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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

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Publication Roe & Lydeard (1998): cladograms

publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Roe, K.J. & C. Lydeard. 1998. Molecular systematics of the freshwater mussel genus Potamilus (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Malacologia 39: 195-205. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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Cladogram Figure 3
  +-------------- Fusconaia_cerina       
  |                                      
  +-------------- Obliquaria_reflexa     
--+                                      
  |  +----------- Potamilus_capax        
  |  |                                   
  |  +----------- Lampsilis_ornata       
  +--+                                   
     |  +-------- Potamilus_fragilis     
     |  |                                
     |  |  +----- Potamilus_inflatus     
     +--+  |                             
        |  |  +-- Potamilus_ohiensis     
        |  +--+                          
        +--+  +-- Potamilus_amphichaenus 
           |                             
           |  +-- Potamilus_purpuratus__1
           |  |                          
           +--+-- Potamilus_purpuratus__2
              |                          
              +-- Potamilus_alatus
 
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