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genus Elliptoideus Frierson, 1927: cladomics1 Recent valid species (1 total species)
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Cladomics Summary
number of species = 1 (1 total)
analyzed in 26 cladograms in 14 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 1 (mean = 1, median = 1)
Cladograms
** Top Monophyly Cladogram ** ** Top Sister-Group Cladogram **
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
103 |
57 |
8 |
-- |
+----------------------------------------- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
|
| +-- Elliptio_lanceolata
| +-----------------------------------+
| | +-- Parvaspina
| |
| | +----------------------------------- Plethobasus
| | |
| | +----------------------------------- Eurynia
--+ | |
| | +----------------------------------- Hemistena
| | |
| | | +-- Elliptio_complanata
| | | |
| | | +-- Elliptio_hopetonensis
| | | |
| | | +-- Elliptio_producta__1
| | | |
| | | +-- Elliptio_shepardiana
+--+ | |
| | +-- Elliptio_angustata
| | |
| | +-- Elliptio_arca
| | |
| | +-- Elliptio_arctata
| | |
| | +-- Elliptio_jayensis
| | |
| | +-- Elliptio_crassidens
| | |
| +--------------------------------+-- Elliptio_dariensis
| | |
| | +-- Elliptio_fisheriana
| | |
| | +-- Elliptio_folliculata
| | |
+--+ +-- Elliptio_fumata
| |
| +-- Elliptio_icterina
| |
| +-- Elliptio_mcmichaeli
| |
| +-- Elliptio_producta__2
| |
| +-- Elliptio_pullata
| |
| +-- Elliptio_purpurella
| |
| +-- Elliptio_congaraea
|
| +-------------------------------- Pleuronaia
| |
| | +-- Pleurobema_cordatum
| | +--------------------------+
| | | +-- Fusconaia
| | |
| | | +-------------------------- Pleurobema_plenum
| | | |
| | | | +----------------------- Pleurobema_stabile
| | | | |
| | | | | +----- Pleurobema_pyriforme
| | +--+ | +--+
| | | | | | | +-- Pleurobema_georgianum__2
| | | | | | +--+
| | | | | +-----------+ +-- Pleurobema_athearni
| | | | | | |
+--+ | +--+ | | +----- Pleurobema_decisum
| | | | | |
| | | | +--+ +-- Pleurobema_georgianum__1
| | | | | |
| | | | +--+-- Pleurobema_hanleyianum__1
| | | | |
| | | | +-- Pleurobema_hanleyianum__2
| | | |
| | +--+ +-------------- Pleurobema_beadleianum__2
| | | |
| | | +--+ +----------- Pleurobema_strodeanum__2
| | | | | |
| | | | +--+----------- Pleurobema_rubellum
| | | | |
| | | | | +-------- Pleurobema_beadleianum__1
| | | | +--+
+--+ | | | +----- Pleurobema_taitianum
| | | +--+
| | | | +-- Pleurobema_perovatum
| +--+ +--+
| | +-- Pleurobema_strodeanum__1
| |
| | +----- Pleurobema_oviforme__6
| | |
| | +--+----- Pleurobema_clava__3
| | | |
| | | | +-- Pleurobema_oviforme__5
| | | +--+
| +--------+ +-- Pleurobema_clava__2
| |
| | +----- Pleurobema_oviforme__2
| | |
| | +----- Pleurobema_oviforme__3
| +--+
| +----- Pleurobema_oviforme__4
| |
| | +-- Pleurobema_clava__1
| +--+
| +-- Pleurobema_oviforme__1
|
| +----------------- Pleurobema_riddellii
| |
| | +-------------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__34
| | |
| | | +----------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__31
| | | |
+-----------+ | +----------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__32
| | |
| | +----------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__33
| | |
| | | +-------- Pleurobema__4
| | | |
| | | +-------- Pleurobema__5
+--+ | |
| | +-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__2
| | |
| | +-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__3
| | |
| | +-------- Pleurobema__8
| | |
| | +-------- Pleurobema__9
| | |
| | +-------- Pleurobema__10
| | |
| | +-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__5
+--+ |
| +-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__6
| |
| +-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__7
| |
| +-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__8
| |
| +-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__9
| |
| +-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__10
| |
| +-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__11
| |
| +-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__12
| |
| +-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__13
| |
| +-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__14
| |
| +-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__15
| |
| +-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__16
+--+
+-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__17
|
+-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__18
|
+-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__19
|
+-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__20
|
+-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__21
|
+-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__22
|
+-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__23
|
+-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__24
|
+-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__25
|
+-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__26
|
+-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__27
|
+-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__28
|
+-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__29
|
+-------- Pleurobema_sintoxia__30
|
| +-- Pleurobema__6
+-----+
| +-- Pleurobema_sintoxia__1
|
| +-- Pleurobema__7
+-----+
| +-- Pleurobema_sintoxia__4
|
| +----- Pleurobema__3
+--+
| +-- Pleurobema__1
+--+
+-- Pleurobema__2
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
27 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
+-- Pleurobema
--+
+-- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
18 |
8 |
-- |
+-------------- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
|
--+ +----------- Elliptio
| |
| +----------- Plethobasus
+--+
| +-------- Parvaspina
| |
| | +-- Hemistena
+--+-----+
| +-- Eurynia
|
| +----- Fusconaia
+--+
| +-- Pleuronaia
+--+
+-- Pleurobema
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
33 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
-- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
198 |
4 |
4 |
-- |
+-------- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
|
--+ +-- Elliptio
| +--+
| | +-- Eurynia
+--+
| +-- Fusconaia
+--+
+-- Pleurobema
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
41 |
24 |
8 |
-- |
+-------- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
|
| +----- Hemistena
| |
--+ +----- Plethobasus
| |
| +----- Elliptio
| |
+--+ +-- Eurynia
+--+
| +-- Parvaspina
|
| +-- Pleuronaia
| |
+--+-- Pleurobema
|
+-- Fusconaia
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
42 |
24 |
8 |
-- |
-- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
26 |
2 |
2 |
-- |
-- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
32 |
3 |
3 |
-- |
-- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
27 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
+-- Pleurobema
--+
+-- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
101 |
29 |
8 |
-- |
+-------------------------------- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
|
| +----------------------------- Plethobasus
--+ |
| +----------------------------- Parvaspina
| |
| +----------------------------- Elliptio
+--+
| +-------------------------- Eurynia
| |
| +-------------------------- Hemistena
| |
| | +----------------------- Fusconaia
+--+ |
| | +----- Pleurobema_sintoxia__2
| +-----------------+
| | | +-- Pleurobema_sintoxia__1
| | +--+
+--+ +-- Pleurobema_cordatum
|
| +-------------------- Pleuronaia
| |
| | +-------- Pleurobema_rubellum
| | +--------+
+--+ | | +----- Pleurobema_strodeanum
| | +--+
| | | +-- Pleurobema_perovatum
| | +--+
| | +-- Pleurobema_taitianum
+--+
| +-- Pleurobema_oviforme__1
| |
| +-----------+-- Pleurobema_oviforme__2
| | |
| | +-- Pleurobema_clava
+--+
| +----------- Pleurobema_pyriforme
| |
+--+ +-- Pleurobema_athearni
| +-----+
| | +-- Pleurobema_georgianum__2
+--+
| +----- Pleurobema_decisum
| |
+--+ +-- Pleurobema_hanleyianum__1
| |
+--+-- Pleurobema_hanleyianum__2
|
+-- Pleurobema_georgianum__1
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
41 |
24 |
8 |
-- |
+-------------------- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
|
| +----------------- Pleurobema_stabile
--+ |
| | +----- Pleurobema_pyriforme
| | +--------+
+--+ | | +-- Pleurobema_clava
| | +--+
| | +-- Pleurobema_decisum
| |
+--+ +-- Pleurobema_cordatum
| +--------+
| | +-- Pleurobema_sintoxia
| |
| | +----- Pleuronaia
+--+ +--+
| | | +-- Parvaspina
| | +--+
| | +-- Fusconaia
+--+
| +-- Eurynia
| +--+
| | +-- Hemistena
+--+
| +-- Plethobasus
+--+
+-- Elliptio
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
72 |
40 |
8 |
-- |
+----------- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
|
| +-------- Elliptio
--+ |
| | +-- Eurynia
| +-----+
| | +-- Parvaspina
+--+
| +-- Hemistena
+-----+
| +-- Plethobasus
|
| +----- Pleuronaia
+--+
| +-- Fusconaia
+--+
+-- Pleurobema
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
56 |
2 |
2 |
-- |
+----- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
--+
| +-- Elliptio
+--+
+-- Pleurobema
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
41 |
24 |
8 |
-- |
+-------------------------- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
|
--+ +----------------------- Pleurobema_stabile
| |
+--+ +-------------------- Hemistena
| |
+--+ +----------------- Eurynia
| |
| | +-- Pleurobema_cordatum
+--+ +-----------+
| | +-- Pleurobema_sintoxia
| |
| | +----- Pleurobema_clava
+--+ +-----+
| | | +-- Pleurobema_decisum
| | +--+
| | +-- Pleurobema_pyriforme
+--+
| +-- Parvaspina
| +-----+
| | +-- Pleuronaia
+--+
| +----- Fusconaia
+--+
| +-- Plethobasus
+--+
+-- Elliptio
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
200 |
4 |
4 |
-- |
+-------- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
|
--+ +-- Elliptio
| +--+
| | +-- Eurynia
+--+
| +-- Fusconaia
+--+
+-- Pleurobema
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
33 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
-- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
200 |
4 |
4 |
-- |
+----------- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
--+
| +-------- Elliptio
+--+
| +----- Eurynia
+--+
| +-- Fusconaia
+--+
+-- Pleurobema
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
27 |
2 |
2 |
-- |
-- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
101 |
29 |
8 |
-- |
+-------------- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
|
--+ +----------- Hemistena
| |
| | +-- Plethobasus
+--+ +-----+
| | +-- Elliptio
| |
+--+ +----- Pleuronaia
| |
| +----- Fusconaia
+--+
+----- Pleurobema
|
| +-- Eurynia
+--+
+-- Parvaspina
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
30 |
5 |
4 |
-- |
+-------------- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
--+
| +----------- Elliptio
+--+
| +-------- Pleuronaia
+--+
| +----- Pleurobema_riddellii
+--+
| +-- Fusconaia
+--+
+-- Pleurobema_strodeanum
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
4 |
3 |
-- |
-- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
4 |
3 |
-- |
-- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
37 |
20 |
8 |
-- |
-- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
72 |
40 |
8 |
-- |
+-------------------------- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
|
| +----------------------- Pleurobema_stabile
| |
| | +----- Pleurobema_riddellii
--+ | +-----------+
| | | | +-- Pleurobema_sintoxia
| | | +--+
| | +--+ +-- Pleurobema_cordatum
| | | |
+--+ | | +-------------- Fusconaia
| | | |
| | +--+ +----------- Pleuronaia
| | | |
| | +--+ +-- Eurynia
| | | +-----+
| | | | +-- Parvaspina
| | +--+
+--+ | +----- Elliptio
| +--+
| | +-- Hemistena
| +--+
| +-- Plethobasus
|
| +-- Pleurobema_clava
| +-----------+
| | +-- Pleurobema_oviforme
| |
+-----+ +----------- Pleurobema_pyriforme
| |
| | +-- Pleurobema_athearni
| | +--+
+--+ | +-- Pleurobema_georgianum
| +--+
| | | +-- Pleurobema_decisum
| | +--+
| | +-- Pleurobema_hanleyianum
+--+
| +----- Pleurobema_beadleianum
| |
| +----- Pleurobema_strodeanum
+--+
+----- Pleurobema_rubellum
|
| +-- Pleurobema_perovatum
+--+
+-- Pleurobema_taitianum
| iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
56 |
2 |
2 |
-- |
+----- Elliptoideus_sloatianus **
--+
| +-- Elliptio
+--+
+-- Pleurobema
|