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Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Publication Lane et al. (2016): cladograms

publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Lane, T.W., E.M. Hallerman & J.W. Jones. 2016. Phylogenetic and taxonomic assessment of the endangered Cumberland bean, Villosa trabalis and purple bean, Villosa perpurpurea (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Conservation Genetics 17(5): 1109-1124. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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• Fig. 3

Cladogram Figure 3

  +----- Paetulunio_fabalis         
  |                                 
  +----- Epioblasma_capsaeformis    
--+                                 
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_trabalis__1  
  |  |                              
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_trabalis__2  
  +--+                              
     +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
     |                              
     +-- Venustaconcha_pleasii