Bivalvia
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| Unionoidea
| Unionidae
Cladomics pages are experimental — even more so than the rest of this site!
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.
For more information, visit the
Cladomics FARQ (frequently asked rhetorical questions) page. Abbreviations for the various
statistics are explained on the FARQ!
Cladomics Summary
number of species = 112 (118 total)
number of subtaxa (rank: tribe) = 5
analyzed in 103 cladograms in 63 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 85 (mean = 14.68, median = 3)
maximum number of subtaxa (tribe) = 5 (mean = 2.63, median = 2)
Basic Monophyly
number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 68
maximum number of included terminals = 85, (mean = 21.72 median = 11.5)
maximum number of subtaxa (tribe) = 5 (mean = 3.47, median = 4)
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 0.94
Rigorous Monophyly
number of cladograms that test rigorous monophyly = 49
(Rigorous monophyly refers to cladograms with terminal species representing more than one subtaxon (tribe) taxon and at least one rigorous outgroup (family).
maximum number of included terminals = 85 (mean = 21.82, median = 10)
maximum number of subtaxa (tribe) = 5 (mean = 3.84, median = 4)
proportion of cladograms that support rigorous monophyly = 0.94
Pairwise Cladogram Clustering
The graphs below depict in two dimensions all pair-wise ingroup distances within the cladome. See the Cladmoics FARQ for more information.
Cladograms
** Top Monophyly Cladogram ** ** Top Sister-Group Cladogram **
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
PARREYSIINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
LIMNOSCAPHINI
PSEUDODONTINI
UNIONINAE
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINI
CHAMBERLAINIINI
LAMPROTULINI
Cladomics cladogram
PARREYSIINI
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
UNIONINAE
LIMNOSCAPHINI
AMBLEMINAE
PSEUDODONTINI
GONIDEINI
CHAMBERLAINIINI
LAMPROTULINI
Cladomics cladogram
PSEUDODONTINI
LIMNOSCAPHINI
UNIONINAE
AMBLEMINAE
Chamberlainia
Sinohyriopsis
Lamprotula caveata
Lamprotula leaii
Potomida
Pronodularia
Gonidea
Leguminaia wheatleyi
Leguminaia
Microcondylaea
Sinosolenaia carinata
Sinosolenaia oleivora
Sinosolenaia recognita
Trapezidens
Lamellidens lamellatus
Lamellidens jenkinsianus
Lamellidens generosus
Lamellidens mainwaringi
Lamellidens ferrugineus
Lamellidens marginalis
Lamellidens savadiensis
Lamellidens corrianus 1
PARREYSIINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
Indochinella
Scabies
Radiatula
Indonaia shurtleffiana
Indonaia rugosa
Indonaia andersoniana
Indonaia caerulea
Indonaia bonneaudii
Lamellidens corrianus 2
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
PARREYSIINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
PSEUDODONTINI
LIMNOSCAPHINI
UNIONINAE
Lamprotula
Potomida
Pronodularia
Gonidea
Leguminaia
Microcondylaea
AMBLEMINI
Ortmanniana
Lampsilis
Cambarunio
Elliptio
Pleurobema
QUADRULINI
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
PARREYSIINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
UNIONINAE
LIMNOSCAPHINI
AMBLEMINAE
CHAMBERLAINIINI
LAMPROTULINI
GONIDEINI
PSEUDODONTINI
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
PARREYSIINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
PSEUDODONTINI
LIMNOSCAPHINI
UNIONINAE
CHAMBERLAINIINI
AMBLEMINAE
LAMPROTULINI
GONIDEINI
Cladomics cladogram
PARREYSIINI
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Chamberlainia
Megalonaias
Uniomerus
QUADRULINA
Sinohyriopsis
LAMPROTULINI
GONIDEINI
PSEUDODONTINI
LIMNOSCAPHINI
UNIONINAE
Amblema
Toxolasma
PLEUROBEMINI
Obliquaria
Plectomerus
Ellipsaria
Potamilus leptodon
Medionidus
Potamilus alatus
Ptychobranchus
Truncilla
Venustaconcha
Cambarunio
Leaunio
Ortmanniana
Lampsilis
Cladomics cladogram
UNIONINAE
Lamellidens
Balwantia
Trapezidens
LEOPARREYSIINI
Pseudomulleria
INDOCHINELLINI
PARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
PARREYSIINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
PARREYSIINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
PARREYSIINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
PARREYSIINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
PARREYSIINI
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
PARREYSIINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
PARREYSIINI
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
Parreysia
LEOPARREYSIINI
LAMELLIDENTINI
Assamnaia
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
GIBBOSULINAE
Lamellidens
Trapezidens
PARREYSIINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
Indochinella
Indonaia
Radiatula
GONIDEINAE
Harmandia
Chenunionetta
Unionetta fabagina 2
Unionetta fabagina 1
Scabies
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
Parreysia
LEOPARREYSIINI
LAMELLIDENTINI
Assamnaia
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
Parreysia
Assamnaia
LEOPARREYSIINI
LAMELLIDENTINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
MARGARITIFERINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
PARREYSIINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
PARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
PARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
PARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
PARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
INDOCHINELLINI
COELATURINI
PSEUDODONTINI
LIMNOSCAPHINI
UNIONINAE
GONIDEINI
LAMPROTULINI
AMBLEMINAE
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
INDOCHINELLINI
COELATURINI
LIMNOSCAPHINI
PSEUDODONTINI
UNIONINAE
GONIDEINI
LAMPROTULINI
AMBLEMINAE
Cladomics cladogram
UNIONINAE
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
UNIONINAE
LIMNOSCAPHINI
AMBLEMINAE
CHAMBERLAINIINI
LAMPROTULINI
Parvasolenaia
PSEUDODONTINI
Sinosolenaia
Gonidea
Microcondylaea
Leguminaia
Cladomics cladogram
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINAE
UNIONINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINAE
UNIONINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
UNIONINAE
LIMNOSCAPHINI
AMBLEMINAE
CHAMBERLAINIINI
LAMPROTULINI
PSEUDODONTINI
GONIDEINI
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
UNIONINAE
LIMNOSCAPHINI
AMBLEMINAE
CHAMBERLAINIINI
LAMPROTULINI
PSEUDODONTINI
GONIDEINI
Cladomics cladogram
UNIONINAE
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
PARREYSIINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
AMBLEMINAE
LIMNOSCAPHINI
SCHEPMANIINI
PSEUDODONTINI
Caudiculatus
Potomida
GONIDEINI
UNIONINAE
CHAMBERLAINIINI
Discomya
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
INDOCHINELLINI
COELATURINI
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
PARREYSIINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
COELATURINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
INDOCHINELLINI
UNIONINAE
LIMNOSCAPHINI
AMBLEMINAE
CHAMBERLAINIINI
LAMPROTULINI
PSEUDODONTINI
GONIDEINI
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
AMBLEMINAE
UNIONINAE
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
PARREYSIINI
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
AMBLEMINAE
UNIONINAE
PARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
AMBLEMINAE
Anemina
Amuranodonta
PARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Pletholophus
Sinanodonta
Beringiana
Cristaria
ALASMIDONTINA
ANODONTINA
LANCEOLARIINI
LEPIDODESMINI
ACUTICOSTINI
UNIONINI
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
AMBLEMINAE
UNIONINAE
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
PARREYSIINI
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
AMBLEMINAE
UNIONINAE
PARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINAE
UNIONINAE
PARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
UNIONINAE
INDOCHINELLINI
LAMELLIDENTINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
Cladomics cladogram
LEOPARREYSIINI
INDOCHINELLINI
COELATURINI
Cladomics cladogram
LEOPARREYSIINI
INDOCHINELLINI
COELATURINI
Cladomics cladogram
INDOCHINELLINI
PARREYSIINI
LEOPARREYSIINI
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
INDOCHINELLINI
PARREYSIINI
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
COELATURINI
UNIONINAE
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINAE
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
COELATURINI
AMBLEMINAE
UNIONINAE
GONIDEINAE
Cladomics cladogram
UNIONINI
PLEUROBEMINI
ANODONTINI
LAMPSILINI
PARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
CASTALIINI
RHIPIDODONTINI
HYRIDELLINI
VELESUNIONINAE
IRIDININAE
ANODONTITINAE
MYCETOPODINAE
Etheria
Mulleria
Cladomics cladogram
MARGARITIFERINAE
UNIONINAE
LEOPARREYSIINI
COELATURINI
Cladomics cladogram
UNIONINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
UNIONINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
UNIONINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
UNIONINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
UNIONINAE
INDOCHINELLINI
LAMELLIDENTINI
Cladomics cladogram
LEOPARREYSIINI
LAMELLIDENTINI
Cladomics cladogram
COELATURINI
Pseudomulleria
ANODONTINI
GONIDEINAE
UNIONINI
MARGARITIFERINAE
AMBLEMINAE
Cladomics cladogram
AMBLEMINI
COELATURINI
Eurynia
Fusconaia
GONIDEINAE
Pleurobema
QUADRULINI
Ortmanniana
Glebula
Potamilus
Ligumia
Toxolasma
Cyrtonaias
UNIONINI
ANODONTINI
IRIDININAE
Anodontites guanarensis
Anodontites trigona
MONOCONDYLAEINAE
RHIPIDODONTINI
Echyridella
Lortiella
CASTALIINI
Velesunio
Cladomics cladogram
COELATURINI
MARGARITIFERINAE
GONIDEINAE
UNIONINAE
AMBLEMINAE
Cladomics cladogram
COELATURINI
MARGARITIFERINAE
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINAE
UNIONINAE
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
COELATURINI
Fusconaia
AMBLEMINI
QUADRULINI
Pleurobema
Eurynia
Cyrtonaias
UNIONINAE
Ortmanniana
Glebula
Potamilus
Ligumia
Toxolasma
Cladomics cladogram
COELATURINI
UNIONINAE
GONIDEINAE
AMBLEMINAE
Cladomics cladogram
PSEUDODONTINI
COELATURINI
LIMNOSCAPHINI
UNIONINAE
GONIDEINI
AMBLEMINAE
Cladomics cladogram
COELATURINI
Pseudomulleria
UNIONINAE
LIMNOSCAPHINI
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINI
PSEUDODONTINI
Cladomics cladogram
COELATURINI
Pseudomulleria
MARGARITIFERINAE
PSEUDODONTINI
LIMNOSCAPHINI
UNIONINAE
GONIDEINI
AMBLEMINAE
Cladomics cladogram
COELATURINI
PSEUDODONTINI
LIMNOSCAPHINI
UNIONINAE
GONIDEINI
AMBLEMINAE
MARGARITIFERINAE
VELESUNIONINAE
HYRIINAE
Pseudomulleria
Mulleria
Etheria
MONOCONDYLAEINAE
ANODONTITINAE
IRIDININAE
ASPATHARIINAE
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
UNIONINAE
LAMPROTULINI
QUADRULINI
GONIDEINI
Eurynia
Cambarunio
Ptychobranchus
AMBLEMINI
Pleurobema
Truncilla
Lampsilis
Epioblasma
Ligumia
Obliquaria
Ortmanniana
Cladomics cladogram
GONIDEINAE
UNIONINAE
AMBLEMINAE
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
AMBLEMINAE
INDOCHINELLINI
GONIDEINAE
UNIONINAE
Cladomics cladogram
AMBLEMINAE
INDOCHINELLINI
GONIDEINAE
UNIONINAE
Cladomics cladogram
INDOCHINELLINI
UNIONINAE
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINAE
Cladomics cladogram
INDOCHINELLINI
UNIONINAE
CHAMBERLAINIINI
AMBLEMINAE
LAMPROTULINI
GONIDEINI
Cladomics cladogram
INDOCHINELLINI
UNIONINAE
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINAE
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
GONIDEINAE
PLEUROBEMINI
LAMPSILINI
UNIONINAE
Neotrigonia
HYRIINI
HYRIDELLINI
VELESUNIONINAE
Cladomics cladogram
ACULAMPROTULINA
Lamprotula
LAMPSILINI
Potomida
Unio pictorum
ANODONTINI
Unio ravoisieri
LAMELLIDENTINI
PLEUROBEMINI
Cladomics cladogram
HYRIINI
VELESUNIONINAE
HYRIDELLINI
Lamellidens phenchooganjensis
Lamprotula
Potomida
LAMPSILINI
PLEUROBEMINI
ACULAMPROTULINA
Unio pictorum
ANODONTINI
Unio ravoisieri
Lamellidens corrianus
Cladomics cladogram
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINAE
INDOCHINELLINI
UNIONINAE
Cladomics cladogram
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
UNIONINAE
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
UNIONINAE
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINAE
Cladomics cladogram
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
UNIONINAE
Cladomics cladogram
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
UNIONINAE
Cladomics cladogram
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
UNIONINAE
Cladomics cladogram
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
UNIONINAE
Cladomics cladogram
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
UNIONINAE
Cladomics cladogram
AMBLEMINAE
GONIDEINAE
LAMELLIDENTINI
UNIONINAE
Cladomics cladogram
UNIONINAE
AMBLEMINAE
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
UNIONINAE
INDOCHINELLINI
AMBLEMINAE
Cladomics cladogram
INDOCHINELLINI
UNIONINAE
GONIDEINAE
Cladomics cladogram
PARREYSIINI
GONIDEINAE
UNIONINAE
Cladomics cladogram
PARREYSIINI
GONIDEINAE
UNIONINAE
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
GONIDEINAE
UNIONINAE
Cladomics cladogram
PSEUDODONTINI
INDOCHINELLINI
LIMNOSCAPHINI
Cladomics cladogram
LIMNOSCAPHINI
PSEUDODONTINI
INDOCHINELLINI
Cladomics cladogram
INDOCHINELLINI
GONIDEINAE
Cladomics cladogram
INDOCHINELLINI
UNIONINAE
Cladomics cladogram
COELATURINI
UNIONINAE
IRIDININAE
ASPATHARIINAE
Cladomics cladogram
INDOCHINELLINI
UNIONINAE
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI
Cladomics cladogram
Leoparreysia
Cladomics cladogram
LAMELLIDENTINI