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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)
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The taxonomic impediment: a shortage of taxonomists, not the lack of technical approaches125
The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms60
Integrative taxonomic investigation ofPetaurus breviceps(Marsupialia: Petauridae) reveals three distinct species35
Opening the Trojan horse: phylogeny of Astyanax, two new genera and resurrection of Psalidodon (Teleostei: Characidae)26
Second specimen of the Late Cretaceous Australian sauropod dinosaurDiamantinasaurus matildaeprovides new anatomical information on the skull and neck of early titanosaurs25
A revision of pipistrelle-like bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in East Africa with the description of new genera and species25
A new species group from the Daphnia curvirostris species complex (Cladocera: Anomopoda) from the eastern Palaearctic: taxonomy, phylogeny and phylogeography24
Global biodiversity of the genus Ommastrephes (Ommastrephidae: Cephalopoda): an allopatric cryptic species complex23
High diversity in the Pseudechiniscus suillus–facettalis complex (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae) with remarks on the morphology of the genus Pseudechiniscus23
Phylogenetics and phylogeography of red deer mtDNA lineages during the last 50 000 years in Eurasia23
A new rhinoceros clade from the Pleistocene of Asia sheds light on mammal dispersals to the Philippines22
Taxonomic revision of the pampas cat Leopardus colocola complex (Carnivora: Felidae): an integrative approach22
Speciation patterns in theForficula auriculariaspecies complex: cryptic and not so cryptic taxa across the western Palaearctic region21
Neurovascular evidence for a co-occurrence of teeth and baleen in an Oligocene mysticete and the transition to filter-feeding in baleen whales21
High-throughput DNA sequencing of museum specimens sheds light on the long-missing species of theBokermannohyla claresignatagroup (Anura: Hylidae: Cophomantini)19
Gorgocephalidae (Digenea: Lepocreadioidea) in the Indo-West Pacific: new species, life-cycle data and perspectives on species delineation over geographic range18
Modern cryptic species and crocodylian diversity in the fossil record18
Revision shock in Pacific oysters taxonomy: the genusMagallana(formerlyCrassostreain part) is well-founded and necessary18
Near-complete phylogeny of extant Crocodylia (Reptilia) using mitogenome-based data18
Mitogenomic phylogeny and fossil-calibrated mutation rates for all F- and M-type mtDNA genes of the largest freshwater mussel family, the Unionidae (Bivalvia)18
Phylogeny and anatomy of marine mussels (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) reveal convergent evolution of siphon traits17
Diversity, distribution and molecular species delimitation in frogs and toads from the Eastern Palaearctic17
The terminalia of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera): specific glossary, dissecting methodology, techniques and previously unrecorded sexual dimorphism in some difficult groups17
Taxonomic, palaeobiological and evolutionary implications of a phylogenetic hypothesis for Ornithischia (Archosauria: Dinosauria)17
Cutting the Gordian knot: a historical and taxonomic revision of the Jurassic crocodylomorphMetriorhynchus16
Molecular phylogeny and morphological diversity of theNiviventer fulvescensspecies complex with emphasis on species from China16
Including fossils in phylogeny: a glimpse into the evolution of the superfamily Evanioidea (Hymenoptera: Apocrita) under tip-dating and the fossilized birth–death process16
Multilocus phylogeny, natural history traits and classification of natricine snakes (Serpentes: Natricinae)16
A multigene phylogeny of the eristaline flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae), with emphasis on the subtribe Criorhinina16
A new stem-neopterygian fish from the Middle Triassic (Anisian) of Yunnan, China, with a reassessment of the relationships of early neopterygian clades15
Paraphyly and low levels of genetic divergence in morphologically distinct taxa: revision of the Pseudoanthidium scapulare complex of carder bees (Apoidea: Megachilidae: Anthidiini)15
Phylogenetic reassignment of basal cyclostome braconid parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera) with description of a new, enigmatic Afrotropical tribe with a highly anomalous 28S D2 secondary structure15
Renaming taxa on ethical grounds threatens nomenclatural stability and scientific communication15
Revision ofNannopterygius(Ichthyosauria: Ophthalmosauridae): reappraisal of the ‘inaccessible’ holotype resolves a taxonomic tangle and reveals an obscure ophthalmosaurid lineage with a wide di15
The Macrobiotus ariekammensis species complex provides evidence for parallel evolution of claw elongation in macrobiotid tardigrades14
Scelidosaurus harrisonii(Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Early Jurassic of Dorset, England: biology and phylogenetic relationships14
Systematics and historical biogeography of Neotropical foam-nesting frogs of theAdenomera heyericlade (Leptodactylidae), with the description of six new Amazonian species14
Elasmobranch diversity across a remote coral reef atoll revealed through environmental DNA metabarcoding13
New data on the mitochondrial genome of Nematocera (lower Diptera): features, structures and phylogenetic implications13
Toward a resolution of the cosmopolitanBotryllus schlosserispecies complex (Ascidiacea, Styelidae): mitogenomics and morphology of clade E (Botryllus gaiae)13
Recent mitochondrial lineage extinction in the critically endangered Javan rhinoceros13
Hidden diversity within theDiopatra cupreacomplex (Annelida: Onuphidae): morphological and genetics analyses reveal four new species in the south-west Atlantic13
Review of the biology and host associations of the wasp genus Gasteruption (Evanioidea: Gasteruptiidae)13
One hundred and sixty years of taxonomic confusion resolved:Belonocnema(Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) gall wasps associated with live oaks in the USA13
An integrative approach distinguishes three new species of Abyssochrysoidea (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda) associated with organic falls of the deep south-west Atlantic13
Hide-and-seek with hoverflies: Merodon aureus – a species, a complex or a subgroup?13
A new multilocus phylogeny reveals overlooked diversity in African freshwater crabs (Brachyura: Potamoidea): a major revision with new higher taxa and genera12
Multiple convergences in the evolutionary history of the testate amoeba family Arcellidae (Amoebozoa: Arcellinida: Sphaerothecina): when the ecology rules the morphology12
Revision of the higher taxonomy of Neotropical freshwater crabs of the family Pseudothelphusidae, based on multigene and morphological analyses12
Convergent evolution and possible constraint in the posterodorsal retraction of the external nares in pelagic crocodylomorphs12
Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the Buccinoidea (Neogastropoda)12
Diplura in caves: diversity, ecology, evolution and biogeography12
A new species of deropristid trematode from the sterlet Acipenser ruthenus (Actinopterygii: Acipenseridae) and revision of superfamily affiliation of the family Deropristidae11
Interrelationships of Polydolopidae (Mammalia: Marsupialia) from South America and Antarctica11
Wanted, tracked down and identified: Mesozoic non-biting midges of the subfamily Chironominae (Chironomidae, Diptera)11
Phylogeny and revised classification of the saucer bugs (Hemiptera: Nepomorpha: Naucoridae)11
A phylogenomic look into the systematics of oceanic squids (order Oegopsida)11
A procolophonid reptile from the Lower Triassic of Australia11
Morphological phylogenetics provide new insights into the classification and evolution of fossil soldier beetles from Mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera: Cantharidae)11
Evidence for the evolution of eusociality in stem ants and a systematic revision of †Gerontoformica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)11
The common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) ecotypes of the western North Atlantic revisited: an integrative taxonomic investigation supports the presence of distinct species11
Addressing the Linnean shortfall in a cryptic species complex11
The killer’s toolkit: remarkable adaptations in the canine teeth of mammalian carnivores11
The evolution of anteriorly directed molar occlusion in mammals11
Morphology and Bayesian tip-dating recover deep Cretaceous-age divergences among major chrysidid lineages (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae)11
The Zagros Mountains acting as a natural barrier to gene flow in the Middle East: more evidence from the evolutionary history of spiny-tailed lizards (Uromasticinae:Saara)10
Call me by my name: unravelling the taxonomy of the gulper shark genus Centrophorus in the Mediterranean Sea through an integrated taxonomic approach10
Phylogeny and biogeography of the pantropical whip spider family Charinidae (Arachnida: Amblypygi)10
Just the once will not hurt: DNA suggests species lumping over two oceans in deep-sea snails (Cryptogemma)10
A new elasmosaurid plesiosaurian from the Early Cretaceous of Russia marks an early attempt at neck elongation10
New species of mammaliaform and the cranium ofBorealestes(Mammaliformes: Docodonta) from the Middle Jurassic of the British Isles10
Comprehensive phenotypic phylogenetic analysis supports the monophyly of stromateiform fishes (Teleostei: Percomorphacea)10
New Burmese amber fossils clarify the evolution of bethylid wasps (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea)10
Revision of Beroidae (Ctenophora) in the southern seas of Europe: systematics and distribution based on genetics and morphology10
A tenuis relationship: traditional taxonomy obscures systematics and biogeography of the ‘Acropora tenuis’ (Scleractinia: Acroporidae) species complex10
Using 3D geometric morphometrics to aid taxonomic and ecological understanding of a recent speciation event within a small Australian marsupial (Antechinus: Dasyuridae)10
The longirostrine crocodyliforms from Bolivia and their evolution through the Cretaceous–Palaeogene boundary10
Re-discovery and novel contributions to morphology and multigene phylogeny ofMyxophyllum steenstrupi(Ciliophora: Pleuronematida), an obligate symbiont of terrestrial pulmonates10
A new species of tree hyrax (Procaviidae:Dendrohyrax) from West Africa and the significance of the Niger–Volta interfluvium in mammalian biogeography10
Diversity of the Pterasteridae (Asteroidea) in the Southern Ocean: a molecular and morphological approach10
Phylogeny and reclassification of Carpophilinae (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), with insights into the origins of anthophily10
Reassessing the phylogeny and divergence times of sloths (Mammalia: Pilosa: Folivora), exploring alternative morphological partitioning and dating models10
Species limits, patterns of secondary contact and a new species in theTrogon rufuscomplex (Aves: Trogonidae)10
An integrative taxonomic framework for the study of the genus Ciona (Ascidiacea) and description of a new species, Ciona intermedia9
A new extinct species of Polynesian sandpiper (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae:Prosobonia) from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group, and the phylogenetic relationships ofProsobonia9
Dispersal versus vicariance in the Aegean: combining molecular and morphological phylogenies of eastern MediterraneanDendarus(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) sheds new light on the phylogeography of9
Sexually dimorphic characters and shared aposematic patterns mislead the morphology-based classification of the Lycini (Coleoptera: Lycidae)9
Postcranial skeletal development of Mugil cephalus (Teleostei: Mugiliformes): morphological and life-history implications for Mugiliformes9
Identifying factors that boost species discoveries of global reptiles9
Emptying the wastebasket: a historical and taxonomic revision of the Jurassic crocodylomorphSteneosaurus9
Taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of four karyorelictid species belonging to the genera Apotrachelocerca and Tracheloraphis (Protozoa: Ciliophora), with descriptions of two new species9
Small islands and large biogeographic barriers have driven contrasting speciation patterns in Indo-Pacific sunbirds (Aves: Nectariniidae)9
Cretaceous mantid lacewings with specialized raptorial forelegs illuminate modification of prey capture (Insecta: Neuroptera)9
A widespread Ponto-Caspian invader with a mistaken identity: integrative taxonomy elucidates the confusing taxonomy ofTrichogammarus trichiatus(=Echinogammarus) (Crustacea: Amphipoda)9
A phylogeny for AfricanPipistrellusspecies with the description of a new species from West Africa (Mammalia: Chiroptera)9
The selective drivers of allometry in sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii)9
Tooth-shape adaptations in aglyphous colubrid snakes inferred from three-dimensional geometric morphometrics and finite element analysis9
Origin and evolution of turiasaur dinosaurs set by means of a new ‘rosetta’ specimen from Spain9
Marzanoptera tersillae, a new balaenopterid genus and species from the Pliocene of Piedmont, north-west Italy9
DNA barcoding and coalescent-based delimitation of endosymbiotic clevelandellid ciliates (Ciliophora: Clevelandellida): a shift to molecular taxonomy in the inventory of ciliate diversity in panesthii8
Is mimicry a diversification-driver in ants? Biogeography, ecology, ethology, genetics and morphology define a second West-Palaearctic Colobopsis species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)8
Phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic range evolution in cat-eyed snakes,Boiga(Serpentes: Colubridae)8
Macroevolutionary ecomorphology of the Carnivora skull: adaptations and constraints in the extant species8
Mitogenomics of the endangered Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) reveals dramatic loss of diversity and supports historical gene-flow between Atlantic and eastern Mediterranean popula8
Integrating morphological and genetic data at different spatial scales in a cosmopolitan marine turtle species: challenges for management and conservation8
First insights into the phylogeny of tok-tokkie beetles (Tenebrionidae: Molurina, Phanerotomeina) and examination of the status of thePsammodes vialisspecies-group8
The explosive radiation, intense host-shifts and long-term failure to speciate in the evolutionary history of the feather mite genus Analges (Acariformes: Analgidae) from European passerines8
Sleeping with the enemy: unravelling the symbiotic relationships between the scale wormNeopolynoe chondrocladiae(Annelida: Polynoidae) and its carnivorous sponge hosts8
Species boundaries and phylogeographic patterns in new species ofNannoniscus(Janiroidea: Nannoniscidae) from the equatorial Pacific nodule province inferred from mtDNA and morphology8
Molecular phylogeny of the limacoid snail family Dyakiidae in Southeast Asia, with the description of a new genus and species8
Mineralized-tissue histology reveals protracted life history in the Pliocene three-toed horse from Langebaanweg (South Africa)8
The braincase, brain and palaeobiology of the basal sauropodomorph dinosaurThecodontosaurus antiquus8
Extinct and extant Pacific Trogossitidae and the evolution of Cleroidea (Coleoptera) after the Late Triassic biotic crisis8
Systematics of the Boana semilineata species group (Anura: Hylidae), with a description of two new species from Amazonian Ecuador8
Descriptions of eleven new species of squat lobsters (Crustacea: Anomura) from seamounts around the Yap and Mariana Trenches with notes on DNA barcodes and phylogeny8
Phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily Prodidominae (Arachnida: Araneae: Gnaphosidae)8
Review of the extinct ‘shrew-opossums’ (Marsupialia: Caenolestidae), with descriptions of two new genera and three new species from the Early Miocene of southern South America8
Systematics and phylogeography of western Mediterranean tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae)8
Taxonomic reassessment ofParasesarma(Crustacea: Brachyura: Decapoda: Sesarmidae) based on genetic and morphological comparisons, with the description of a new genus7
A standardized terminology of spines in the order Siluriformes (Actinopterygii: Ostariophysi)7
Evolution of ecological structure of anole communities in tropical rain forests from north-western South America7
From 13 to 22 in a second stroke: revisiting the European Eumida sanguinea (Phyllodocidae: Annelida) species complex7
Combined threats to native smooth-shelled mussels (genus Mytilus) in Australia: bioinvasions and hybridization7
Overlooked cryptic diversity inMuschampia(Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) adds two species to the European butterfly fauna7
Morphology-based cladistics splinters the century-old dichotomy of the pied harvestmen (Arachnida: Gonyleptoidea: Cosmetidae)7
The postcranial anatomy ofWhatcheeria deltaeand its implications for the family Whatcheeriidae7
Another stripe on the tiger makes no difference? Unexpected diversity in the widespread tiger tarantula Davus pentaloris (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae)7
Integrative taxonomic revision of the woodlouse-hunter spider genusDysdera(Araneae: Dysderidae) in the Madeira archipelago with notes on its conservation status7
Colonization of the ancient southern oceans by small-sized Phocidae: new evidence from Australia7
A redescription and re-evaluation ofKekenodon onamata(Mammalia: Cetacea), a late-surviving archaeocete from the Late Oligocene of New Zealand7
Global phylogeny of the inquilinous gall wasp tribe Synergini (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Cynipidae): first insights and establishment of a new cynipid tribe7
The Pristimantis trachyblepharis species group, a clade of miniaturized frogs: description of four new species and insights into the evolution of body size in the genus7
Molecular phylogeny of European Runcinida (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia): the discover of an unexpected pool of complex species, with special reference to the case ofRuncina coronata7
Integrative taxonomy and phylogeography of Colomys and Nilopegamys (Rodentia: Murinae), semi-aquatic mice of Africa, with descriptions of two new species7
The evolution of tinamous (Palaeognathae: Tinamidae) in light of molecular and combined analyses7
New Asian and NearcticHypechiniscusspecies (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae) signalize a pseudocryptic horn of plenty7
Diversity and systematics ofTrichomycterusValenciennes 1832 (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) in the Rio Doce Basin: iterating DNA, phylogeny and classical taxonomy7
A revision of the early neotheropod genusSarcosaurusfrom the Early Jurassic (Hettangian–Sinemurian) of central England7
Emerging global novelty in phyllobothriidean tapeworms (Cestoda: Phyllobothriidea) from sharks and skates (Elasmobranchii)7
Coping with the extremes: comparative osteology of the tepui-associated toad Oreophrynella and its bearing on the evolution of osteological novelties in the genus7
Development and evolution of regionalization within the avian axial column7
Systematic review and phylogeny of the firefly genus Dilychnia (Lampyridae: Lampyrinae), with notes on geographical range7
Across the great divide: revision of the genusEupetaurus(Sciuridae: Pteromyini), the woolly flying squirrels of the Himalayan region, with the description of two new species7
The osteology of the early-diverging dinosaurDaemonosaurus chauliodus(Archosauria: Dinosauria) from theCoelophysisQuarry (Triassic: Rhaetian) of New Mexico and its relationships to other7
Osteology and phylogenetic relationships of Ligabuesaurus leanzai (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Early Cretaceous of the Neuquén Basin, Patagonia, Argentina7
Melanopsidae (Caenogastropoda: Cerithioidea) from the eastern Mediterranean: another case of morphostatic speciation6
High-level taxonomic splitting in allopatric taxa causes confusion downstream: a revision of the nudibranch family Сoryphellidae6
Phylogeny of Chrysopidae (Neuroptera), with emphasis on morphological trait evolution6
Butterfly–parasitoid–hostplant interactions in Western Palaearctic Hesperiidae: a DNA barcoding reference library6
The first comprehensive, multigene molecular phylogeny for big-headed flies (Diptera: Pipunculidae)6
Ontogeny and variation of the pachycephalosaurine dinosaurSphaerotholus buchholtzae, and its systematics within the genus6
The evolution ofBolbites onitoides(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Phanaeini): its phylogenetic significance, geographical polychromatism and the subspecies problem6
Pelecanimimus(Theropoda: Ornithomimosauria) postcranial anatomy and the evolution of the specialized manus in Ornithomimosaurs and sternum in maniraptoriforms6
Morphology and phylogeny of scalopine moles (Eulipotyphla: Talpidae: Scalopini) from the eastern Himalayas, with descriptions of a new genus and species6
Cladistic analysis ofParaphasma(Phasmatodea: Pseudophasmatidae) highlights the importance of the phallic organ for phasmid systematics6
Neolepetopsid true limpets (Gastropoda: Patellogastropoda) from Indian Ocean hot vents shed light on relationships among genera6
A taxonomic reassessment of native and invasive species of Corbicula clams (Bivalvia: Cyrenidae) from the Russian Far East and Korea6
Evolution of macroglands and defensive mechanisms in Leiuperinae (Anura: Leptodactylidae)6
Origin, extinction and ancient DNA of a new fossil insular viper: molecular clues of overseas immigration6
Moss mimesispar excellence: integrating previous and new data on the life history and larval ecomorphology of long-bodied craneflies (Diptera: Cylindrotomidae: Cylindrotominae)6
Tracking parallel adaptation of shell morphology through geological times in the land snail genusPupilla(Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Pupillidae)6
Spatial ecology of closely related taxa: the case of the little shearwater complex in the North Atlantic Ocean6
Fossil Felidae (Carnivora: Mammalia) from the Yuanmou hominid site, southern China (Late Miocene) and its significance in the living environment of the fossil ape6
Phoretic copulation in Aculeata (Insecta: Hymenoptera): a review6
An opisthorchiid concept of the genusLiliatrema(Trematoda: Plagiorchiida: Opisthorchioidea): an unexpected systematic position6
Phylogenetic revision of the shrimp generaEphyrina,MeningodoraandNotostomus(Acanthephyridae: Caridea)6
Eucyon khoikhoisp. nov. (Carnivora: Canidae) from Langebaanweg ‘E’ Quarry (early Pliocene, South Africa): the most complete African canini from the Mio-Pliocene6
The skull of Sanajeh indicus, a Cretaceous snake with an upper temporal bar, and the origin of ophidian wide-gaped feeding6
A new species of Bottosaurus (Alligatoroidea: Caimaninae) from the Black Peaks Formation (Palaeocene) of Texas indicates an early radiation of North American caimanines6
Evolutionary history of Sundaland shrews (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae:Crocidura) with a focus on Borneo6
Osteology and phylogenetic position of the diminutive ‘microsaur’Odonterpeton triangularefrom the Pennsylvanian of Linton, Ohio, and major features of recumbirostran phylogeny6
Automatic identification of bird females using egg phenotype6
Morphological disparity in a hyperdiverse mammal clade: a new morphotype and tribe of Neotropical cricetids6
The skeletal remains of the euryhaline sclerorhynchoid †Onchopristis(Elasmobranchii) from the ‘Mid’-Cretaceous and their palaeontological implications6
Going underwater: multiple origins and functional morphology of piercing-sucking feeding and tracheal system adaptations in water scavenger beetle larvae (Coleoptera: Hydrophiloidea)6
Testing palaeodrainage hypotheses in south-eastern Brazil: phylogeography of the sinistral livebearer fish of the genus Phalloceros (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae)6
Phylogeny, species delimitation and population structure of the steppe-inhabiting land snail genusHelicopsisin Eastern Europe6
Phylogeography of the endemic red-tailed cicadas of New Zealand (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Rhodopsalta), and molecular, morphological and bioacoustical confirmation of the existence of Hudson’s 6
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