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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini

genus Paetulunio Watters, 2018: cladomics
     1 Recent valid species (1 total species)

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 1 (1 total)
analyzed in 6 cladograms in 4 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 1 (mean = 1, median = 1)


Zanatta & Murphy, 2006 [Publ 2672], fig. 1

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101554722--
                                   +-- Cyrtonaias             
  +--------------------------------+                          
  |                                +-- Glebula                
  |                                                           
--+  +-------------------------------- Paetulunio_fabalis **     
  |  |                                                        
  |  |                             +-- Obliquaria             
  +--+  +--------------------------+                          
     |  |                          +-- Toxolasma              
     |  |                                                     
     |  |  +-------------------------- Sagittunio             
     +--+  |                                                  
        |  |              +----------- Potamilus              
        |  |              |                                   
        |  |  +-----------+        +-- Medionidus_conradicus  
        |  |  |           |  +-----+                          
        +--+  |           |  |     +-- Ptychobranchus         
           |  |           +--+                                
           |  |              |  +----- Medionidus_acutissimus 
           |  |              |  |                             
           |  |              +--+----- Lemiox                 
           |  |                 |                             
           |  |                 |  +-- Dromus                 
           +--+                 +--+                          
              |                    +-- Cyprogenia             
              |                                               
              |                 +----- Lampsilis_teres        
              |  +--------------+                             
              |  |              |  +-- Truncilla              
              |  |              +--+                          
              |  |                 +-- Ellipsaria             
              |  |                                            
              +--+  +----------------- Leaunio                
                 |  |                                         
                 |  |     +----------- Hamiota                
                 |  |     |                                   
                 |  |  +--+        +-- Lampsilis_fasciola     
                 +--+  |  |  +-----+                          
                    |  |  |  |     +-- Ortmanniana_pectorosa  
                    |  |  +--+                                
                    |  |     |  +----- Lampsilis_ornata       
                    |  |     +--+                             
                    |  |        |  +-- Lampsilis_ovata        
                    +--+        +--+                          
                       |           +-- Lampsilis_cardium      
                       |                                      
                       |        +----- Venustaconcha          
                       |  +-----+                             
                       |  |     |  +-- Obovaria               
                       |  |     +--+                          
                       +--+        +-- Epioblasma             
                          |                                   
                          |  +-------- Lampsilis_siliquoidea  
                          +--+                                
                             |  +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
                             +--+                             
                                |  +-- Cambarunio             
                                +--+                          
                                   +-- Ligumia                

Lane et al., 2016 [Publ 3735], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101442--
  +-- Paetulunio_fabalis **
  |                     
--+-- Epioblasma        
  |                     
  +-- Venustaconcha     

Zanatta & Murphy, 2006 [Publ 2672], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101564722--
                                      +-- Paetulunio_fabalis **     
  +-----------------------------------+                          
  |                                   +-- Toxolasma              
  |                                                              
  |                                +----- Obliquaria             
  |  +-----------------------------+                             
--+  |                             |  +-- Glebula                
  |  |                             +--+                          
  |  |                                +-- Cyrtonaias             
  |  |                                                           
  |  |                             +----- Ptychobranchus         
  |  |                          +--+                             
  +--+                          |  |  +-- Dromus                 
     |                          |  +--+                          
     |  +-----------------------+     +-- Cyprogenia             
     |  |                       |                                
     |  |                       |  +----- Medionidus_conradicus  
     |  |                       +--+                             
     |  |                          |  +-- Medionidus_acutissimus 
     |  |                          +--+                          
     +--+                             +-- Lemiox                 
        |                                                        
        |  +----------------------------- Sagittunio             
        |  |                                                     
        |  +----------------------------- Potamilus              
        |  |                                                     
        |  |                          +-- Truncilla              
        +--+  +-----------------------+                          
           |  |                       +-- Ellipsaria             
           |  |                                                  
           |  |                       +-- Ortmanniana_pectorosa  
           |  |                 +-----+                          
           |  |                 |     +-- Lampsilis_fasciola     
           +--+  +--------------+                                
              |  |              |  +----- Lampsilis_ornata       
              |  |              +--+                             
              |  |                 |  +-- Lampsilis_ovata        
              |  |                 +--+                          
              |  |                    +-- Lampsilis_cardium      
              +--+                                               
                 |                    +-- Ligumia                
                 |                 +--+                          
                 |                 |  +-- Cambarunio             
                 |  +--------------+                             
                 |  |              |  +-- Lampsilis_teres        
                 |  |              +--+                          
                 +--+                 +-- Hamiota                
                    |                                            
                    |  +----------------- Leaunio                
                    |  |                                         
                    +--+  +-------------- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
                       |  |                                      
                       +--+  +----------- Lampsilis_siliquoidea  
                          |  |                                   
                          +--+  +-------- Obovaria_olivaria      
                             |  |                                
                             |  +-------- Venustaconcha          
                             +--+                                
                                +-------- Epioblasma             
                                |                                
                                |  +----- Obovaria_unicolor      
                                +--+                             
                                   |  +-- Obovaria_subrotunda    
                                   +--+                          
                                      +-- Obovaria_arkansasensis 

Inoue et al., 2013 [Publ 3528], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011695--
-- Paetulunio_fabalis **

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3309], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101721410--
  +-- Glebula           
--+                     
  +-- Paetulunio_fabalis **

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3309], fig. 1-2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101721410--
  +-------------- Potamilus_alatus      
  |                                     
  +-------------- Potamilus_capax       
  |                                     
  +-------------- Glebula               
  |                                     
  |           +-- Toxolasma             
  +-----------+                         
--+           +-- Paetulunio_fabalis **    
  |                                     
  |           +-- Dromus                
  +-----------+                         
  |           +-- Lemiox                
  |                                     
  |           +-- Lampsilis_ovata       
  |  +--------+                         
  |  |        +-- Obliquaria            
  +--+                                  
     |  +-------- Lampsilis_virescens   
     |  |                               
     +--+     +-- Epioblasma            
        |  +--+                         
        |  |  +-- Obovaria_arkansasensis
        +--+                            
           |  +-- Obovaria_olivaria     
           +--+                         
              +-- Venustaconcha         
 
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