Lawrie, A.D., J.R. Daviot, A. Harman, C. Hofmeester & J. Huey. 2026. Under surveyed and under pressure: additional biodiversity uncovered in the freshwater mussels (Unionida: Velesunioninae) of north-western Australia. Ecology and Evolution 16(6): 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73746.
(click the figure number to see the cladogram)
+----------------------------- Unio_pictorum
|
| +-- Castalia_ambigua
| +-----------------------+
| | +-- Triplodon_corrugatus
--+ |
| | +-- Hyridella_depressa
| | +--+
| | | +-- Hyridella_drapeta
| +--------------------+
| | | +-- Hyridella_australis
+--+ +--+
| +-- Cucumerunio_novaehollandiae
|
| +-- Westralunio_inbisi
| +--------------------+
| | +-- Westralunio_carteri
| |
| | +-------- Velesunio__6
| | +-----------+
+--+ | | +----- Alathyria_jacksoni__2
| | +--+
| | | +-- Alathyria_profuga
| | +--+
| | +-- Velesunio_ambiguus
| |
+--+ +----------- Velesunio__5
| +-----+
| | | +-------- Alathyria_pertexta__2
| | +--+
| | | +----- Velesunio__4
| | +--+
| | | +-- Alathyria_jacksoni__1
+--+ +--+
| +-- Alathyria_pertexta__1
|
| +-- Lortiella_rugata
| +-----------+
| | +-- Lortiella_froggatti
+--+
| +----------- Velesunio__3
+--+
| +-------- Microdontia_anodontaeformis
+--+
| +----- Velesunio_angasi
+--+
| +-- Velesunio__1
+--+
+-- Velesunio__2
+-------- Velesunio__9
+-----+
| | +----- Velesunio_ambiguus
| +--+
| | +-- Alathyria_jacksoni__4
| +--+
| +-- Alathyria_profuga
|
| +----------- Velesunio__5
--+ |
| | +-- Velesunio__8
| +--------+
| | +-- Microdontia_anodontaeformis
| |
| | +-- Lortiella_froggatti
| | +-----+
| | | +-- Lortiella_rugata
| +--+
+--+ | +----- Velesunio_angasi
| +--+
| | +-- Velesunio__6
| +--+
| +-- Velesunio__7
|
| +-------- Velesunio__4
| |
| | +-- Alathyria_jacksoni__1
| | |
+--+ +-- Alathyria_jacksoni__2
| +--+
| | +-- Alathyria_jacksoni__3
| | |
| | +-- Alathyria_pertexta__1
+--+
| +-- Velesunio__1
| |
| +-- Velesunio__2
+--+
+-- Velesunio__3
|
+-- Alathyria_pertexta__2