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genus Alasmidonta Say, 1818: cladomics

11 Recent valid species (11 total species)

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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 = 11 (11 total)
analyzed in 67 cladograms in 45 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 7 (mean = 1.46, median = 1)

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 9
maximum number of included terminals = 7, (mean = 4.44 median = 5)
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 Alasmidonta cladogram distances
PCoA Ordination

NJ Tree of Alasmidonta cladogram distances
NJ Tree


Cladograms

Whelan et al., 2023 [Publ 4287], fig. 2

** Top Monophyly Cladogram **

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 7 7 5 7 34 26 13 **
                          +-- Utterbackia             
  +-----------------------+                           
  |                       +-- Pyganodon               
  |                                                   
  |                 +-------- Utterbackiana           
  |                 |                                 
--+  +--------------+     +-- Lasmigona               
  |  |              |  +--+                           
  |  |              |  |  +-- Pseudodontoideus        
  |  |              +--+                              
  |  |                 |  +-- Pterosyna               
  |  |                 +--+                           
  +--+                    +-- Arcidens                
     |                                                
     |                 +----- Sulcularia              
     |  +--------------+                              
     |  |              |  +-- Anodontoides            
     |  |              +--+                           
     |  |                 +-- Strophitus              
     +--+                                             
        |                 +-- Prolasmidonta           
        |  +--------------+                           
        |  |              +-- Platynaias              
        |  |                                          
        +--+  +-------------- Alasminota              
           |  |                                       
           |  |           +-- Alasmidonta_raveneliana ** 
           +--+  +--------+                           
              |  |        +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **   
              |  |                                    
              +--+        +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **    
                 |  +-----+                           
                 |  |     +-- Alasmidonta_uwharriensis **
                 +--+                                 
                    |  +----- Alasmidonta_undulata **    
                    +--+                              
                       |  +-- Alasmidonta_triangulata ** 
                       +--+                           
                          +-- Alasmidonta_arcula **      

Perkins et al., 2025 [Publ 4447], fig. 2_mtDNA-ITS

** Top Sister-Group Cladogram **

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 6 6 4 6 30 27 14 1.0
        +-------------- Utterbackiana           
  +-----+                                       
  |     |  +----------- Alasminota              
  |     +--+                                    
  |        |  +-------- Pseudodontoideus        
  |        +--+                                 
  |           |  +----- Lasmigona               
  |           +--+                              
  |              |  +-- Pterosyna               
  |              +--+                           
--+                 +-- Arcidens                
  |                                             
  |                 +-- Anodontoides            
  |           +-----+                           
  |           |     +-- Strophitus              
  |  +--------+                                 
  |  |        |  +----- Sulcularia              
  |  |        +--+                              
  |  |           |  +-- Pyganodon               
  |  |           +--+                           
  +--+              +-- Utterbackia             
     |                                          
     |              +-- Prolasmidonta           
     |  +-----------+                           
     |  |           +-- Platynaias              
     |  |                                       
     +--+  +----------- Ligodonta               
        |  |                                    
        |  |        +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **   
        +--+  +-----+                           
           |  |     +-- Alasmidonta_raveneliana ** 
           |  |                                 
           +--+     +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **    
              |  +--+                           
              |  |  +-- Alasmidonta_uwharriensis **
              +--+                              
                 |  +-- Alasmidonta_arcula **      
                 +--+                           
                    +-- Alasmidonta_triangulata ** 

Whelan et al., 2023 [Publ 4287], fig. 3

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 7 7 5 7 21 20 11 0.0
  +----------------------- Utterbackiana           
  |                                                
  |                    +-- Utterbackia             
  |  +-----------------+                           
--+  |                 +-- Pyganodon               
  |  |                                             
  |  |        +----------- Alasminota              
  |  |        |                                    
  |  |  +-----+        +-- Anodontoides            
  +--+  |     |  +-----+                           
     |  |     |  |     +-- Strophitus              
     |  |     +--+                                 
     |  |        |  +----- Sulcularia              
     |  |        +--+                              
     |  |           |  +-- Platynaias              
     +--+           +--+                           
        |              +-- Prolasmidonta           
        |                                          
        |              +-- Arcidens                
        |  +-----------+                           
        |  |           +-- Pseudodontoideus        
        |  |                                       
        +--+           +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **   
           |  +--------+                           
           |  |        +-- Alasmidonta_raveneliana ** 
           |  |                                    
           +--+        +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **    
              |  +-----+                           
              |  |     +-- Alasmidonta_uwharriensis **
              +--+                                 
                 |  +----- Alasmidonta_undulata **    
                 +--+                              
                    |  +-- Alasmidonta_triangulata ** 
                    +--+                           
                       +-- Alasmidonta_arcula **      

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

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
0.933 6 6 4 6 627 31 13 1.0
                       +-- Utterbackia             
  +--------------------+                           
  |                    +-- Pyganodon               
  |                                                
--+  +-------------------- Utterbackiana           
  |  |                                             
  |  |  +----------------- Simpsonaias             
  +--+  |                                          
     |  |              +-- Prolasmidonta           
     |  |           +--+                           
     +--+           |  +-- Platynaias              
        |  +--------+                              
        |  |        |  +-- Anodontoides            
        |  |        +--+                           
        |  |           +-- Strophitus              
        +--+                                       
           |  +----------- Alasminota              
           |  |                                    
           |  |        +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **   
           +--+  +-----+                           
              |  |     +-- Alasmidonta_raveneliana ** 
              |  |                                 
              +--+     +-- Alasmidonta_arcula **      
                 |  +--+                           
                 |  |  +-- Alasmidonta_undulata **    
                 +--+                              
                    |  +-- Alasmidonta_uwharriensis **
                    +--+                           
                       +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **    

Whelan et al., 2023 [Publ 4287], fig. 4

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 5 5 2 5 22 20 10 3.0
  +-------------------- Sulcularia              
  |                                             
  |           +-------- Utterbackiana           
  |  +--------+                                 
  |  |        |  +----- Alasminota              
--+  |        +--+                              
  |  |           |  +-- Arcidens                
  |  |           +--+                           
  |  |              +-- Pseudodontoideus        
  |  |                                          
  +--+           +----- Alasmidonta_raveneliana ** 
     |           |                              
     |           |  +-- Alasmidonta_uwharriensis **
     |  +--------+--+                           
     |  |        |  +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **    
     |  |        |                              
     |  |        |  +-- Alasmidonta_arcula **      
     +--+        +--+                           
        |           +-- Alasmidonta_triangulata ** 
        |                                       
        |  +----------- Platynaias              
        +--+                                    
           |  +-------- Strophitus              
           +--+                                 
              |  +----- Pyganodon               
              +--+                              
                 |  +-- Utterbackia             
                 +--+                           
                    +-- Anodontoides            

Inoue et al., 2014 [Publ 3635], fig. 3A

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 3 3 1 3 17 11 8 4.0
           +-------- Pseudodontoideus     
  +--------+                              
  |        |  +----- Lasmigona            
  |        +--+                           
  |           |  +-- Pterosyna            
--+           +--+                        
  |              +-- Arcidens             
  |                                       
  |  +-------------- Strophitus           
  |  |                                    
  +--+           +-- Pyganodon            
     |  +--------+                        
     |  |        +-- Utterbackia          
     +--+                                 
        |  +-------- Platynaias           
        +--+                              
           |  +----- Alasmidonta_marginata **
           +--+                           
              |  +-- Alasmidonta_undulata ** 
              +--+                        
                 +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa ** 

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

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
0.455 2 20 0 2 103 14 9 24.0
                                                     +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **      
                                                     |                              
                                                     +-- Prolasmidonta              
                                                     |                              
                                                     +-- Alasmidonta_undulata **       
                                                     |                              
                                                     +-- Beringiana                 
                                                     |                              
                                                     +-- Brachyanodon_kennerlyi     
                                                     |                              
                                                     +-- Brachyanodon_nuttalliana   
                                                     |                              
                                                     +-- Brachyanodon_oregonensis   
                                                     |                              
                                                     +-- Arcidens_confragosus       
                                                     |                              
                                                     +-- Arcidens_wheeleri          
                                                     |                              
                                                     +-- Pterosyna                  
                                                     |                              
  +--------------------------------------------------+-- Platynaias_compressa       
  |                                                  |                              
  |                                                  +-- Lasmigona                  
  |                                                  |                              
  |                                                  +-- Platynaias_decorata        
  |                                                  |                              
  |                                                  +-- Platynaias_subviridis      
  |                                                  |                              
  |                                                  +-- Pyganodon_grandis          
  |                                                  |                              
  |                                                  +-- Pyganodon_lacustris        
  |                                                  |                              
  |                                                  +-- Pseudodontoideus           
  |                                                  |                              
  |                                                  +-- Strophitus                 
  |                                                  |                              
--+                                                  +-- Utterbackia_imbecillis     
  |                                                  |                              
  |                                                  +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis__1
  |                                                  |                              
  |                                                  +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis__2
  |                                                                                 
  |  +-------------------------------------------------- Gonidea                    
  |  |                                                                              
  |  |  +----------------------------------------------- Reginaia                   
  |  |  |                                                                           
  |  |  +----------------------------------------------- Amblema                    
  |  |  |                                                                           
  |  |  |                                         +----- Popenaias                  
  |  |  |                                         |                                 
  |  |  |                                         |  +-- Dromus                     
  |  |  |                                         |  |                              
  |  |  |                                         |  +-- Epioblasma                 
  +--+  |                                         |  |                              
     |  +-----------------------------------------+  +-- Glebula                    
     |  |                                         |  |                              
     |  |                                         |  +-- Lampsilis_ovata            
     |  |                                         |  |                              
     |  |                                         |  +-- Lampsilis_virescens        
     |  |                                         |  |                              
     |  |                                         |  +-- Lemiox                     
     |  |                                         +--+                              
     |  |                                            +-- Obliquaria                 
     |  |                                            |                              
     +--+                                            +-- Obovaria_olivaria          
        |                                            |                              
        |                                            +-- Obovaria_unicolor          
        |                                            |                              
        |                                            +-- Plectomerus                
        |                                            |                              
        |                                            +-- Potamilus_alatus           
        |                                            |                              
        |                                            +-- Potamilus_capax            
        |                                                                           
        |                                         +----- Uniomerus                  
        |                                         |                                 
        |                                         |  +-- Cyclonaias                 
        |  +--------------------------------------+  |                              
        |  |                                      |  +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa__1     
        |  |                                      |  |                              
        |  |                                      |  +-- Theliderma                 
        |  |                                      +--+                              
        |  |                                         +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa__2     
        |  |                                         |                              
        +--+                                         +-- Quadrula_quadrula          
           |                                         |                              
           |                                         +-- Quadrula_verrucosa         
           |                                                                        
           |  +----------------------------------------- Elliptoideus               
           |  |                                                                     
           |  |  +-------------------------------------- Parvaspina                 
           |  |  |                                                                  
           +--+  |  +----------------------------------- Plethobasus                
              |  |  |                                                               
              |  |  +----------------------------------- Eurynia                    
              |  |  |                                                               
              |  |  +----------------------------------- Hemistena                  
              +--+  |                                                               
                 |  +----------------------------------- Elliptio                   
                 |  |                                                               
                 |  |  +-------------------------------- 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              

Breton et al., 2011 [Publ 3376], fig. 3

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 2 2 0 2 36 9 6 --
              +-- Pterosyna            
  +-----------+                        
  |           +-- Lasmigona            
--+                                    
  |  +----------- Strophitus           
  |  |                                 
  +--+        +-- Pyganodon            
     |  +-----+                        
     |  |     +-- Utterbackia          
     +--+                              
        |  +----- Platynaias           
        +--+                           
           |  +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
           +--+                        
              +-- Alasmidonta_undulata ** 

Chase et al., 2018 [Publ 3847], fig. 4

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 2 2 0 2 37 9 6 --
           +-- Pyganodon            
  +--------+                        
  |        +-- Utterbackia          
  |                                 
--+        +-- Lasmigona            
  |  +-----+                        
  |  |     +-- Pterosyna            
  |  |                              
  +--+     +-- Alasmidonta_undulata ** 
     |  +--+                        
     |  |  +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
     +--+                           
        |  +-- Strophitus           
        +--+                        
           +-- Platynaias           

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

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 37 8 8 --
  +-------------- Strophitus           
  |                                    
  |        +----- Pterosyna            
--+  +-----+                           
  |  |     |  +-- Lasmigona            
  |  |     +--+                        
  +--+        +-- Arcidens             
     |                                 
     |  +-------- Utterbackia          
     |  |                              
     +--+-------- Alasmidonta_marginata **
        |                              
        |  +----- Pyganodon            
        +--+                           
           |  +-- Anodontoides         
           +--+                        
              +-- Platynaias           

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

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
0.889 1 1 0 1 32 8 7 --
  +----------- Utterbackiana          
  |                                   
  +----------- Platynaias             
  |                                   
  +----------- Alasmidonta_triangulata **
--+                                   
  |        +-- Pterosyna              
  +--------+                          
  |        +-- Lasmigona              
  |                                   
  |  +-------- Strophitus             
  +--+                                
     |  +----- Utterbackia            
     +--+                             
        |  +-- Pyganodon              
        +--+                          
           +-- Anodonta               

Chong et al., 2008 [Publ 2668], fig. 3

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
0.889 1 1 0 1 17 7 7 --
  +-- Pseudodontoideus     
  |                        
--+-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
  |                        
  +-- Pterosyna            

Smith et al., 2018 [Publ 3790], fig. 1

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 17 16 7 --
           +-- Utterbackia            
  +--------+                          
  |        +-- Pyganodon              
  |                                   
--+        +-- Anodontoides           
  |  +-----+                          
  |  |     +-- Strophitus             
  |  |                                
  +--+     +-- Alasmidonta_triangulata **
     |  +--+                          
     |  |  +-- Alasminota             
     +--+                             
        |  +-- Pseudodontoideus       
        +--+                          
           +-- Utterbackiana          

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

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 34 5 5 --
  +----- Alasmidonta_marginata **
  |                           
  +----- Pyganodon            
  |                           
--+  +-- Pterosyna            
  +--+                        
  |  +-- Lasmigona            
  |                           
  |  +-- Platynaias           
  +--+                        
     +-- Strophitus           

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. 2

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
0.857 1 1 0 1 200 6 5 --
  +-------- Alasmidonta_marginata **
  |                              
  +-------- Lasmigona            
  |                              
  +-------- Pseudanodonta        
  |                              
  +-------- Simpsonaias          
--+                              
  +-------- Strophitus           
  |                              
  |     +-- Pyganodon            
  +-----+                        
  |     +-- Utterbackia          
  |                              
  |  +----- Anodonta_anatina     
  +--+                           
     |  +-- Anodonta_cygnea      
     +--+                        
        +-- Brachyanodon         

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. S3

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
0.857 1 1 0 1 198 6 5 --
  +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
--+                        
  +-- Lasmigona            

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. S4

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
0.857 1 1 0 1 200 6 5 --
  +-------- Acuticosta           
  |                              
  +-------- Alasmidonta_marginata **
  |                              
  +-------- Anodonta_anatina     
  |                              
  +-------- Anemina              
  |                              
  +-------- Anodonta_cygnea      
  |                              
  +-------- Cristaria            
  |                              
  +-------- Brachyanodon         
  |                              
  +-------- Lasmigona            
  |                              
  +-------- Lepidodesma          
  |                              
  +-------- Pseudanodonta        
  |                              
  +-------- Pyganodon            
  |                              
--+-------- Simpsonaias          
  |                              
  +-------- Strophitus           
  |                              
  +-------- Utterbackia          
  |                              
  +-------- Schistodesmus        
  |                              
  +-------- Unio                 
  |                              
  +-------- Scriptolamprotula    
  |                              
  +-------- Lanceolaria          
  |                              
  |     +-- Pletholophus         
  +-----+                        
  |     +-- Sinanodonta          
  |                              
  |  +----- Cuneopsis_celtiformis
  |  |                           
  |  +----- Tchangsinaia         
  |  |                           
  +--+----- Cuneopsis_rufescens  
     |                           
     +----- Nodularia            
     |                           
     |  +-- Cuneopsis_szechenyii 
     +--+                        
        +-- Cuneopsis_heudei     

Stewart et al., 2021 [Publ 4451], fig. 1

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 15 9 5 --
        +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
  +-----+                        
  |     +-- Pterosyna            
  |                              
--+     +-- Strophitus           
  |  +--+                        
  |  |  +-- Platynaias           
  +--+                           
     |  +-- Pyganodon            
     +--+                        
        +-- Utterbackia          

Wu et al., 2023 [Publ 4339], fig. 4_S5-aa

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 94 6 5 --
        +-- Pyganodon           
  +-----+                       
  |     +-- Utterbackia         
  |                             
--+     +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
  |  +--+                       
  |  |  +-- Platynaias          
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                       
        +-- Pterosyna           

Wu et al., 2023 [Publ 4339], fig. 4_S5-nt

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 94 6 5 --
           +-- Pyganodon           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Utterbackia         
--+                                
  |  +-------- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
        +--+                       
           +-- Platynaias          

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 8a_S1

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 90 6 5 --
           +-- Pyganodon           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Utterbackia         
--+                                
  |  +-------- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
        +--+                       
           +-- Platynaias          

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 8b_S2

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 90 6 5 --
           +-- Pyganodon           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Utterbackia         
--+                                
  |  +-------- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
        +--+                       
           +-- Platynaias          

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4379], fig. 5

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 52 6 5 --
           +-- Pyganodon           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Utterbackia         
--+                                
  |  +-------- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
        +--+                       
           +-- Platynaias          

Hou et al., 2024 [Publ 4400], fig. 4

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 74 6 5 --
           +-- Pyganodon           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Utterbackia         
--+                                
  |  +-------- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
        +--+                       
           +-- Platynaias          

Hou et al., 2025 [Publ 4445], fig. 5

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 51 6 5 --
           +-- Pyganodon           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Utterbackia         
--+                                
  |  +-------- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Platynaias          
        +--+                       
           +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **

Wang et al., 2025 [Publ 4488], fig. 3B

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 63 6 5 --
           +-- Pyganodon           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Utterbackia         
--+                                
  |  +-------- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
        +--+                       
           +-- Platynaias          

Campbell & Lydeard, 2026 [Publ 4810], fig. 3_5

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 139 7 5 --
        +-- Pyganodon           
  +-----+                       
  |     +-- Utterbackia         
  |                             
--+     +-- Pterosyna           
  |  +--+                       
  |  |  +-- Prolasmidonta       
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
     +--+                       
        +-- Platynaias          

Wu et al., 2026 [Publ 4811], fig. 4

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 94 6 5 --
           +-- Pyganodon           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Utterbackia         
--+                                
  |  +-------- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
        +--+                       
           +-- Platynaias          

Wu et al., 2026 [Publ 4825], fig. 6B

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 64 6 5 --
           +-- Pyganodon           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Utterbackia         
--+                                
  |  +-------- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
        +--+                       
           +-- Platynaias          

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

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 26 5 4 --
        +-- Utterbackia            
  +-----+                          
  |     +-- Utterbackiana          
--+                                
  |  +----- Strophitus             
  +--+                             
     |  +-- Lasmigona              
     +--+                          
        +-- Alasmidonta_triangulata **

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

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
0.833 1 1 0 1 27 4 4 --
  +----- Strophitus             
--+                             
  |  +-- Lasmigona              
  +--+                          
     +-- Alasmidonta_triangulata **

Huang et al., 2002 [Publ 2657], fig. 1

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 33 4 4 --
  +----------- Utterbackiana          
--+                                   
  |  +-------- Utterbackia            
  +--+                                
     |  +----- Strophitus             
     +--+                             
        |  +-- Alasmidonta_triangulata **
        +--+                          
           +-- Lasmigona              

Huang et al., 2002 [Publ 2657], fig. 2

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
0.833 1 1 0 1 33 4 4 --
  +----- Utterbackia            
  |                             
--+----- Utterbackiana          
  |                             
  |  +-- Alasmidonta_triangulata **
  +--+                          
     +-- Lasmigona              

Lopes-Lima et al., 2017 [Publ 3745], fig. 1-2

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 80 4 4 --
        +-- Pyganodon            
  +-----+                        
  |     +-- Simpsonaias          
--+                              
  |  +----- Strophitus           
  +--+                           
     |  +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
     +--+                        
        +-- Lasmigona            

Bolotov et al., 2017 [Publ 3761], fig. S1

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 138 4 4 --
        +-- Lasmigona            
  +-----+                        
  |     +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
--+                              
  |  +----- Simpsonaias          
  +--+                           
     |  +-- Pyganodon            
     +--+                        
        +-- Strophitus           

Bolotov et al., 2017 [Publ 3761], fig. S2

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 138 4 4 --
  +----- Pyganodon            
  |                           
  +----- Simpsonaias          
--+                           
  +----- Strophitus           
  |                           
  |  +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
  +--+                        
     +-- Lasmigona            

Bolotov et al., 2017 [Publ 3764], fig. S1

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
0.833 1 1 0 1 124 4 4 --
  +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **   
  |                           
  +-- Anodonta_anatina        
  |                           
  +-- Anodonta_cygnea         
  |                           
  +-- Brachyanodon            
  |                           
  +-- Lasmigona               
  |                           
  +-- Pseudanodonta           
  |                           
  +-- Pyganodon               
  |                           
  +-- Simpsonaias             
  |                           
  +-- Strophitus              
--+                           
  +-- Sinanodonta_lauta       
  |                           
  +-- Cristaria_plicata       
  |                           
  +-- Cristaria_radiata       
  |                           
  +-- Pletholophus            
  |                           
  +-- Sinanodonta_lucida      
  |                           
  +-- Sinanodonta_jourdyi     
  |                           
  +-- Lanceolaria_gladiola    
  |                           
  +-- Lanceolaria_grayii      
  |                           
  +-- Lanceolaria_danzhouensis

Bolotov et al., 2018 [Publ 3826], fig. 2

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 81 4 4 --
  +----------- Pyganodon            
--+                                 
  |  +-------- Simpsonaias          
  +--+                              
     |  +----- Strophitus           
     +--+                           
        |  +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
        +--+                        
           +-- Lasmigona            

Lopes-Lima et al., 2020 [Publ 4080], fig. 2-4

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 121 4 4 --
  +----- Pyganodon            
  |                           
  +----- Simpsonaias          
--+                           
  +----- Strophitus           
  |                           
  |  +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
  +--+                        
     +-- Lasmigona            

Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 2

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 68 5 4 --
        +-- Pyganodon           
  +-----+                       
  |     +-- Utterbackia         
--+                             
  |  +----- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                       
        +-- Platynaias          

Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 3

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 68 5 4 --
        +-- Pyganodon           
  +-----+                       
  |     +-- Utterbackia         
--+                             
  |  +----- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Platynaias          
     +--+                       
        +-- Prolasmidonta       

Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 4

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 68 5 4 --
        +-- Pyganodon           
  +-----+                       
  |     +-- Utterbackia         
--+                             
  |  +----- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                       
        +-- Platynaias          

Chen et al., 2020 [Publ 4170], fig. 1

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
0.667 1 1 0 1 33 5 4 --
  +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
--+                       
  +-- Anemina             

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 3-BI

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 72 6 4 --
        +-- Pyganodon           
  +-----+                       
  |     +-- Utterbackia         
--+                             
  |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
     +--+                       
        +-- Platynaias          

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 3-ML

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 72 6 4 --
        +-- Pyganodon           
  +-----+                       
  |     +-- Utterbackia         
--+                             
  |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
     +--+                       
        +-- Platynaias          

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 4

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 67 5 4 --
        +-- Pyganodon           
  +-----+                       
  |     +-- Utterbackia         
--+                             
  |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Platynaias          
     +--+                       
        +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **

Jeratthitikul et al., 2022 [Publ 4260], fig. S1_1

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 75 4 4 --
        +-- Pyganodon            
  +-----+                        
  |     +-- Simpsonaias          
--+                              
  |  +----- Strophitus           
  +--+                           
     |  +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
     +--+                        
        +-- Lasmigona            

Jeratthitikul et al., 2022 [Publ 4260], fig. S2_2

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 75 4 4 --
        +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
  +-----+                        
  |     +-- Lasmigona            
--+                              
  |  +----- Pyganodon            
  +--+                           
     |  +-- Strophitus           
     +--+                        
        +-- Simpsonaias          

Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000 [Publ 2648], fig. 2A

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 29 4 3 --
     +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
  +--+                        
  |  +-- Lasmigona            
--+                           
  |  +-- Strophitus           
  +--+                        
     +-- Pyganodon            

Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000 [Publ 2648], fig. 2B

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 29 4 3 --
     +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
  +--+                        
  |  +-- Lasmigona            
--+                           
  |  +-- Strophitus           
  +--+                        
     +-- Pyganodon            

Graf & Cummings, 2006 [Publ 1968], fig. 2

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 46 3 3 --
  +-------- Lasmigona            
--+                              
  |  +----- Alasmidonta_marginata **
  +--+                           
     |  +-- Pyganodon            
     +--+                        
        +-- Strophitus           

Hoeh et al., 2009 [Publ 2716], fig. 3

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 46 3 3 --
  +-------- Lasmigona            
--+                              
  |  +----- Alasmidonta_marginata **
  +--+                           
     |  +-- Strophitus           
     +--+                        
        +-- Pyganodon            

Hoeh et al., 2009 [Publ 2716], fig. 4

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 45 3 3 --
  +-------- Lasmigona            
--+                              
  |  +----- Alasmidonta_marginata **
  +--+                           
     |  +-- Strophitus           
     +--+                        
        +-- Pyganodon            

Hoeh et al., 2009 [Publ 2716], fig. 5

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 45 3 3 --
  +-------- Lasmigona            
--+                              
  |  +----- Alasmidonta_marginata **
  +--+                           
     |  +-- Strophitus           
     +--+                        
        +-- Pyganodon            

Jadhav & Jamkhedkar, 2009 [Publ 3697], fig. 11

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 24 3 3 --
  +----- Lasmigona            
  |                           
--+  +-- Strophitus           
  |  |                        
  +--+-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
     |                        
     +-- Pyganodon            

Wu et al., 2018 [Publ 3836], fig. 2

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 52 4 3 --
  +----- Strophitus           
  |                           
--+  +-- Platynaias           
  |  |                        
  +--+-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
     |                        
     +-- Pyganodon            

Aunins et al., 2018 [Publ 3863], fig. 1

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 39 4 3 --
     +-- Prolasmidonta       
  +--+                       
  |  +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

Fukata & Iigo, 2020 [Publ 4106], fig. 1

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 53 3 3 --
     +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
  |  +-- Utterbackia         
--+                          
  |  +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
  +--+                       
     +-- Prolasmidonta       

Graf, 2002 [Publ 2651], fig. 2

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 17 1 1 --
  +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
--+                        
  +-- Pyganodon            

Araujo et al., 2018 [Publ 3779], fig. 1

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 17 1 1 --
  +-- Pyganodon            
--+                        
  +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **

Chen et al., 2023 [Publ 4302], fig. 1

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 40 1 1 --
  +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
--+                        
  +-- Lasmigona            

Chen et al., 2023 [Publ 4302], fig. 2

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 40 1 1 --
  +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
--+                        
  +-- Lasmigona            

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4388], fig. 6

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 52 1 1 --
  +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa **
--+                       
  +-- Utterbackia         

Dai et al., 2025 [Publ 4440], fig. 1

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 43 1 1 --
  +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
--+                        
  +-- Lasmigona            

Dai et al., 2025 [Publ 4440], fig. 2

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 43 1 1 --
  +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
--+                        
  +-- Lasmigona            

Chen et al., 2025 [Publ 4487], fig. 2

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 40 1 1 --
  +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
--+                        
  +-- Lasmigona            

Chen et al., 2025 [Publ 4487], fig. 3

cstiTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1.000 1 1 0 1 40 1 1 --
  +-- Alasmidonta_marginata **
--+                        
  +-- Lasmigona