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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

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Publication Zieritz et al. (2021): cladograms

publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Zieritz, A., L. Jainih, J. Pfeiffer, K.A.A. Rahim & H. Prayogo. 2021. A new genus and two new, rare freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionidae) species endemic to Borneo are threatened by ongoing habitat destruction. Aquatic Conservation: Marine & Freshwater Ecosystems 31: 3169-3183. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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Cladogram Figure 5
                                      +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera  
  +-----------------------------------+                                
  |                                   +-- Pseudunio_auricularius       
  |                                                                    
  |                                   +-- Amblema_plicata              
--+  +--------------------------------+                                
  |  |                                +-- Lampsilis_ovata              
  |  |                                                                 
  |  |  +-------------------------------- Chamberlainia_somsakpanhai   
  +--+  |                                                              
     |  |  +----------------------------- Potomida_littoralis          
     |  |  |                                                           
     |  |  |                          +-- Gonidea_angulata             
     +--+  |     +--------------------+                                
        |  |     |                    +-- Microcondylaea_bonellii      
        |  |  +--+                                                     
        |  |  |  |  +-------------------- Schepmania_nieuwenhuisi      
        |  |  |  |  |                                                  
        |  |  |  +--+                 +-- Indopseudodon_bogani         
        +--+  |     |  +--------------+                                
           |  |     |  |              +-- Indopseudodon_kayinensis     
           |  |     +--+                                               
           |  |        |  +-------------- Pilsbryoconcha_exilis        
           |  |        |  |                                            
           |  |        +--+           +-- Pseudodon_mekongi            
           |  |           |  +--------+                                
           |  |           |  |        +-- Pseudodon_vondembuschianus   
           |  |           +--+                                         
           +--+              |  +-------- Sundadontina_tanintharyiensis
              |              +--+                                      
              |                 |  +----- Thaiconcha_callifera         
              |                 +--+                                   
              |                    |  +-- Bineurus_loeiensis           
              |                    +--+                                
              |                       +-- Bineurus_anodontinum         
              |                                                        
              |                    +----- Ctenodesma_borneensis        
              |     +--------------+                                   
              |     |              |  +-- Khairuloconcha_lunbawangorum 
              |     |              +--+                                
              |     |                 +-- Khairuloconcha_sahanae       
              |     |                                                  
              +-----+           +-------- Ensidens_sagittarius         
                    |  +--------+                                      
                    |  |        |  +----- Rectidens_sumatrensis        
                    |  |        +--+                                   
                    |  |           |  +-- Hyriopsis_bialata            
                    +--+           +--+                                
                       |              +-- Hyriopsis_desowitzi          
                       |                                               
                       |  +-------------- Physunio_superbus            
                       |  |                                            
                       +--+  +----------- Trapezoideus_foliaceus       
                          |  |                                         
                          +--+        +-- Lens_contradens              
                             |  +-----+                                
                             |  |     +-- Lens_eximius                 
                             +--+                                      
                                |  +----- Yaukthwa_elongatula          
                                +--+                                   
                                   |  +-- Yaukthwa_inlenensis          
                                   +--+                                
                                      +-- Yaukthwa_paiensis            
 
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