Table 2.

The Phylogenetic Coverage of the Bivalves Included in the Regression Analyses and the Analyses of Phylogenetic Independent Contrasts

Parameters	N	No. of Species	No. of Families	No. of Orders	No. of Bivalve Subclasses	% Heterodonta
L∞ vs. Tmax	56	56	25	7	4	70
Tad vs. Tsex	50	50	20	6	3	70
Tmax vs. K	35	35	20	6	4	82
Contrasts
Contrasts of L∞ vs. Tmax	55	56	25	7	4	n/a
Contrasts of Tad vs. Tsex	49	49	20	6	3	n/a
Contrasts of Tmax vs. K	34	35	20	6	4	n/a