction event? Is the clade now at its most diverse and abundant? Or if that was in the past, when? If still extant, are species in the clade thriving or threatened with extinction?

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Chapter31: Animal Phylogeny, Acoelomates, And Protostomes

Section31.3: An Overview Of Animal Phylogeny And Classification

Problem 1SB: Which major groupings of animals defined on the basis of morphological characters have been...

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