>  Back in 1969, when the 'Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology' volume
>  including tellinids was published, the word was that tellinids probably
>  evolved separately in different ocean basins, but look so much alike >  that it
>  would take a great deal of effort to determine their evolutionary >  history
>  (p. N613). Has molecular analysis been applied yet to the tellinids?

Barely; not enough to tell much about their relationships to anything else, and definitely not enough to assess relationships within the family.

    Dr. David Campbell
    Old Seashells
    University of Alabama
    Biodiversity & Systematics
    Dept. Biological Sciences
    Box 870345
    Tuscaloosa, AL  35487-0345 USA
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