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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae

genus Lortiella Modell, 1942: cladomics

3 Recent valid species (3 total species)

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Cladomics Summary

number of species = 3 (3 total)
analyzed in 22 cladograms in 13 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 1 (mean = 1, median = 1)

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 0
maximum number of included terminals = , (mean = median = )
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 0

Cladograms

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

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 19 6 4 -- 
  +----------- Westralunio        
  |                               
  |     +----- Alathyria_jacksoni 
--+  +--+                         
  |  |  |  +-- Velesunio          
  |  |  +--+                      
  +--+     +-- Alathyria_profuga  
     |                            
     |  +----- Alathyria_pertexta 
     +--+                         
        |  +-- Microdontia        
        +--+                      
           +-- Lortiella_froggatti **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 198 6 4 -- 
     +----- Velesunio          
  +--+                         
  |  |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni 
  |  +--+                      
--+     +-- Alathyria_profuga  
  |                            
  |  +----- Alathyria_pertexta 
  +--+                         
     |  +-- Lortiella_froggatti **
     +--+                      
        +-- Microdontia

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 29 5 3 -- 
     +----- Microdontia        
  +--+                         
  |  |  +-- Lortiella_froggatti **
  |  +--+                      
--+     +-- Alathyria_pertexta 
  |                            
  |  +----- Velesunio          
  +--+                         
     |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni 
     +--+                      
        +-- Alathyria_profuga

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 30 1 1 -- 
-- Lortiella_rugata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 138 5 3 -- 
     +----- Alathyria_pertexta 
  +--+                         
  |  |  +-- Microdontia        
  |  +--+                      
--+     +-- Lortiella_froggatti **
  |                            
  |  +----- Velesunio          
  +--+                         
     |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni 
     +--+                      
        +-- Alathyria_profuga

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 33 1 1 -- 
  +-- Velesunio       
--+                   
  +-- Lortiella_rugata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 19 5 4 -- 
  +----------- Velesunio_ambiguus
--+                              
  |  +-------- Microdontia       
  +--+                           
     |  +----- Lortiella **         
     +--+                        
        |  +-- Alathyria         
        +--+                     
           +-- Velesunio_angasi

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 138 5 3 -- 
     +----- Velesunio          
  +--+                         
  |  |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni 
  |  +--+                      
--+     +-- Alathyria_profuga  
  |                            
  |  +----- Microdontia        
  +--+                         
     |  +-- Alathyria_pertexta 
     +--+                      
        +-- Lortiella_froggatti **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 35 4 2 -- 
-- 2889

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 45 2 1 -- 
  +----- Velesunio_ambiguus
--+                        
  |  +-- Velesunio_angasi  
  +--+                     
     +-- Lortiella_rugata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 30 1 1 -- 
  +-- Velesunio
--+            
  +-- Lortiella **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 30 1 1 -- 
-- Lortiella_rugata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 45 2 1 -- 
  +----- Velesunio_ambiguus
--+                        
  |  +-- Velesunio_angasi  
  +--+                     
     +-- Lortiella_rugata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 19 5 4 -- 
  +----------- Velesunio_ambiguus
--+                              
  |  +-------- Alathyria         
  +--+                           
     |  +----- Velesunio_angasi  
     +--+                        
        |  +-- Lortiella **         
        +--+                     
           +-- Microdontia

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 200 6 4 -- 
     +----- Alathyria_jacksoni 
  +--+                         
  |  |  +-- Alathyria_profuga  
  |  +--+                      
--+     +-- Velesunio          
  |                            
  |  +----- Alathyria_pertexta 
  +--+                         
     |  +-- Lortiella_froggatti **
     +--+                      
        +-- Microdontia

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 200 6 4 -- 
     +----- Velesunio          
  +--+                         
  |  |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni 
  |  +--+                      
--+     +-- Alathyria_profuga  
  |                            
  |  +----- Alathyria_pertexta 
  +--+                         
     |  +-- Lortiella_froggatti **
     +--+                      
        +-- Microdontia

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 46 2 1 -- 
  +----- Velesunio_ambiguus
--+                        
  |  +-- Velesunio_angasi  
  +--+                     
     +-- Lortiella_rugata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 29 5 3 -- 
     +----- Microdontia        
  +--+                         
  |  |  +-- Alathyria_pertexta 
  |  +--+                      
--+     +-- Lortiella_froggatti **
  |                            
  |  +----- Velesunio          
  +--+                         
     |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni 
     +--+                      
        +-- Alathyria_profuga

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 13 2 1 -- 
  +----- Velesunio_ambiguus
--+                        
  |  +-- Velesunio         
  +--+                     
     +-- Lortiella **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 30 1 1 -- 
  +-- Velesunio       
--+                   
  +-- Lortiella_rugata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 30 1 1 -- 
  +-- Lortiella_rugata **
--+                   
  +-- Velesunio

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1 1 0 1 46 2 1 -- 
  +----- Velesunio_ambiguus
--+                        
  |  +-- Velesunio_angasi  
  +--+                     
     +-- Lortiella_rugata **
 
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