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. 1999 Aug 31;96(18):10272–10277. doi: 10.1073/pnas.96.18.10272

Table 1.

Genetic distances and estimated times since divergence from rate calibrations from fossil data (0.6%/my) and Panamanian divergence (1.6%/my) between nonplanktonic species and their closest relative with a planktonic larval phase (see Fig. 2)

Nonplanktonic species Closest sister taxon Genetic distance, % Minimum estimate of time since divergence, mya
Fossil rate Panamanian rate
C. magus C. consors 0.4 0.67 0.25
C. furvus C. litteratus 1.5 2.50 0.94
C. cinereus C. circumactus* 3.0 5.00 1.88
C. pennaceus C. omaria 3.4 5.67 2.13
C. araneosus C. bandanus 3.5 5.83 2.19
C. anemone C. balteatus 6.2 10.33 3.88
C. proximus C. pulicarius 6.2 10.33 3.88
C. cinereus C. leopardus 7.1 11.83 4.44
C. boeticus C. parvulus* 7.3 12.17 4.56
*

Mode of development is unknown.