The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Smith et al. (2019): cladograms
publication summary | cladograms Complete CitationSmith, C.H., N.A. Johnson, K. Inoue, R.D. Doyle & C.R. Randklev. 2019. Integrative taxonomy reveals a new species of freshwater mussel, Potamilus streckersoni sp. nov. (Bivalvia: Unionidae): implications for conservation and management. Systematics and Biodiversity 17(4): 331-348. Available electronically.
Cladogram Figures(click the figure number to see the cladogram) Cladogram Figure 2
+----------------------------------------------- Quadrula_quadrula
|
| +-- Amblema_plicata
--+ +-----------------------------------------+
| | +-- Reginaia_ebenus
| |
+--+ +----------------------------------------- Plectomerus_dombeyanus
| |
| | +-------------------------------------- Toxolasma_lividum
+--+ |
| | +----- Popenaias_popeii
| | +-----------------------------+
+--+ | | +-- Glebula_rotundata
| | +--+
| | +-- Cyrtonaias_tampicoensis
| |
| | +-------------------------------- Obliquaria_reflexa
+--+ |
| | +-- Medionidus_conradicus
| | +--+
| | | +-- Lemiox_rimosus
| | +-----------------------+
| | | | +-- Cyprogenia_stegaria
| | | +--+
+--+ | +-- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris
| |
| | +-- Hamiota_subangulata
| | +--------------------+
| | | +-- Villosa_villosa
| | |
| | +--+ +-------------------- Ligumia_recta
| | | | |
+--+ | | | +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
| | +--+ +-----------+
| | | | | +-- Obovaria_subrotunda
| | | | +--+
| | +--+ +-- Epioblasma_rangiana
| | |
| | | +-------------- Ortmanniana_pectorosa
| | +--+
| | | +----------- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
| | +--+
| | | +-------- Lampsilis_ovata
| | +--+
+--+ | +----- Lampsilis_dolabraeformis
| +--+
| | +-- Lampsilis_satura
| +--+
| +-- Lampsilis_cardium
|
| +-------------- Atlanticoncha_ochracea
| +-----+
| | | +----------- Ellipsaria_lineolata
| | +--+
| | | +-------- Truncilla_truncata
| | +--+
| | | +----- Truncilla_cognata
| | +--+
+-----+ | +-- Truncilla_macrodon
| +--+
| +-- Truncilla_donaciformis
|
| +----------------- Potamilus_capax
| |
| | +----- Potamilus_inflatus
+--+ +--------+
| | | +-- Potamilus_fragilis
| | +--+
| | +-- Potamilus_leptodon
+--+
| +----- Potamilus_ohiensis
| +-----+
| | | +-- Potamilus_amphichaenus
| | +--+
+--+ +-- Potamilus_streckersoni
|
| +-------- Potamilus_metnecktayi
+--+
| +----- Potamilus_purpuratus__1
+--+
| +-- Potamilus_purpuratus__2
+--+
+-- Potamilus_alatus
|
