Phylogenetic analysis of Pectinidae(Bivalvia) based on the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer region

The ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region is a useful genomic region for understanding evolutionary and genetic relationships. In the current study, the molecular phylogenetic analysis of Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) was performed using the nucleotide sequences of the nuclear ITS region in nine species of this family. The sequences were obtained from the scallop species Argopecten irradians, Mizuhopecten yessoensis, Amusium pleuronectes and Mimachlamys nobilis, and compared with the published sequences of Aequipecten opercularis, Chlamys farreri, C. distorta, M. varia, Pecten maximus, and an outgroup species Perna viridis. The molecular phylogenetic tree was constructed by the neighbor-joining and maximum parsimony methods. Phylogenetic analysis based on ITS1, ITS2, or their combination always yielded trees of similar topology. The results support the morphological classifications of bivalve and are nearly consistent with classification of two subfamilies (Chlamydinae and Pectininae) formulated by Waller. However, A. irradians, together with A. opercularis made up of genera Amusium, evidences that they may belong to the subfamily Pectinidae. The data are incompatible with the conclusion of Waller who placed them in Chlamydinae by morphological characteristics. These results provide new insights into the evolutionary relationships among scallop species and contribute to the improvement of existing classification systems.     

四川广元恐龙化石埋藏地上沙溪庙组的双壳动物群

在四川广元河西乡恐龙化石埋藏地的上沙溪庙组地层中,采获的丰富的双壳类化石,属于Cuneopsis-Psilunio-Eolamprotula淡水双壳类动物群。上沙溪庙组中的双壳化石表明,含有恐龙化石的这套地层的时代为中侏罗世,从而为广元河西乡恐龙动物群时代的确定提供了新的资料。     

Campanian Climatic Change: Isotopic Evidence from Far East, North America, North Atlantic and Western Europe

Paleoclimatic settings have been reconstructed for the Campanian using original oxygen-isotopic analyses of well-preserved molluskan and foraminifera shells from Russian Far East, Hokkaido, USA, Belgium and some DSDP holes (95, 98, 102, 390A, and 392A) in North Atlantic. Early Early Campanian climatic optimum has been recognized from data on high bottom shelf water paleotemperatures in middle latitudes of both the western circum-Pacific (to 24.2°C) and the eastern circum-Pacific (to 26.4°C) areas and high bottom shallow water paleotemperatures in high latitudes of the Koryak Upland (22.4–25.5°C), which agrees with the data on the Campanian Barykovskaya flora in high latitudes (Golovneva and Herman, 1998) and Jonker flora and its equivalents in middle latitudes. Judging from the data on comparatively high bottom shallow water paleotemperature values in high latitudes, South Alaska (19.4°C) and the Koryak Upland (22.4–25.5°C), we also expect Latest Campanian temperature maximum, which has not been confirmed, however, for low and middle latitudes by neither of isotopic nor paleobotanic data now. Main climatic tendency during the Campanian (with the exception of Latest Campanian) has been learned from isotopic composition of Campanian aragonitic ammonoid shells from the Hokkaido-South Sakhalin (Krilyon) marine basin. In contrary to Huber’s et al. (2002) assumption, we expect warm greenhouse conditions during the most part of the Campanian.     

湖北大冶沙田下三叠统菊石、双壳动物群的发现及其地层意义

本文所研究的湖北大冶沙田下三叠统菊石、双壳动物群,包括菊石10属11种,双壳类4属9种。文中建立了5个菊石带:Lytophiceras带、Gyronites带、Flemingites带、Pseudosagece-ras—Xenodiscoides带和Anasibirites带;2个双壳动物带:Claraia griesbachi带和Cl.concentrica带,并依据动物群面貌,将原大冶群的时代详细划分为大冶组和观音山组。大冶组的时代相当于格里斯巴赫期至亭纳尔期,观音山组的时代相当于斯密斯期至斯派斯期。     

First record of a middle Cenomanian caprinuloideid rudist (Hippuritida,Bivalvia) from Montana,USA, and its geographical and stratigraphical significance

The new caprinoidean rudist bivalve Cobbanicaprina bighornensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is described from the upper middle Cenomanian of Big Horn County, Montana, USA. Cobbanicaprina gen. nov. is closely related to Mexicaprina and differs from that form in the absence of an external ligamental groove. The presence of Cobbanicaprina gen. nov. in the middle Cenomanian indicates that the Caprinuloideidae did not become extinct at the top of the Albian and persisted into the Cenomanian. The presence of this specimen so far north in the Western Interior Seaway is attributed to a dried-out individual specimen having been transported post-mortem by currents.     

鸡西群城子河组时代的进一步探讨

近年来 ,古生物工作者在鸡西群城子河组及其相当地层的生物化石研究方面取得了巨大的进展。在总结这些新的材料的基础上 ,通过与国外的化石组合进行对比 ,从海相双壳类、植物、孢粉及海相沟鞭藻化石等多方面的证据 ,尤其是根据 Thracia rotundata、Vectianella、Pseudaphrodina ricordeana等欧洲 Aptian阶重要的双壳类化石、被子植物及三沟类被子植物花粉的出现 ,城子河组的时代应为 Aptian期 - Albian期早期     

莺歌海盆地上新统双壳类贝壳的锶含量及其意义

锶（Ｓｒ）是碳酸盐沉积物及软体动物介壳中的重要微量元素之一,Ｓｒ含量和Ｓｒ／Ｃａ比值的变化明显受沉积相的控制。因此,锶作为地球化学指标具有一定的环境意义。通过对南海北部莺歌海盆地莺６井上新统双壳类贝壳中的Ｓｒ含量和Ｓｒ／Ｃａ比值的变化与环境、成岩作用关系的研究,发现莺歌海盆地上新世沉积环境为上陆坡→潮下带→潮间带,所得结论与双壳类的生态环境和地层沉积相的综合分析结果一致。     

传染性皮下及造血组织坏死病毒(IHHNV)在双壳贝类中的感染情况研究

采用国际兽医局推荐的传染性皮下及造血组织坏死病毒(infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus,IHHNV)检测方法,首次开展IHHNV在双壳贝类(中国蛤蜊、泥蚶、花蛤、缢蛏、文蛤和白蛤)和螺类软体动物(螺蛳、中华圆田螺)中的感染情况。此外,本研究以泥蚶为研究对象,建立了IHHNV在双壳贝类中的实验室感染模型,研究了人工感染泥蚶后IHHNV在其体内的增殖和致病情况。结果显示:在采集的不同种类贝类样品中均检测到IHHNV,其中在泥蚶中的阳性率最高(50%),在文蛤中的阳性率最低(15%),表明IHHNV在双壳贝类中的分布较为广泛,是IHHNV的重要携带物种。在采集的螺类软体动物中均未检测到IHHNV。系统发育分析表明,来自不同贝类中的IHHNV构成了进化树中不同的分支,其中中国蛤蜊、花蛤、白蛤源的IHHNV属于Ⅱ型感染株,而泥蚶、缢蛏、文蛤源的IHHNV单独成簇,形成了一个全新的分支。实验室感染结果显示,IHHNV对泥蚶没有明显的致病性,但可在其体内增殖,在感染后第5天其体内的病毒载量达到最大(1.8×104copies/g),随着感染时间的增加,其体内病毒含量呈现递减趋势,但在感染后第30天体内仍可检测到病毒的存在。本研究结果对对虾养殖尤其是虾贝混养模式中预防和控制IHHNV的传播具有重要意义。     

Observations on shell growth and morphology of the bivalve Ruditapes philippinarum

The bivalve Ruditapes philippinarum is not only one of the main mollusc species in the west Pacific Ocean, but also one of the main species for aquaculture in China. Knowledge of growth of the R. philippinarum shell will improve our understanding of the shell as an environmental archive. It is also useful for the aquaculture of R. philippinarum. In this research, a hanging box culture method was introduced in the culture of R. philippinarum. The bivalves were cultured for 126 days, from March 31 to August 3, 2002. The average growth rates of shell width, height, and thickness were 0.069, 0.046, and 0.032 mm/d, respectively. The mean increase of average individual wet mass was 0.028 g/d. The largest growth rates of both shell and average individual wet mass occurred in June, indicating that water temperature and bivalve reproduction were 2 important factors. The shell morphology underwent significant changes with shell growth. The ratio of height to thickness (value of B/C) shifted 1.58 in the first 60 days to 1.54 in the last 30 days, which was resulted from the change in major shell growth direction. Periodic changes in the B/C ratio led to corrugated shell form, which could be used to determine the age of the shell.