Bivalvia | Unionida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae

genus Lortiella Modell, 1942: cladomics

3 Recent valid species (3 total species)

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The purpose of the cladomics pages for each genus and family-group level taxon is to provide statistics and references indicating the extent to which published phylogenetic work supports the classification used here.

The Cladomics Summary provides an overview of the number of studies that have included terminal species representing this taxon as well as an indication of how frequently it has been recovered as monophyletic.

Following the summary, the available published clades representing the taxon are listed.

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Cladomics Summary

number of species = 3 (3 total)
analyzed in 26 cladograms in 16 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 2 (mean = 1.08, median = 1)

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 2
maximum number of included terminals = 2, (mean = 2 median = 2)
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 1


Cladograms

Lawrie et al., 2026 [Publ 4843], fig. 1

** Top Monophyly Cladogram ** ** Top Sister-Group Cladogram **

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.667 2 2 0 2 16 9 4 **
Cladomics cladogram Westralunio 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 Velesunio angasi Velesunio 1 Velesunio 2

Lawrie et al., 2026 [Publ 4843], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.600 2 2 0 2 7 7 3 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Velesunio 9 Velesunio ambiguus Alathyria jacksoni 4 Alathyria profuga Velesunio 5 Velesunio 8 Microdontia 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

Graf et al., 2015 [Publ 3619], fig. 1

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.833 1 1 0 1 19 6 4 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Westralunio Alathyria jacksoni Velesunio Alathyria profuga Alathyria pertexta Microdontia Lortiella froggatti

Santos-Neto et al., 2016 [Publ 3739], fig. 2a_b

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.667 1 1 0 1 20 5 4 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Velesunio ambiguus Microdontia Lortiella Alathyria Velesunio angasi

Santos-Neto et al., 2016 [Publ 3739], fig. 4

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.667 1 1 0 1 20 5 4 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Velesunio ambiguus Alathyria Velesunio angasi Lortiella Microdontia

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.667 1 1 0 1 200 6 4 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Alathyria jacksoni Alathyria profuga Velesunio Alathyria pertexta Lortiella froggatti Microdontia

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. S3

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.667 1 1 0 1 198 6 4 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Velesunio Alathyria jacksoni Alathyria profuga Alathyria pertexta Lortiella froggatti Microdontia

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. S4

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.667 1 1 0 1 200 6 4 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Velesunio Alathyria jacksoni Alathyria profuga Alathyria pertexta Lortiella froggatti Microdontia

Campbell & Lydeard, 2026 [Publ 4810], fig. 6-14

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.500 1 1 0 1 632 9 4 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Velesunio 1 Alathyria jacksoni 1 Velesunio ambiguus Alathyria profuga Velesunio 3 Microdontia Lortiella rugata Velesunio angasi Alathyria pertexta 2 Velesunio 2 Alathyria jacksoni 2 Alathyria pertexta 1

Prié et al., 2026 [Publ 4844], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.833 1 1 0 1 22 4 4 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Velesunio Alathyria Lortiella Microdontia

Bolotov et al., 2016 [Publ 3743], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.800 1 1 0 1 29 5 3 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Microdontia Lortiella froggatti Alathyria pertexta Velesunio Alathyria jacksoni Alathyria profuga

Bolotov et al., 2016 [Publ 3743], fig. 4

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.800 1 1 0 1 29 5 3 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Microdontia Alathyria pertexta Lortiella froggatti Velesunio Alathyria jacksoni Alathyria profuga

Bolotov et al., 2017 [Publ 3761], fig. S1

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.800 1 1 0 1 138 5 3 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Alathyria pertexta Microdontia Lortiella froggatti Velesunio Alathyria jacksoni Alathyria profuga

Bolotov et al., 2017 [Publ 3761], fig. S2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.800 1 1 0 1 138 5 3 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Velesunio Alathyria jacksoni Alathyria profuga Microdontia Alathyria pertexta Lortiella froggatti

Walker et al., 2006 [Publ 2666], fig. 6

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 35 4 2 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Velesunio ambiguus Velesunio 3 Velesunio 2 Alathyria Velesunio 1 Velesunio angasi Lortiella rugata

Bogan & Hoeh, 2000 [Publ 2650], fig. 1

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1.000 1 1 0 1 33 1 1 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Velesunio Lortiella rugata

Hoeh et al., 2001 [Publ 2652], fig. 14f2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.667 1 1 0 1 30 1 1 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Diplodon Echyridella Lortiella rugata Castalia Velesunio

Hoeh et al., 2001 [Publ 2652], fig. 14f4

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1.000 1 1 0 1 30 1 1 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Lortiella rugata Velesunio

Hoeh et al., 2002 [Publ 2653], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1.000 1 1 0 1 30 1 1 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Velesunio Lortiella

Roe & Hoeh, 2003 [Publ 2655], fig. 4f2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.667 1 1 0 1 30 1 1 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Echyridella Lortiella rugata Diplodon

Roe & Hoeh, 2003 [Publ 2655], fig. 4f3

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1.000 1 1 0 1 30 1 1 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Velesunio Lortiella rugata

Graf & Cummings, 2006 [Publ 1968], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.667 1 1 0 1 46 2 1 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Velesunio ambiguus Velesunio angasi Lortiella rugata

Hoeh et al., 2009 [Publ 2716], fig. 3

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.667 1 1 0 1 46 2 1 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Velesunio ambiguus Velesunio angasi Lortiella rugata

Hoeh et al., 2009 [Publ 2716], fig. 4

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.667 1 1 0 1 45 2 1 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Velesunio ambiguus Velesunio angasi Lortiella rugata

Hoeh et al., 2009 [Publ 2716], fig. 5

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.667 1 1 0 1 45 2 1 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Velesunio ambiguus Velesunio angasi Lortiella rugata

Marshall et al., 2014 [Publ 3593], fig. 1

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.667 1 1 0 1 13 2 1 0.0
Cladomics cladogram Velesunio ambiguus Velesunio Lortiella