Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Papers
(The TQCC of Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
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The exceptionally well-preserved Sauropleura scalaris (Nectridea: Urocordylidae) from the late Carboniferous of the Czech Republic: new information on ontogeny, lateral line and tail244
Osteology and phylogenetic relationships ofLigabuesaurus leanzai(Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Early Cretaceous of the Neuquén Basin, Patagonia, Argentina52
Taxonomy and molecular phylogenetic position of new species and new records of Coelosphaeridae (Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida) from the Mexican Pacific45
The potential for using shell proteins in gastropod systematics, assessed in patellogastropod limpets40
Phylogeny and classification of jumping plant lice of the subfamily Liviinae (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Liviidae) based on molecular and morphological data39
Inferring the behaviour of predatory gastropods and their ostracod prey across the Cretaceous–Palaeogene boundary31
Phylogenetic biome conservatism as a key concept for an integrative understanding of evolutionary history: Galliformes and Falconiformes as study cases29
Integration patterns of cheek teeth and ecomorphological evolution in grinding herbivores: the case of caviine rodents (Caviomorpha: Caviidae)28
Let scientific names and indigenous names carry out their respective duties27
Repeated evolution: the case of columellar folds in gastropods25
Revised taxonomy of Synodontis catfishes (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from the Lake Tanganyika basin reveals lower species diversity than expected25
Cranial osteology of a new specimen of Allosaurus Marsh, 1877 (Theropoda: Allosauridae) from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal and a specimen-level phylogenetic analysis of Allosaurus24
Fantastic beasts and how to delimit them: an integrative approach using multispecies coalescent methods reveals two new, endemic Dugesia species (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida) from Corsica and S23
Miocene caddisflies from Australia: iron-rich sediments preserve internal organs, tracheoles, and corneal nanocoating of larvae and pupae21
Fossil diversity in ‘dawn’ hexapods (Diplura: Projapygoidea), with direct evidence for being chemically predaceous in the Cretaceous21
Neurocranial anatomy of Paralligator (Neosuchia: Paralligatoridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia21
Multigene phylogeny and expanded morphological comparison reveal one new lineage and finer differentiation in the order Peniculida (Alveolata: Ciliophora)20
An arboreal rhynchocephalian from the Late Jurassic of Germany, and the importance of the appendicular skeleton for ecomorphology in lepidosaurs20
The story of a rock-star: multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation in the starred or roughtail rock agama,Laudakia stellio(Reptilia: Agamidae)18
How to describe a new species in zoology and avoid mistakes17
Cranial anatomy of the Triassic rhynchosaur Mesosuchus browni based on computed tomography, with a discussion of the vomeronasal system and its deep history in Reptilia17
A new framework of the evolution of the ctenodactylids (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Asia: new species and phylogenetic status of distylomyins16
Ecological and phylogenetic influences on limb joint kinematics in wild primates16
Morphological disparity in a hyperdiverse mammal clade: a new morphotype and tribe of Neotropical cricetids16
Convergent evolution of dark, ultraviolet-absorbing cuticular pigmentation in a new Afro-Oriental Echiniscus brunus species complex (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae)16
Phylogenetic analyses of a new freshwater amphipod reveal polyphyly within the Holarctic family Crangonyctidae, with revision of the genus Synurella16
Endemic lineages of spiny frogs demonstrate the biogeographic importance and conservational needs of the Hindu Kush–Himalaya region16
The first record of fossilized soft parts in ossified tendons and implications for the understanding of tendon mineralization16
The complex case of the calcareous sponge Leucosolenia complicata (Porifera: Calcarea): hidden diversity in Boreal and Arctic regions with description of a new species15
Phylogeny-based taxonomic revision and niche modelling of the rove beetle genus Loncovilius Germain, 1903 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae)14
Molecular phylogeny of Salmoneus Holthuis, 1955 and its satellite genera (Decapoda: Caridea: Alpheidae) reveals hidden diversity and multiple instances of morphological and ecological convergen14
Molecular species delimitation and historical biogeography among species of the genus Partamona (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini), with emphasis on the Eastern group from South America14
The axial biomechanics of Trigonosaurus pricei (Neosauropoda: Titanosauria) and the importance of the cervical–dorsal region to sauropod high-browser feeding strategy14
An overview of genetic manipulation tools in the studies of ciliates, with emphasis on gene knockout, knockdown, and overexpression14
Morphology of mandibles of clown beetles (Coleoptera: Histeridae): hidden diversity, sexual dimorphism, and implications for prey range14
The evolution of an ancient tapeworm lineage in its catfish hosts: vicariance, dispersal and diversification in Gangesiinae (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae)13
Comment on ‘A standardized terminology of spines in the order Siluriformes (Actinopterygii: Ostariophysi)’ by Ballen and de Pinna (2021)13
Correction to: Reassessing the phylogeny and divergence times of sloths (Mammalia: Pilosa: Folivora), exploring alternative morphological partitioning and dating models13
Environmental DNA metabarcoding of Danish soil samples reveals new insight into the hidden diversity of eutardigrades in Denmark13
Shedding light on species boundaries in small endogeic animals through an integrative approach: species delimitation in the centipedeClinopodes carinthiacus(Chilopoda: Geophilidae) in the south13
Morphological diversification with emphasis on the structural and homology patterns of male genitalia in genus Limnebius (Leach 1815; Hydraenidae: Coleoptera)13
Community science data highlight the vast colour pattern variations in the Japanese natricine snake (Rhabdophis tigrinus)12
A snow-dwelling tropical butterfly? An unprecedented discovery of a new genus of the Pedaliodes clade in an extreme, high-altitude Andean environment (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)12
Hyperparasitism among larval stages of Digenea in snail hosts: sophisticated life strategy or pure randomness? The scenario of Cotylurus sp.12
Integrative taxonomy of the pseudoscorpion family Chernetidae (Pseudoscorpiones: Cheliferoidea): evidence for new range-restricted species in the Dinaric Karst12
The phylogeny and diversification of the western Eurasian Phaedusinae (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Clausiliidae)12
Revision of the generic classification of pike cichlids using an integrative phylogenetic approach (Cichlidae: tribe Geophagini: subtribe Crenicichlina)12
From the mud to the tree: phylogeny ofAustrolebiaskillifishes, new generic structure and description of a new species (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)12
From the dark side of paradise: a new natural replication of cave planthopper evolution from Hawaiian lava tubes (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae)12
Adaptation to graviportality in Rhinocerotoidea? An investigation through the long bone shape variation in their hindlimb12
Shining disco: shedding light into the systematics of the family Discodorididae (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia)11
Renaming taxa on ethical grounds threatens nomenclatural stability and scientific communication11
Hidden diversity of the genus Trinomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae): phylogenetic and populational structure analyses uncover putative new lineages11
Hybridogenetic reproduction of Pelophylax water frogs from different hemiclonal population systems from Eastern Ukraine: selective mortality, and clonal and ploidy diversity11
The taxonomic status ofArtemia monicaVerrill, 1869 (Crustacea: Anostraca)11
Integrative taxonomy reveals a new gall midge genus and species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) developing in the flower buds of Pongamia pinnata (Fabaceae) in Japan11
New branch on the tree of life of Gastrotricha: establishment of a new genus for limno-terrestrial species11
X-ray microcomputed and synchrotron tomographic analysis of the basicranial axis of emydopoid dicynodonts: implications for fossoriality and phylogeny11
A reassessment of Aspidosaurus chiton Broili, 1904 (Temnospondyli: Dissorophoidea) based on a new skeleton from the early Permian of Texas11
A hidden finch from the Galapagos Islands: a genetically and morphologically distinctive woodpecker finch from San Cristobal Island11
Towards the origin of South African tortoises: a new Chersina species from the Early Pliocene fossil site of Langebaanweg11
Morphology and systematics of a new fossil snake from the early Rupelian (Oligocene) White River Formation, Wyoming11
From 13 to 22 in a second stroke: revisiting the European Eumida sanguinea (Phyllodocidae: Annelida) species complex11
Butterfly–parasitoid–hostplant interactions in Western Palaearctic Hesperiidae: a DNA barcoding reference library11
New and revised taxa of Neotropical Diplotaxini (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae): do they change the existing relationships? Revisiting systematics with morphological and molecular data11
A mysterious treasure originated from Africa: evolutionary history of the endangered spoon-winged lacewings (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae: Nemopterinae) from China11
Integrative taxonomy clarifies the armoured catfish Hypostomus pusarum (Starks) species complex (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) and reveals a new species in the drainages of Northeastern Brazil11
Progress in research on water bears presented at the 15th International Symposium on Tardigrada (Kraków, 22nd–26th of August 2022)11
Placing taxonomic nomenclatural stability above ethical concerns ignores societal norms11
A cryptic radiation of Caribbean sea slugs revealed by integrative analysis: Cyerceantillensis’ (Sacoglossa: Caliphyllidae) is six distinct species10
An immature toothed mysticete from the Oligocene of Australia and insights into mammalodontid (Cetacea: Mysticeti) morphology, systematics, and ontogeny10
Taxonomic revision of the Australian stick insect genusCandovia(Phasmida: Necrosciinae): insight from molecular systematics and species-delimitation approaches10
Homoplasy and morphological stasis revealed through multilocus phylogeny of new myrmecophilous species in Armadillidiidae (Isopoda: Oniscidea)10
Molecular phylogeny of dragon millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae) from mainland South-East Asia, with description of a new genus and species10
Cranial osteology and palaeobiology of the Early Cretaceous birdJeholornis prima(Aves: Jeholornithiformes)10
Exploring the relationship between environment and brain morphology in anurans: a comparative phylogenetic approach10
Ontogeny as a way to understand morphology of nasal capsule structures in Pipidae, with focus onPipa arrabali(Lissamphibia: Anura)10
15th International Symposium on Tardigrada – Section II: Ecology, Life Histories & Behaviour9
Ecomorphological correlates of inner ear shape in Australian limb-reduced skinks (Scincidae: Sphenomorphini)9
Gaining and losing on the way: the evolutionary scenario of reproductive diversification in genus Urodasys (Macrodasyida: Gastrotricha) inferred by multi-gene phylogeny9
Hidden species’ diversity and phylogenetic relationships within the terrestrial isopod genus Tiroloscia (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea)9
Diversification over deep and shallow temporal scales in the Holarctic genus Perpolita (Gastropoda: Gastrodontidae)9
Cryptic and widespread: a recipe for taxonomic misidentification in a freshwater crab species (Decapoda: Potamonautidae:Potamonautes sidneyi) as evident from species delimitation methods9
Molecular phylogeny supports invalidation of Didelphodiplostomum and Pharyngostomoides (Digenea: Diplostomidae) and reveals a Tylodelphys from mammals9
Flightless beetles crossed the Pacific Ocean: phylogeny and biogeography of the intertidal genus Diaulota Casey (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)9
Temporal and spatial variation of sexual size and shape dimorphism of Cyprideis torosa (Ostracoda)9
Extinct scorpion family Chaerilobuthidae from Mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber reinterpreted as subfamily of extant family Pseudochactidae (Chelicerata: Scorpiones)9
Evolution of semiaquatic habits in hippos and their extinct relatives: insights from the ear region9
Historical biogeography of North American killifishes (Cyprinodontiformes) recapitulates geographical history in the Gulf of México watershed9
Evolution of spider- and ant-eating habits in crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae)9
Adaptation and innovation in darter fish cranial musculature (Etheostomatinae: Percidae): insights from diceCT8
An exploration of autofluorescence in tardigrades (phylum Tardigrada)8
Vertebrate origins are informed by larval lampreys (ammocoetes): a response to Miyashitaet al., 20218
The history, systematics, and nomenclature of Thalattosuchia (Archosauria: Crocodylomorpha)8
Effects of Quaternary climatic oscillations over the Chacoan fauna: phylogeographic patterns in the southern three-banded armadilloTolypeutes matacus(Cingulata: Chlamyphoridae)8
Ancient DNA from the extinct New Zealand grayling (Prototroctes oxyrhynchus) reveals evidence for Miocene marine dispersal8
A redescription and re-evaluation ofKekenodon onamata(Mammalia: Cetacea), a late-surviving archaeocete from the Late Oligocene of New Zealand8
Catch me if you can, or how paradigms of tardigrade biogeography evolved from cosmopolitism to ‘localism’8
A new basal ginglymodian fish (Holostei: Neopterygii) from the Middle Triassic (Anisian) Luoping Biota, Yunnan, China8
Molecular phylogeny of the fungus gnat subfamilies Sciophilinae and Leiinae (Mycetophilidae), with notes on Sciaroidea incertae sedis (Diptera: Bibionomorpha)8
New information on the neurocranium of Archeria crassidisca and the relationships of the Embolomeri8
Tracking the trends of karyotype differentiation in the phylogenetic context of Gint, a scorpion genus endemic to the Horn of Africa (Scorpiones: Buthidae)8
Prepollex diversity and evolution in Cophomantini (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae)8
A large brush-footed trapdoor spider (Mygalomorphae: Barychelidae) from the Miocene of Australia8
Matrotrophy and polyandry partially regulate postcopulatory mechanisms and sexual selection in a bimodal viviparous salamander8
Rediscovery of Melanesobasis Donnelly, 1984 (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) in Vanuatu reveals a pattern of vicariance in insular damselflies8
Insight into the diversity and phylogeny of the ciliate family Lynchellidae (Alveolata: Ciliophora), with the establishment of a new genus and two new species8
Inside out Monoplacophora: revisiting Neopilina galatheae Lemche, 1957 using µCT scanning8
Integrative taxonomy reveals further hidden diversity of Marphysa (Polychaeta: Eunicidae) in European Atlantic and Mediterranean waters8
Evolutionary origins of the lampriform pelagic radiation8
Total-evidence dating and morphological partitioning: a novel approach to understand the phylogeny and biogeography of augochlorine bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)8
Integrative approaches to mammalian systematics, ecomorphology and biomechanics8
Call me by my name: unravelling the taxonomy of the gulper shark genus Centrophorus in the Mediterranean Sea through an integrated taxonomic approach8
A new lineage of deep-reef gobies from the Caribbean, including two new species and one new genus (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Gobiosomatini)8
Remarkable soft tissue anatomy recorded in titanosaur (Sauropoda) tracks from the latest Cretaceous of Mongolia8
Reassessment of the Saicini phylogeny and evolution of hairy attachment structures on tarsi (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae)8
Revision of the genus Robbea (Stilbonematinae: Desmodoridae), worldwide abundant marine nematodes with chromophoric Fe–Br inclusions and the description of a new stilbonematine genus7
Hiding in the mists: molecular phylogenetic position and description of a new genus and species of snake (Dipsadidae: Xenodontinae) from the remote cloud forest of the Lost World7
Phylogenetic systematics of the genus Cyerce (Mollusca: Heterobranchia: Sacoglossa: Caliphyllidae) from the Pacific and Indian oceans with descriptions of nine new species7
Breaking through the eggshell: embryonic development of the premaxillary dentition in Lacerta agilis (Squamata: Unidentata) with special emphasis on the egg tooth7
How temperature affects the body size of terrestrial tardigrades7
Low genetic variability and high isolation of a post-harvest South American pinniped population as revealed by genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms7
A new euharamiyidan, Mirusodens caii (Mammalia: Euharamiyida), from the Jurassic Yanliao Biota and evolution of allotherian mammals7
A scientist’s guide to Solifugae: how solifuges could advance research in ecology, evolution, and behaviour7
Shell features and anatomy of the springsnail genus Radomaniola (Caenogastropoda: Hydrobiidae) show a different pace and mode of evolution over five million years7
New insights into the evolution and biogeography of freshwater planarians on islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Western Mediterranean Basin, with the integrative description of a new endemic species from 7
The slug within the bivalve: molecular and morphological systematics of the family Juliidae (Gastropoda: Panpulmonata: Sacoglossa)7
Revealing the cryptic diversity of the widespread and poorly known South American blind snake genusAmerotyphlops(Typhlopidae: Scolecophidia) through integrative taxonomy7
New theropod dinosaur remains from the Upper Cretaceous of the Kem Kem Group (Eastern Morocco) clarify spinosaurid morphology7
Searching for Mediterranean bath sponges (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida: Spongiidae) in the Northeast Atlantic reveals a new species: an integrative taxonomic approach7
Qurliqnoria (Mammalia: Bovidae) fossils from Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau and deep-time endemism of the Tibetan antelope lineage7
Integrative taxonomy reveals hidden diversity in theCatharus fuscater(Passeriformes: Turdidae) complex in Central and South America7
Limb anatomy of the Triassic turtles: appendicular osteology of Proterochersis (Testudinata, Proterochersidae)7
Origin of the pointed snout inScolelepisand the mouth region in spionid polychaetes (Annelida: Spionidae)7
One genus, four different stories: evolutionary history, bionomics and biogeography of the monotypic tribe Stenostomatini (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae)7
Macroecology of Southern Ocean benthic Ostracoda (Crustacea) from the continental margin and abyss7
Systematics, conservation status, and biogeography of 16 new species of Sinployea (Gastropoda: Charopidae) from New Zealand7
Tailor’s drawer no more: a reappraisal of the spider family Dictynidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 sensu lato7
The world’s largest worm lizard: a new giant trogonophid (Squamata: Amphisbaenia) with extreme dental adaptations from the Eocene of Chambi, Tunisia7
Testing palaeodrainage hypotheses in south-eastern Brazil: phylogeography of the sinistral livebearer fish of the genus Phalloceros (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae)7
Phylogeography of the endemic red-tailed cicadas of New Zealand (Hemiptera: Cicadidae:Rhodopsalta), and molecular, morphological and bioacoustical confirmation of the existence of Hudson’sRh7
Hidden in the hills: phylogeny of the freshwater mussel genus Alasmidonta (Bivalvia: Unionidae) and description of a new species7
A rapid and parallel Late Pleistocene/Holocene morphological radiation in a predaceous planktonic water flea: the case of Bythotrephes (Cladocera: Cercopagididae)7
The onset of large size in Cretaceous marine turtles (Protostegidae) evidenced by new fossil remains from the Valanginian of Colombia7
Evolution of the syrinx of Apodiformes, including the vocal-learning Trochilidae (Aves: Strisores)7
A holistic perspective on species delimitation outperforms all methods based on single data types in freshwater gastropods (Caenogastropoda: Hydrobiidae: Pseudamnicola)6
A multi-locus phylogeny for the Diamesinae (Chironomidae: Diptera) provides new insights into evolution of an amphitropical clade6
The first record of the genus Prosantorhinus (Perissodactyla: Rhinocerotidae) of East Asia6
Paraphyly and low levels of genetic divergence in morphologically distinct taxa: revision of the Pseudoanthidium scapulare complex of carder bees (Apoidea: Megachilidae: Anthidiini)6
Host associations, host switching, geographic location, and potential reticulate evolution shape the systematics of sucking lice (Psocodea: Anoplura) belonging to the genera Hoplopleura and 6
Why several when one can unite them all? Integrative taxonomic revision of Indo-Pacific freshwater pipefish (Nerophinae)6
The evolution of tinamous (Palaeognathae: Tinamidae) in light of molecular and combined analyses6
Taxonomy and phylogeny of two planktonic hypotrichs, with establishment of a new family Pelagotrichidiidae (Protista: Ciliophora: Hypotrichia)6
Exploring the palaeoneurology of the extinct spiny rat Eumysops chapalmalensis (Hystricognathi: Echimyidae): a comparative phylogenetic analysis of brain size and shape6
The first cave associated genus of Berothidae (Insecta: Neuroptera), and a new interpretation of the subfamily Cyrenoberothinae6
Taxonomy and trans-Beringian biogeography of the pond snails (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae) of East Asia: an integrative view6
Uncovering the relationships among herring-like fossils (Clupei: Teleostei): a phylogenetic analysis6
The first record of mayflies (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) from Cambay amber suggests a Gondwanan mayfly fauna in Early Eocene India6
A new approach allows morphological recognition of cryptic diversity of the krill genus Hansarsia (formerly Nematoscelis)6
The taxonomic status of Hymenodora (Crustacea: Oplophoroidea): morphological and molecular analyses suggest a new family and an undescribed diversity deep in the sea6
Shell formation in two species of bivalves: the role of mantle cells and haemocytes6
Contrasting the depths of divergence between gene-tree and coalescent estimates in the North American racers (Colubridae: Coluber constrictor)6
Untangling the threads: phylogenetic relationships of threadfins (Percomorphacea: Perciformes: Polynemidae)6
An extraordinary case of elytra loss in Coleoptera (Elateroidea: Lycidae): discovery and placement of the first anelytrous adult male beetle6
A revised taxonomy and phylogeny of opalinids (Stramenopiles: Opalinata) inferred from the analysis of complete nuclear ribosomal DNA genes6
Stranger things: on the novel buccopharyngeal anatomy and functional morphology of ‘sand-eating’ Malagasy tadpoles (Anura: Mantellidae: Mantidactylus)6
Mandibular, hyoid, and hypobranchial musculature in skates (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea: Rajiformes): revised terminology and phylogenetic implications6
Phylogeny of the microcormorants, with the description of a new genus6
Phylogenomics of Phengodidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea): towards a natural classification of a bioluminescent and paedomorphic beetle lineage, with recognition of a new subfamily6
An integrated taxonomic and phylogenetic study of Neanuroidea (Poduromorpha)6
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