Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina

genus Platynaias Walker, 1918: cladomics

3 Recent valid species (3 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.

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Cladomics Summary

number of species = 3 (3 total)
analyzed in 72 cladograms in 51 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 3 (mean = 1.31, median = 1)

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 19
maximum number of included terminals = 3, (mean = 2.16 median = 2)
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 0.95


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 Platynaias cladogram distances
PCoA Ordination

NJ Tree of Platynaias cladogram distances
NJ Tree


Cladograms

King et al., 1999 [Publ 2699], fig. 4

** Top Monophyly Cladogram **

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
2 2 0 5 4 4 4 --
        +-- Pterosyna               
  +-----+                           
  |     +-- Lasmigona               
  |                                 
--+  +----- Prolasmidonta           
  |  |                              
  |  +----- Strophitus              
  |  |                              
  +--+  +-- Platynaias_compressa **    
     |  |                           
     |  +-- Platynaias_subviridis__1 **
     |  |                           
     +--+-- Platynaias_subviridis__2 **
        |                           
        +-- Platynaias_subviridis__3 **
        |                           
        +-- Platynaias_subviridis__4 **

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

** Top Sister-Group Cladogram **

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
3 3 1 3 33 30 14 --
     +-------------- Utterbackiana        
  +--+                                    
  |  |  +----------- Alasminota           
  |  +--+                                 
  |     |  +-------- Pseudodontoideus     
  |     +--+                              
  |        |  +----- Lasmigona            
  |        +--+                           
  |           |  +-- Pterosyna            
  |           +--+                        
--+              +-- Arcidens             
  |                                       
  |              +-- Anodontoides         
  |        +-----+                        
  |        |     +-- Strophitus           
  |  +-----+                              
  |  |     |  +----- Sulcularia           
  |  |     +--+                           
  |  |        |  +-- Pyganodon            
  |  |        +--+                        
  +--+           +-- Utterbackia          
     |                                    
     |           +-- Ligodonta            
     |  +--------+                        
     |  |        +-- Alasmidonta          
     +--+                                 
        |  +-------- Prolasmidonta        
        +--+                              
           |  +----- Platynaias_decorata **  
           +--+                           
              |  +-- Platynaias_compressa ** 
              +--+                        
                 +-- Platynaias_subviridis **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
3 3 1 3 629 33 13 --
  +-------------------- Utterbackiana        
  |                                          
--+  +----------------- Simpsonaias          
  |  |                                       
  |  |              +-- Alasminota           
  +--+  +-----------+                        
     |  |           +-- Alasmidonta          
     |  |                                    
     +--+           +-- Anodontoides         
        |  +--------+                        
        |  |        +-- Strophitus           
        +--+                                 
           |  +-------- Prolasmidonta        
           +--+                              
              |  +----- Platynaias_subviridis **
              +--+                           
                 |  +-- Platynaias_compressa ** 
                 +--+                        
                    +-- Platynaias_decorata **  

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
3 20 0 3 102 13 9 --
  +-- 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

Guerra et al., 2019 [Publ 4168], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
2 2 0 2 39 3 2 --
     +-- Platynaias_compressa ** 
  +--+                        
  |  +-- Platynaias_subviridis **
--+                           
  |  +-- Pyganodon            
  +--+                        
     +-- Utterbackia          

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
2 2 0 2 72 5 4 --
           +-- Pyganodon            
  +--------+                        
  |        +-- Utterbackia          
--+                                 
  |  +-------- Prolasmidonta        
  +--+                              
     |  +----- Alasmidonta          
     +--+                           
        |  +-- Platynaias_subviridis **
        +--+                        
           +-- Platynaias_compressa ** 

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
2 2 0 2 14 8 5 --
           +-- Alasmidonta          
  +--------+                        
  |        +-- Pterosyna            
  |                                 
--+        +-- Pyganodon            
  |  +-----+                        
  |  |     +-- Utterbackia          
  +--+                              
     |  +----- Strophitus           
     +--+                           
        |  +-- Platynaias_compressa ** 
        +--+                        
           +-- Platynaias_subviridis **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
2 2 0 2 139 6 5 --
           +-- Pyganodon            
  +--------+                        
  |        +-- Utterbackia          
  |                                 
--+        +-- Pterosyna            
  |  +-----+                        
  |  |     +-- Prolasmidonta        
  +--+                              
     |  +----- Alasmidonta          
     +--+                           
        |  +-- Platynaias_compressa ** 
        +--+                        
           +-- Platynaias_subviridis **

King et al., 1999 [Publ 2699], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
2 2 0 2 7 7 5 --
  +-------------- Pyganodon            
  |                                    
--+           +-- Lasmigona            
  |  +--------+                        
  |  |        +-- Pterosyna            
  +--+                                 
     |  +-------- Strophitus           
     +--+                              
        |  +----- Prolasmidonta        
        +--+                           
           |  +-- Platynaias_subviridis **
           +--+                        
              +-- Platynaias_compressa ** 

Guerra et al., 2017 [Publ 3772], fig. 2a

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
2 2 0 2 23 3 2 --
     +-- Platynaias_subviridis **
  +--+                        
  |  +-- Platynaias_compressa ** 
--+                           
  |  +-- Pyganodon            
  +--+                        
     +-- Utterbackia          

Moyer & Díaz-Ferguson, 2012 [Publ 3375], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
2 2 0 2 4 1 1 --
  +----- Lasmigona            
--+                           
  |  +-- Platynaias_compressa ** 
  +--+                        
     +-- Platynaias_subviridis **

Guerra et al., 2017 [Publ 3772], fig. 2b

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
2 2 0 2 23 3 2 --
     +-- Platynaias_subviridis **
  +--+                        
  |  +-- Platynaias_compressa ** 
--+                           
  |  +-- Pyganodon            
  +--+                        
     +-- Utterbackia          

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
2 2 0 2 72 5 4 --
           +-- Pyganodon            
  +--------+                        
  |        +-- Utterbackia          
--+                                 
  |  +-------- Prolasmidonta        
  +--+                              
     |  +----- Alasmidonta          
     +--+                           
        |  +-- Platynaias_subviridis **
        +--+                        
           +-- Platynaias_compressa ** 

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
2 2 0 2 18 12 8 --
        +-------- Pseudodontoideus     
  +-----+                              
  |     |  +----- Lasmigona            
  |     +--+                           
  |        |  +-- Pterosyna            
--+        +--+                        
  |           +-- Arcidens             
  |                                    
  |  +----------- Strophitus           
  |  |                                 
  +--+        +-- Pyganodon            
     |  +-----+                        
     |  |     +-- Utterbackia          
     +--+                              
        |  +----- Alasmidonta          
        +--+                           
           |  +-- Platynaias_compressa ** 
           +--+                        
              +-- Platynaias_subviridis **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
2 2 0 2 39 31 13 --
                 +-- Utterbackia          
  +--------------+                        
  |              +-- Pyganodon            
  |                                       
  |        +-------- Utterbackiana        
  |        |                              
--+  +-----+     +-- Lasmigona            
  |  |     |  +--+                        
  |  |     |  |  +-- Pseudodontoideus     
  |  |     +--+                           
  |  |        |  +-- Pterosyna            
  |  |        +--+                        
  +--+           +-- Arcidens             
     |                                    
     |        +----- Sulcularia           
     |  +-----+                           
     |  |     |  +-- Anodontoides         
     |  |     +--+                        
     |  |        +-- Strophitus           
     +--+                                 
        |        +-- Alasminota           
        |  +-----+                        
        |  |     +-- Alasmidonta          
        +--+                              
           |  +----- Prolasmidonta        
           +--+                           
              |  +-- Platynaias_subviridis **
              +--+                        
                 +-- Platynaias_compressa ** 

Guerra et al., 2019 [Publ 4168], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
2 2 0 2 39 3 2 --
     +-- Platynaias_compressa ** 
  +--+                        
  |  +-- Platynaias_subviridis **
--+                           
  |  +-- Pyganodon            
  +--+                        
     +-- Utterbackia          

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
2 2 0 2 37 9 6 --
              +-- Pyganodon            
  +-----------+                        
  |           +-- Utterbackia          
  |                                    
--+           +-- Lasmigona            
  |  +--------+                        
  |  |        +-- Pterosyna            
  +--+                                 
     |  +-------- Alasmidonta          
     +--+                              
        |  +----- Strophitus           
        +--+                           
           |  +-- Platynaias_compressa ** 
           +--+                        
              +-- Platynaias_subviridis **

Wu et al., 2023 [Publ 4339], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
2 2 0 2 17 0 0 --
  +-- Platynaias **          
--+                       
  +-- Platynaias_compressa **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
2 2 0 2 36 9 6 --
              +-- Pterosyna            
  +-----------+                        
  |           +-- Lasmigona            
--+                                    
  |  +----------- Strophitus           
  |  |                                 
  +--+        +-- Pyganodon            
     |  +-----+                        
     |  |     +-- Utterbackia          
     +--+                              
        |  +----- Alasmidonta          
        +--+                           
           |  +-- Platynaias_compressa ** 
           +--+                        
              +-- Platynaias_subviridis **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 64 6 5 --
           +-- Pyganodon           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Utterbackia         
--+                                
  |  +-------- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Alasmidonta         
        +--+                       
           +-- Platynaias_compressa **

Xue et al., 2016 [Publ 3659], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 14 0 0 --
-- Platynaias_compressa **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 34 5 5 --
  +----- Alasmidonta         
  |                          
  +----- Pyganodon           
  |                          
--+  +-- Pterosyna           
  +--+                       
  |  +-- Lasmigona           
  |                          
  |  +-- Platynaias_compressa **
  +--+                       
     +-- Strophitus          

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 95 6 5 --
           +-- Pyganodon           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Utterbackia         
--+                                
  |  +-------- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Alasmidonta         
        +--+                       
           +-- Platynaias_compressa **

Huang et al., 2013 [Publ 3629], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 15 3 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

Zanatta et al., 2007 [Publ 2698], fig. 1B

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 15 13 5 --
  +-- Lasmigona           
  |                       
--+-- Platynaias_compressa **
  |                       
  +-- Pterosyna           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 27 26 11 --
  +-------------------- Utterbackiana        
  |                                          
  |                 +-- Utterbackia          
--+  +--------------+                        
  |  |              +-- Pyganodon            
  |  |                                       
  +--+           +----- Alasmidonta          
     |  +--------+                           
     |  |        |  +-- Arcidens             
     |  |        +--+                        
     +--+           +-- Pseudodontoideus     
        |                                    
        |  +----------- Alasminota           
        |  |                                 
        +--+        +-- Anodontoides         
           |  +-----+                        
           |  |     +-- Strophitus           
           +--+                              
              |  +----- Sulcularia           
              +--+                           
                 |  +-- Platynaias_subviridis **
                 +--+                        
                    +-- Prolasmidonta        

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 37 8 8 --
  +-------------- Strophitus          
  |                                   
  |        +----- Pterosyna           
--+  +-----+                          
  |  |     |  +-- Lasmigona           
  |  |     +--+                       
  +--+        +-- Arcidens            
     |                                
     |  +-------- Utterbackia         
     |  |                             
     +--+-------- Alasmidonta         
        |                             
        |  +----- Pyganodon           
        +--+                          
           |  +-- Anodontoides        
           +--+                       
              +-- Platynaias_compressa **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 26 24 10 --
  +-------------------- Sulcularia           
  |                                          
  |           +-------- Utterbackiana        
--+  +--------+                              
  |  |        |  +----- Alasminota           
  |  |        +--+                           
  |  |           |  +-- Arcidens             
  +--+           +--+                        
     |              +-- Pseudodontoideus     
     |                                       
     |  +-------------- Alasmidonta          
     +--+                                    
        |  +----------- Platynaias_subviridis **
        +--+                                 
           |  +-------- Strophitus           
           +--+                              
              |  +----- Pyganodon            
              +--+                           
                 |  +-- Utterbackia          
                 +--+                        
                    +-- Anodontoides         

Wu et al., 2019 [Publ 3864], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 45 3 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 68 5 4 --
        +-- Pyganodon           
  +-----+                       
  |     +-- Utterbackia         
--+                             
  |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Platynaias_compressa **
     +--+                       
        +-- Alasmidonta         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 32 8 7 --
-- Platynaias_compressa **

Hoeh, 1990 [Publ 2717], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 14 12 5 --
  +-- Pterosyna           
  |                       
--+-- Platynaias_compressa **
  |                       
  +-- Lasmigona           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 91 6 5 --
           +-- Pyganodon           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Utterbackia         
--+                                
  |  +-------- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Alasmidonta         
        +--+                       
           +-- Platynaias_compressa **

Soroka & Burzynski, 2017 [Publ 3837], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 22 3 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 95 6 5 --
        +-- Pyganodon           
  +-----+                       
  |     +-- Utterbackia         
  |                             
--+     +-- Alasmidonta         
  |  +--+                       
  |  |  +-- Platynaias_compressa **
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                       
        +-- Pterosyna           

Huang et al., 2018 [Publ 3828], fig. 6

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 41 3 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

Cha et al., 2018 [Publ 3916], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 37 3 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

Amaro et al., 2017 [Publ 3791], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 15 4 3 --
     +-- Lasmigona           
  +--+                       
  |  +-- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

Wang et al., 2018 [Publ 3846], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 30 1 1 --
  +-- Pyganodon           
--+                       
  +-- Platynaias_compressa **

Wu et al., 2022 [Publ 4238], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 73 3 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

Pfeiffer & Graf, 2013 [Publ 3531], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 30 2 2 --
  +----- Strophitus          
--+                          
  |  +-- Platynaias_compressa **
  +--+                       
     +-- Pyganodon           

Hoeh, 1990 [Publ 2717], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 14 12 5 --
  +-- Pterosyna           
  |                       
  +-- Platynaias_compressa **
  |                       
  +-- Pyganodon_cataracta 
--+                       
  +-- Pyganodon_gibbosa   
  |                       
  +-- Pyganodon_grandis   
  |                       
  +-- Pyganodon_lacustris 

Hoeh, 1990 [Publ 2717], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 14 12 5 --
  +-- Pterosyna           
  |                       
--+-- Platynaias_compressa **
  |                       
  +-- Lasmigona           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 95 6 5 --
           +-- Pyganodon           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Utterbackia         
--+                                
  |  +-------- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Alasmidonta         
        +--+                       
           +-- Platynaias_compressa **

Chen et al., 2025 [Publ 4448], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 85 3 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

Fonseca et al., 2016 [Publ 3775], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 30 3 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

Zanatta et al., 2007 [Publ 2698], fig. 1A

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 15 13 5 --
  +-- Platynaias_compressa **
  |                       
--+-- Lasmigona           
  |                       
  +-- Pterosyna           

Dai et al., 2023 [Publ 4285], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 52 2 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 91 6 5 --
           +-- Pyganodon           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Utterbackia         
--+                                
  |  +-------- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Alasmidonta         
        +--+                       
           +-- Platynaias_compressa **

Wu et al., 2020 [Publ 4121], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 48 3 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

Dai et al., 2025 [Publ 4440], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 87 3 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 7 6 2 --
  +----- Pyganodon_grandis    
  |                           
  +----- Pyganodon_cataracta  
  |                           
--+----- Pyganodon_fragilis   
  |                           
  +----- Pyganodon            
  |                           
  |  +-- Platynaias_subviridis **
  +--+                        
     +-- Arcidens             

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 67 5 4 --
        +-- Pyganodon           
  +-----+                       
  |     +-- Utterbackia         
--+                             
  |  +----- Alasmidonta         
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                       
        +-- Platynaias_compressa **

Wang et al., 2018 [Publ 3865], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 30 1 1 --
  +-- Pyganodon           
--+                       
  +-- Platynaias_compressa **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 17 7 7 --
  +----- Strophitus          
--+                          
  |  +-- Prolasmidonta       
  +--+                       
     +-- Platynaias_compressa **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 53 6 5 --
           +-- Pyganodon           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Utterbackia         
--+                                
  |  +-------- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Alasmidonta         
        +--+                       
           +-- Platynaias_compressa **

Riccardi et al., 2020 [Publ 4089], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 18 3 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 52 6 5 --
           +-- Pyganodon           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Utterbackia         
--+                                
  |  +-------- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Platynaias_compressa **
        +--+                       
           +-- Alasmidonta         

Wu et al., 2022 [Publ 4238], fig. 2d

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 38 3 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

Zieritz et al., 2021 [Publ 4231], fig. 3-F_5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 47 3 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

Amaro et al., 2017 [Publ 3791], fig. 3B

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 11 3 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 67 5 4 --
        +-- Pyganodon           
  +-----+                       
  |     +-- Utterbackia         
--+                             
  |  +----- Alasmidonta         
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Platynaias_compressa **
     +--+                       
        +-- Prolasmidonta       

Lopes-Lima et al., 2017 [Publ 3792], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 31 3 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 52 4 3 --
  +----- Strophitus          
  |                          
--+  +-- Platynaias_compressa **
  |  |                       
  +--+-- Alasmidonta         
     |                       
     +-- Pyganodon           

Zhou et al., 2016 [Publ 3710], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 19 3 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 75 6 5 --
           +-- Pyganodon           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Utterbackia         
--+                                
  |  +-------- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Alasmidonta         
        +--+                       
           +-- Platynaias_compressa **

Dai et al., 2024 [Publ 4358], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 52 2 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 67 5 4 --
        +-- Pyganodon           
  +-----+                       
  |     +-- Utterbackia         
--+                             
  |  +----- Alasmidonta         
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Prolasmidonta       
     +--+                       
        +-- Platynaias_compressa **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 33 5 4 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Utterbackia         
  +--+                       
     +-- Pyganodon           

Amaro et al., 2017 [Publ 3791], fig. 3A

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 11 3 2 --
  +----- Platynaias_compressa **
--+                          
  |  +-- Pyganodon           
  +--+                       
     +-- Utterbackia         

Hewitt et al., 2018 [Publ 3758], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 8 5 5 --
  +-------- Pyganodon            
  |                              
  |     +-- Platynaias_subviridis **
--+-----+                        
  |     +-- Strophitus           
  |                              
  |  +----- Lasmigona            
  +--+                           
     |  +-- Arcidens             
     +--+                        
        +-- Pterosyna            

Manendo et al., 2008 [Publ 2669], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 12 1 1 --
  +-- Platynaias_subviridis **
--+                        
  +-- Pyganodon