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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Gangloff et al. (2013): cladograms
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Complete Citation

Gangloff, M.M., B.A. Hamstead, E.F. Abernethy & P.D. Hartfield. 2013. Genetic distinctiveness of Ligumia recta, the black sandshell, in the Mobile River Basin and implications for conservation. Conservation Genetics 14: 913-916. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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• Fig. 2

Cladogram Figure 2

     +-- Ligumia_recta              
  +--+                              
  |  +-- Sagittunio_nasutus         
--+                                 
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
  +--+                              
     +-- Venustaconcha_pleasii