Araujo, R., S. Schneider, K.J. Roe, D. Erpenbeck & A. Machordom. 2016. The origin and phylogeny of Margaritiferidae (Bivalvia, Unionoida): a synthesis of molecular and fossil data. Zoologica Scripta 46(3): 289-307. Available electronically.
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+----------------------- Neotrigonia_margaritacea
|
--+ +-------------------- Potomida_littoralis
| |
+--+ +----------------- Gibbosula_laosensis
| |
| | +----- Cumberlandia_monodonta
+--+ +--------+
| | | +-- Pseudunio_marocanus
| | +--+
| | +-- Pseudunio_auricularius
+--+
| +-- Margaritifera_dahurica
| +--------+
| | +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
+--+
| +-------- Margaritifera_falcata
| |
+--+ +-- Margaritifera_middendorffi
| +--+
| | +-- Margaritifera_laevis
+--+
| +-- Margaritifera_marrianae
+--+
+-- Margaritifera_hembeli
+-------------------- Cumberlandia_monodonta
|
--+ +-- Pseudunio_marocanus
| +--------------+
| | +-- Pseudunio_auricularius
+--+
| +-------------- Gibbosula_laosensis
| |
+--+ +-- Margaritifera_dahurica
| +--------+
| | +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
+--+
| +-------- Margaritifera_falcata
| |
+--+ +-- Margaritifera_laevis
| +--+
| | +-- Margaritifera_middendorffi
+--+
| +-- Margaritifera_marrianae
+--+
+-- Margaritifera_hembeli