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genus Theliderma Swainson, 1840: cladomics

6 Recent valid species (6 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 Summary

number of species = 6 (6 total)
analyzed in 24 cladograms in 16 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 5 (mean = 1.88, median = 1)

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 9
maximum number of included terminals = 5, (mean = 3.33 median = 4)
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 0.89


Pairwise Cladogram Clustering

The graphs below depict in two dimensions all pair-wise ingroup distances within the cladome. See the Cladmoics FARQ for more information.

PCoA Ordination of Theliderma cladogram distances
PCoA Ordination

NJ Tree of Theliderma cladogram distances
NJ Tree


Cladograms

Lopes-Lima et al., 2019 [Publ 3901], fig. 3

** Top Monophyly Cladogram ** ** Top Sister-Group Cladogram **

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.800 5 5 3 5 24 12 3 **
Cladomics cladogram Theliderma cylindrica Theliderma sparsa Theliderma intermedia Theliderma metanevra Theliderma johnsoni Quadrula Pustulosa kieneriana Pustulosa infucata Pustulosa kleiniana Pustulosa pustulosa Pustulosa succissa Cyclonaias Pustulosa necki Pustulosa petrina Pustulosa nodulata

Neemuchwala et al., 2023 [Publ 4292], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1.000 4 4 2 4 23 13 3 3.0
Cladomics cladogram Cyclonaias Quadrula Pustulosa Theliderma cylindrica Theliderma metanevra Theliderma sparsa Theliderma johnsoni

Serb et al., 2003 [Publ 2659], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1.000 4 4 2 4 25 9 2 3.0
Cladomics cladogram Quadrula Pustulosa Theliderma cylindrica Theliderma intermedia Theliderma sparsa Theliderma metanevra

Serb et al., 2003 [Publ 2659], fig. 3

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 4 4 2 4 25 9 2 1.0
Cladomics cladogram Quadrula verrucosa Quadrula nobilis Quadrula quadrula Pustulosa Theliderma cylindrica Theliderma sparsa Theliderma intermedia Theliderma metanevra

Szumowski et al., 2012 [Publ 3569], fig. 5

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 4 4 2 4 10 9 2 3.0
Cladomics cladogram Megalonaias Quadrula Pustulosa Theliderma cylindrica Theliderma intermedia Theliderma metanevra Theliderma sparsa

Campbell & Lydeard, 2026 [Publ 4810], fig. 6-14

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.400 3 7 5 3 630 13 3 6.0
Cladomics cladogram Theliderma johnsoni Theliderma metanevra Quadrula nobilis Quadrula verrucosa Theliderma cylindrica Quadrula fragosa Quadrula quadrula Pustulosa kieneriana Pustulosa infucata Pustulosa kleiniana Cyclonaias Pustulosa pustulosa Pustulosa succissa Pustulosa nodulata Pustulosa necki Pustulosa petrina

Lopes-Lima et al., 2019 [Publ 3901], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.600 2 2 0 2 26 12 3 --
Cladomics cladogram Quadrula quadrula Quadrula verrucosa Quadrula nobilis Theliderma metanevra Theliderma johnsoni Pustulosa kieneriana Pustulosa infucata Pustulosa kleiniana Cyclonaias Pustulosa pustulosa Pustulosa succissa Pustulosa nodulata Pustulosa necki Pustulosa petrina

Lopes-Lima et al., 2019 [Publ 3901], fig. 4

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.600 2 2 0 2 24 12 3 --
Cladomics cladogram Theliderma metanevra Theliderma johnsoni Quadrula quadrula Quadrula verrucosa Quadrula nobilis Pustulosa kieneriana Pustulosa infucata Pustulosa kleiniana Pustulosa pustulosa Pustulosa succissa Cyclonaias Pustulosa necki Pustulosa petrina Pustulosa nodulata

Zhou et al., 2007 [Publ 2658], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.500 2 2 0 2 16 5 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Theliderma intermedia Theliderma sparsa Quadrula quadrula Pustulosa infucata Quadrula verrucosa Pustulosa kieneriana Pustulosa succissa

Campbell et al., 2005 [Publ 2660], fig. 1

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.800 1 1 0 1 101 8 3 --
Cladomics cladogram Theliderma metanevra Quadrula Pustulosa kieneriana Cyclonaias Pustulosa succissa Pustulosa infucata Pustulosa kleiniana

Campbell et al., 2005 [Publ 2660], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.600 1 1 0 1 101 8 3 --
Cladomics cladogram Theliderma metanevra Quadrula quadrula Quadrula nobilis Quadrula verrucosa Pustulosa kieneriana Cyclonaias Pustulosa succissa Pustulosa infucata Pustulosa kleiniana

Boyer et al., 2011 [Publ 2718], fig. 3

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.600 1 1 0 1 34 5 3 --
Cladomics cladogram Quadrula quadrula Quadrula verrucosa Theliderma metanevra Pustulosa pustulosa Cyclonaias Pustulosa nodulata

Boyer et al., 2011 [Publ 2718], fig. 4

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.800 1 1 0 1 37 5 3 --
Cladomics cladogram Theliderma metanevra Quadrula Pustulosa pustulosa Cyclonaias Pustulosa nodulata

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3309], fig. 1-2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.600 1 1 0 1 72 8 3 --
Cladomics cladogram Theliderma metanevra Quadrula verrucosa Quadrula quadrula Quadrula nobilis Pustulosa infucata Pustulosa kleiniana Cyclonaias Pustulosa pustulosa Pustulosa succissa

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3309], fig. 3

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.600 1 1 0 1 72 8 3 --
Cladomics cladogram Quadrula verrucosa Quadrula nobilis Quadrula quadrula Theliderma metanevra Pustulosa infucata Pustulosa kleiniana Cyclonaias Pustulosa pustulosa Pustulosa succissa

Johnson et al., 2018 [Publ 3844], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.800 1 1 0 1 15 11 3 --
Cladomics cladogram Theliderma metanevra Quadrula Pustulosa kieneriana Pustulosa infucata Pustulosa kleiniana Pustulosa pustulosa Pustulosa succissa Cyclonaias Pustulosa necki Pustulosa nodulata Pustulosa petrina

Inoue et al., 2018 [Publ 3858], fig. 1_3a-c

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.600 1 1 0 1 104 4 3 --
Cladomics cladogram Cyclonaias Pustulosa pustulosa 1 Theliderma metanevra Pustulosa pustulosa 2 Quadrula quadrula Quadrula verrucosa

Rosenberg et al., 1994 [Publ 2719], fig. 3

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.667 1 1 0 1 18 1 1 --
Cladomics cladogram Pyganodon cataracta Pyganodon grandis Utterbackia Lampsilis teres Lampsilis straminea Megalonaias Obliquaria Theliderma cylindrica Quadrula Uniomerus

Lydeard et al., 1996 [Publ 2656], fig. 3

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1.000 1 1 0 1 26 1 1 --
Cladomics cladogram Quadrula Theliderma metanevra

Lydeard et al., 1996 [Publ 2656], fig. 4

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1.000 1 1 0 1 27 1 1 --
Cladomics cladogram Quadrula Theliderma metanevra

Rosenberg et al., 1997 [Publ 2720], fig. 2A

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.667 1 1 0 1 21 1 1 --
Cladomics cladogram Gonidea Pyganodon grandis Utterbackia Pyganodon cataracta Lampsilis straminea Lampsilis teres Megalonaias Obliquaria Theliderma cylindrica Quadrula Uniomerus Amblema Elliptio Fusconaia Plectomerus Pleurobema Unio

Rosenberg et al., 1997 [Publ 2720], fig. 2B

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.667 1 1 0 1 21 1 1 --
Cladomics cladogram Gonidea Pyganodon grandis Utterbackia Pyganodon cataracta Lampsilis straminea Lampsilis teres Megalonaias Obliquaria Theliderma cylindrica Quadrula Uniomerus Amblema Elliptio Fusconaia Plectomerus Scriptolamprotula Unio

Krebs et al., 2003 [Publ 2691], fig. 3

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.667 1 1 0 1 32 1 1 --
Cladomics cladogram Quadrula quadrula 2 Quadrula quadrula 1 Theliderma metanevra

Reis et al., 2013 [Publ 3580], fig. 5

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1.000 1 1 0 1 14 0 0 --
Cladomics cladogram Amblema Theliderma metanevra