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

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Bivalvia | Unionida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae

genus Microdontia Tapparone Canefri, 1883: cladomics
     1 Recent valid species (1 total species)

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 1 (1 total)
analyzed in 11 cladograms in 6 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 1 (mean = 1, median = 1)


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

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110163194--
              +-------- Velesunio__1               
  +-----------+                                    
  |           |  +----- Alathyria_jacksoni__1      
  |           +--+                                 
  |              |  +-- Velesunio_ambiguus         
--+              +--+                              
  |                 +-- Alathyria_profuga          
  |                                                
  |  +----------------- Velesunio__3               
  |  |                                             
  +--+  +-------------- Microdontia_anodontaeformis **
     |  |                                          
     +--+           +-- Lortiella                  
        |  +--------+                              
        |  |        +-- Velesunio_angasi           
        +--+                                       
           |  +-------- Alathyria_pertexta__2      
           +--+                                    
              |  +----- Velesunio__2               
              +--+                                 
                 |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni__2      
                 +--+                              
                    +-- Alathyria_pertexta__1      

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110113853--
     +----- Alathyria_pertexta         
  +--+                                 
  |  |  +-- Microdontia_anodontaeformis **
  |  +--+                              
--+     +-- Lortiella                  
  |                                    
  |  +----- Velesunio                  
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni         
     +--+                              
        +-- Alathyria_profuga          

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110120064--
     +----- Velesunio                  
  +--+                                 
  |  |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni         
  |  +--+                              
--+     +-- Alathyria_profuga          
  |                                    
  |  +----- Alathyria_pertexta         
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Lortiella                  
     +--+                              
        +-- Microdontia_anodontaeformis **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110113853--
     +----- Velesunio                  
  +--+                                 
  |  |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni         
  |  +--+                              
--+     +-- Alathyria_profuga          
  |                                    
  |  +----- Microdontia_anodontaeformis **
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Alathyria_pertexta         
     +--+                              
        +-- Lortiella                  

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119864--
     +----- Velesunio                  
  +--+                                 
  |  |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni         
  |  +--+                              
--+     +-- Alathyria_profuga          
  |                                    
  |  +----- Alathyria_pertexta         
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Lortiella                  
     +--+                              
        +-- Microdontia_anodontaeformis **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011964--
  +----------- Westralunio                
  |                                       
  |     +----- Alathyria_jacksoni         
--+  +--+                                 
  |  |  |  +-- Velesunio                  
  |  |  +--+                              
  +--+     +-- Alathyria_profuga          
     |                                    
     |  +----- Alathyria_pertexta         
     +--+                                 
        |  +-- Microdontia_anodontaeformis **
        +--+                              
           +-- Lortiella                  

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012953--
     +----- Microdontia_anodontaeformis **
  +--+                                 
  |  |  +-- Lortiella                  
  |  +--+                              
--+     +-- Alathyria_pertexta         
  |                                    
  |  +----- Velesunio                  
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni         
     +--+                              
        +-- Alathyria_profuga          

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110120064--
     +----- Alathyria_jacksoni         
  +--+                                 
  |  |  +-- Alathyria_profuga          
  |  +--+                              
--+     +-- Velesunio                  
  |                                    
  |  +----- Alathyria_pertexta         
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Lortiella                  
     +--+                              
        +-- Microdontia_anodontaeformis **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011954--
  +----------- Velesunio_ambiguus         
--+                                       
  |  +-------- Microdontia_anodontaeformis **
  +--+                                    
     |  +----- Lortiella                  
     +--+                                 
        |  +-- Alathyria                  
        +--+                              
           +-- Velesunio_angasi           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011954--
  +----------- Velesunio_ambiguus         
--+                                       
  |  +-------- Alathyria                  
  +--+                                    
     |  +----- Velesunio_angasi           
     +--+                                 
        |  +-- Lortiella                  
        +--+                              
           +-- Microdontia_anodontaeformis **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012953--
     +----- Microdontia_anodontaeformis **
  +--+                                 
  |  |  +-- Alathyria_pertexta         
  |  +--+                              
--+     +-- Lortiella                  
  |                                    
  |  +----- Velesunio                  
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni         
     +--+                              
        +-- Alathyria_profuga          
 
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