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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | Unionida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Aspathariinae

genus Aspatharia Bourguignat, 1886: cladomics
     11 Recent valid species (11 total species)

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 11 (11 total)
analyzed in 40 cladograms in 22 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 2 (mean = 1.03, median = 1)

Basic Monophyly

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

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

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
220262921--
  +----- Chambardia             
--+                             
  |  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
  +--+                          
     +-- Aspatharia **

Elderkin et al., 2016 [Publ 3693], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101200--
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **

Bieler et al., 2014 [Publ 3622], fig. 26_27_29_30

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101400--
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **

González & Giribet, 2015 [Publ 3632], fig. 6

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101500--
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119911--
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+                          
  +-- Chambardia

Whelan et al., 2011 [Publ 3380], fig. 1-ML

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013511--
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+                          
  +-- Chambardia

González & Giribet, 2015 [Publ 3632], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101500--
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **

Bieler et al., 2014 [Publ 3622], fig. 28

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101400--
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **

Smith, 2021 [Publ 4331], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011900--
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012911--
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+                          
  +-- Chambardia

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119711--
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+                          
  +-- Chambardia

Lopes-Lima et al., 2018 [Publ 3829], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012711--
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+                          
  +-- Chambardia

Lemer et al., 2019 [Publ 4093], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101500--
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **

Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11016711--
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+                          
  +-- Chambardia

Huang et al., 2018 [Publ 3828], fig. 3_5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012811--
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+                          
  +-- Chambardia

Lopes-Lima et al., 2020 [Publ 4080], fig. 2-4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110112111--
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+                          
  +-- Chambardia

González & Giribet, 2015 [Publ 3632], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101500--
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014511--
  +-- Chambardia         
--+                      
  +-- Aspatharia_rugifera **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014611--
-- Aspatharia_rugifera **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110113711--
  +-- Chambardia             
--+                          
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **

Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11016711--
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+                          
  +-- Chambardia

Pfeiffer et al., 2019 [Publ 3937], fig. 6

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015600--
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014511--
  +-- Chambardia         
--+                      
  +-- Aspatharia_rugifera **

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 6

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11019011--
  +-- Chambardia             
--+                          
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **

Combosch et al., 2017 [Publ 3806], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011411--
  +-- Chambardia             
--+                          
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **

Wu et al., 2020 [Publ 4121], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013311--
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+                          
  +-- Chambardia

Combosch et al., 2017 [Publ 3806], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011411--
  +-- Chambardia             
--+                          
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **

Pfeiffer et al., 2019 [Publ 3937], fig. 4-5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015600--
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **

González & Giribet, 2015 [Publ 3632], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101500--
-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119911--
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+                          
  +-- Chambardia

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014611--
  +-- Chambardia         
--+                      
  +-- Aspatharia_rugifera **

Lopes-Lima et al., 2018 [Publ 3829], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012711--
  +-- Chambardia             
--+                          
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 2_I

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11019011--
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+                          
  +-- Chambardia

Whelan et al., 2011 [Publ 3380], fig. 1-MP

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013511--
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+                          
  +-- Chambardia

Lopes-Lima et al., 2017 [Publ 3745], fig. 1-2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017911--
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+                          
  +-- Chambardia

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110113711--
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+                          
  +-- Chambardia

Chen et al., 2025 [Publ 4455], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012511--
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+                          
  +-- Chambardia

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012911--
  +-- Chambardia             
--+                          
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **

Wu et al., 2020 [Publ 4121], fig. S1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013311--
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+                          
  +-- Chambardia

Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11016711--
  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana **
--+                          
  +-- Chambardia
 
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