The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Aspathariinae genus Aspatharia Bourguignat, 1886: cladomics 11 Recent valid species (11 total species) Cladomics pages are experimental — even more so than the rest of this site!
The purpose of the cladomics pages for each genus and family-group level taxon is to
provide statistics and references indicating the extent to which published phylogenetic
work supports the classification used here. The Cladomics Summary provides an
overview of the number of studies that have included terminal species representing this
taxon as well as an indication of how frequently it has been recovered as monophyletic.
Following the summary, the available published clades representing the taxon are listed.
For more information, visit the Cladomics FARQ (frequently
asked rhetorical questions) page. Abbreviations for the various statistics are explained on
the FARQ! Cladomics Summarynumber of species = 11 (11 total) analyzed in 39 cladograms in 21 publications maximum number of terminals in an analysis =
1 (mean = 1, median = 1) Basic Monophylynumber of cladograms that test basic monophyly
(i.e., more than 1 included species) = 0 maximum number of included terminals = , (mean =
median = ) proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly
= 0
Graf & Cummings, 2006 [Publ 1968], fig. 2 ** Top Monophyly Cladogram ** ** Top Sister-Group Cladogram ** | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Chambardia
--+
+-- Aspatharia_rugifera **
Bolotov et al., 2016 [Publ 3743], fig. 4 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Chambardia
--+
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
Wu et al., 2020 [Publ 4121], fig. 2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+
+-- Chambardia
Smith, 2021 [Publ 4331], fig. 1 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | -- |
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
Lopes-Lima et al., 2018 [Publ 3829], fig. 1 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+
+-- Chambardia
Lemer et al., 2019 [Publ 4093], fig. 1 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -- |
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
Combosch et al., 2017 [Publ 3806], fig. 2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Chambardia
--+
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
González & Giribet, 2015 [Publ 3632], fig. 2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -- |
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
Huang et al., 2018 [Publ 3828], fig. 3_5 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+
+-- Chambardia
Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. 2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+
+-- Chambardia
Pfeiffer et al., 2019 [Publ 3937], fig. 6 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | -- |
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. S4 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+
+-- Chambardia
Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 6 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Chambardia
--+
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
Bolotov et al., 2017 [Publ 3761], fig. S2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+
+-- Chambardia
Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+
+-- Chambardia
Whelan et al., 2011 [Publ 3380], fig. 1-MP | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+
+-- Chambardia
Lopes-Lima et al., 2018 [Publ 3829], fig. 3 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Chambardia
--+
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
Bieler et al., 2014 [Publ 3622], fig. 28 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -- |
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
Lopes-Lima et al., 2017 [Publ 3745], fig. 1-2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+
+-- Chambardia
Combosch et al., 2017 [Publ 3806], fig. 1 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Chambardia
--+
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
Elderkin et al., 2016 [Publ 3693], fig. 2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -- |
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
Whelan et al., 2011 [Publ 3380], fig. 1-ML | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+
+-- Chambardia
González & Giribet, 2015 [Publ 3632], fig. 4 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -- |
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
Bolotov et al., 2017 [Publ 3761], fig. S1 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Chambardia
--+
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
Chen et al., 2025 [Publ 4455], fig. 1 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+
+-- Chambardia
Bolotov et al., 2016 [Publ 3743], fig. 2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+
+-- Chambardia
Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 2_I | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+
+-- Chambardia
González & Giribet, 2015 [Publ 3632], fig. 3 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -- |
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 4 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+
+-- Chambardia
González & Giribet, 2015 [Publ 3632], fig. 6 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -- |
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
Hoeh et al., 2009 [Publ 2716], fig. 4 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Chambardia
--+
+-- Aspatharia_rugifera **
Pfeiffer et al., 2019 [Publ 3937], fig. 4-5 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | -- |
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
Lopes-Lima et al., 2020 [Publ 4080], fig. 2-4 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+
+-- Chambardia
Hoeh et al., 2009 [Publ 2716], fig. 5 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Chambardia
--+
+-- Aspatharia_rugifera **
Bieler et al., 2014 [Publ 3622], fig. 26_27_29_30 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -- |
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 3 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+
+-- Chambardia
Hoeh et al., 2009 [Publ 2716], fig. 3 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 1 | -- |
-- Aspatharia_rugifera **
Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. S3 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+
+-- Chambardia
Wu et al., 2020 [Publ 4121], fig. S1 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | -- |
+-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+
+-- Chambardia
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