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

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genus Pachynaias Crosse & Fischer, 1894: cladomics
     1 Recent valid species (1 total species)

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 1 (1 total)
analyzed in 8 cladograms in 5 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 1 (mean = 1, median = 1)


Pfeiffer et al., 2019 [Publ 3866], fig. 1

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101301111--
                       +-- Cyrtonaias            
  +--------------------+                         
  |                    +-- Glebula               
--+                                              
  |  +-------------------- Potamilus             
  |  |                                           
  +--+                 +-- Truncilla             
     |  +--------------+                         
     |  |              +-- Ptychobranchus        
     +--+                                        
        |  +-------------- Pachynaias_spheniopsis **
        |  |                                     
        +--+  +----------- Mesonaias             
           |  |                                  
           +--+        +-- Lampsilis             
              |  +-----+                         
              |  |     +-- Ortmanniana           
              +--+                               
                 |  +----- Cambarunio            
                 +--+                            
                    |  +-- Epioblasma            
                    +--+                         
                       +-- Ligumia               

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015644--
  +----------- Obliquaria            
--+                                  
  |  +-------- Cyrtonaias            
  +--+                               
     |  +----- Leaunio               
     +--+                            
        |  +-- Lampsilis             
        +--+                         
           +-- Pachynaias_spheniopsis **

Smith et al., 2020 [Publ 4129], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110127197--
  +-------------- Obliquaria            
  |                                     
--+  +----------- Cyrtonaias            
  |  |                                  
  |  |        +-- Pachynaias_spheniopsis **
  +--+  +-----+                         
     |  |     +-- Lampsilis             
     |  |                               
     +--+     +-- Ellipsaria            
        |  +--+                         
        |  |  +-- Truncilla             
        +--+                            
           |  +-- Atlanticoncha         
           +--+                         
              +-- Potamilus             

Freeman et al., 2025 [Publ 4443], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101511--
  +-- Mesonaias             
--+                         
  +-- Pachynaias_spheniopsis **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015644--
  +----------- Obliquaria            
--+                                  
  |  +-------- Cyrtonaias            
  +--+                               
     |  +----- Leaunio               
     +--+                            
        |  +-- Lampsilis             
        +--+                         
           +-- Pachynaias_spheniopsis **

Smith et al., 2020 [Publ 4129], fig. 2-3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110127197--
  +-------------- Obliquaria            
  |                                     
--+  +----------- Cyrtonaias            
  |  |                                  
  |  |        +-- Pachynaias_spheniopsis **
  +--+  +-----+                         
     |  |     +-- Lampsilis             
     |  |                               
     +--+     +-- Ellipsaria            
        |  +--+                         
        |  |  +-- Truncilla             
        +--+                            
           |  +-- Atlanticoncha         
           +--+                         
              +-- Potamilus             

Inoue et al., 2020 [Publ 4128], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101221111--
           +-- Glebula               
  +--------+                         
  |        +-- Cyrtonaias            
  |                                  
--+  +-------- Potamilus             
  |  |                               
  |  |     +-- Ptychobranchus        
  +--+  +--+                         
     |  |  +-- Truncilla             
     |  |                            
     |  |  +-- Ortmanniana           
     +--+  |                         
        |  +-- Epioblasma            
        |  |                         
        |  +-- Lampsilis             
        |  |                         
        +--+-- Ligumia               
           |                         
           +-- Cambarunio            
           |                         
           +-- Pachynaias_spheniopsis **
           |                         
           +-- Mesonaias             

Inoue et al., 2020 [Publ 4128], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101211010--
  +----------------------- Cyrtonaias            
  |                                              
--+  +-------------------- Ptychobranchus        
  |  |                                           
  +--+  +----------------- Ligumia               
     |  |                                        
     +--+  +-------------- Potamilus             
        |  |                                     
        +--+  +----------- Pachynaias_spheniopsis **
           |  |                                  
           |  |        +-- Epioblasma            
           +--+  +-----+                         
              |  |     +-- Truncilla             
              |  |                               
              +--+     +-- Mesonaias             
                 |  +--+                         
                 |  |  +-- Cambarunio            
                 +--+                            
                    |  +-- Ortmanniana           
                    +--+                         
                       +-- Lampsilis             
 
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