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

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genus Koreosolenaia Lee, Kim, Lopes-Lima & Bogan in Lopes-Lima et al., 2020: cladomics
     1 Recent valid species (1 total species)

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 1 (1 total)
analyzed in 21 cladograms in 12 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
11016312012--
  +----------------- Parvasolenaia           
  |                                          
--+  +-------------- Pseudopostolata         
  |  |                                       
  +--+  +----------- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **
     |  |                                    
     +--+        +-- Cosmopseudodon          
        |  +-----+                           
        |  |     +-- Guiunio                 
        +--+                                 
           |  +----- Ptychorhynchus          
           +--+                              
              |  +-- Obovalis                
              +--+                           
                 +-- Postolata

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4388], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013588--
  +-------------------- Sinosolenaia            
  |                                             
--+                 +-- Gonidea                 
  |  +--------------+                           
  |  |              +-- Microcondylaea          
  +--+                                          
     |  +-------------- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **
     +--+                                       
        |  +----------- Parvasolenaia           
        +--+                                    
           |  +-------- Postolata               
           +--+                                 
              |  +----- Cosmopseudodon          
              +--+                              
                 |  +-- Ptychorhynchus          
                 +--+                           
                    +-- Obovalis

Wu et al., 2026 [Publ 4811], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110195127--
  +-------------------- Inversidens             
--+                                             
  |  +----------------- Sinosolenaia            
  +--+                                          
     |  +-------------- Parvasolenaia           
     +--+                                       
        |  +----------- Pseudopostolata         
        +--+                                    
           |  +-------- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **
           +--+                                 
              |  +----- Ptychorhynchus          
              +--+                              
                 |  +-- Cosmopseudodon          
                 +--+                           
                    +-- Postolata

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119996--
  +-------- Sinosolenaia_carinata   
  |                                 
  |  +----- Gonidea                 
  +--+                              
  |  |  +-- Leguminaia              
  |  +--+                           
  |     +-- Microcondylaea          
--+                                 
  |  +----- Ptychorhynchus          
  +--+                              
  |  |  +-- Parvasolenaia           
  |  +--+                           
  |     +-- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **
  |                                 
  |  +----- Sinosolenaia_recognita  
  +--+                              
     |  +-- Sinosolenaia_iridinea   
     +--+                           
        +-- Sinosolenaia_oleivora

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 6-7

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013587--
  +----------------- Inversidens             
  |                                          
--+  +-------------- Sinosolenaia            
  |  |                                       
  +--+           +-- Gonidea                 
     |  +--------+                           
     |  |        +-- Microcondylaea          
     +--+                                    
        |  +-------- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **
        +--+                                 
           |  +----- Parvasolenaia           
           +--+                              
              |  +-- Postolata               
              +--+                           
                 +-- Ptychorhynchus

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 5b

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013587--
  +-------------- Sinosolenaia            
  |                                       
--+           +-- Gonidea                 
  |  +--------+                           
  |  |        +-- Microcondylaea          
  +--+                                    
     |  +-------- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **
     +--+                                 
        |  +----- Parvasolenaia           
        +--+                              
           |  +-- Postolata               
           +--+                           
              +-- Ptychorhynchus

Dai et al., 2024 [Publ 4389], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101451410--
  +-------------------- Sinosolenaia            
  |                                             
  |              +----- Gonidea                 
--+  +-----------+                              
  |  |           |  +-- Leguminaia              
  |  |           +--+                           
  +--+              +-- Microcondylaea          
     |                                          
     |  +-------------- Pseudopostolata         
     |  |                                       
     +--+           +-- Parvasolenaia           
        |  +--------+                           
        |  |        +-- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **
        +--+                                    
           |  +-------- Postolata               
           +--+                                 
              |  +----- Ptychorhynchus          
              +--+                              
                 |  +-- Cosmopseudodon          
                 +--+                           
                    +-- Obovalis

Dai et al., 2023 [Publ 4285], fig. 3-ML

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110144139--
  +-------------- Sinosolenaia            
  |                                       
  |        +----- Gonidea                 
--+  +-----+                              
  |  |     |  +-- Leguminaia              
  |  |     +--+                           
  |  |        +-- Microcondylaea          
  +--+                                    
     |        +-- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **
     |  +-----+                           
     |  |     +-- Parvasolenaia           
     +--+                                 
        |  +----- Postolata               
        +--+                              
           |  +-- Ptychorhynchus          
           +--+                           
              +-- Obovalis

Dai et al., 2023 [Publ 4285], fig. 3-BI

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110144139--
  +-------------- Sinosolenaia            
  |                                       
  |        +----- Gonidea                 
--+  +-----+                              
  |  |     |  +-- Leguminaia              
  |  |     +--+                           
  |  |        +-- Microcondylaea          
  +--+                                    
     |        +-- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **
     |  +-----+                           
     |  |     +-- Parvasolenaia           
     +--+                                 
        |  +----- Postolata               
        +--+                              
           |  +-- Ptychorhynchus          
           +--+                           
              +-- Obovalis

Liu et al., 2024 [Publ 4380], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013587--
  +-------------- Sinosolenaia            
  |                                       
  |           +-- Gonidea                 
--+  +--------+                           
  |  |        +-- Microcondylaea          
  |  |                                    
  +--+        +-- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **
     |  +-----+                           
     |  |     +-- Parvasolenaia           
     +--+                                 
        |  +----- Postolata               
        +--+                              
           |  +-- Obovalis                
           +--+                           
              +-- Ptychorhynchus

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119786--
  +----------- Sinosolenaia            
  |                                    
  |     +----- Gonidea                 
--+  +--+                              
  |  |  |  +-- Leguminaia              
  |  |  +--+                           
  +--+     +-- Microcondylaea          
     |                                 
     |  +----- Ptychorhynchus          
     +--+                              
        |  +-- Parvasolenaia           
        +--+                           
           +-- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119996--
  +----------- Sinosolenaia            
  |                                    
  |     +----- Gonidea                 
--+  +--+                              
  |  |  |  +-- Leguminaia              
  |  |  +--+                           
  +--+     +-- Microcondylaea          
     |                                 
     |     +-- Ptychorhynchus          
     |     |                           
     +-----+-- Parvasolenaia           
           |                           
           +-- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 5a

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013587--
  +-------------- Sinosolenaia            
  |                                       
--+           +-- Gonidea                 
  |  +--------+                           
  |  |        +-- Microcondylaea          
  +--+                                    
     |  +-------- Parvasolenaia           
     +--+                                 
        |  +----- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **
        +--+                              
           |  +-- Postolata               
           +--+                           
              +-- Ptychorhynchus

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101121118--
     +-------- Sinosolenaia            
  +--+                                 
  |  |  +----- Gonidea                 
  |  +--+                              
  |     |  +-- Leguminaia              
--+     +--+                           
  |        +-- Microcondylaea          
  |                                    
  |  +-------- Inversidens             
  |  |                                 
  +--+     +-- Obovalis                
     |  +--+                           
     |  |  +-- Ptychorhynchus          
     +--+                              
        |  +-- Parvasolenaia           
        +--+                           
           +-- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **

Campbell & Lydeard, 2026 [Publ 4810], fig. 3_5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101140107--
  +-------------------- Inversidens             
--+                                             
  |  +----------------- Microcondylaea          
  +--+                                          
     |  +-------------- Sinosolenaia            
     +--+                                       
        |  +----------- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **
        +--+                                    
           |  +-------- Parvasolenaia           
           +--+                                 
              |  +----- Ptychorhynchus          
              +--+                              
                 |  +-- Cosmopseudodon          
                 +--+                           
                    +-- Postolata

Dai et al., 2025 [Publ 4441], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101461511--
  +-------------------- Sinosolenaia            
  |                                             
  |              +----- Gonidea                 
--+  +-----------+                              
  |  |           |  +-- Leguminaia              
  |  |           +--+                           
  +--+              +-- Microcondylaea          
     |                                          
     |  +-------------- Pseudopostolata         
     |  |                                       
     +--+           +-- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **
        |  +--------+                           
        |  |        +-- Parvasolenaia           
        +--+                                    
           |  +-------- Postolata               
           |  |                                 
           +--+     +-- Guiunio                 
              |  +--+                           
              |  |  +-- Cosmopseudodon          
              +--+                              
                 |  +-- Obovalis                
                 +--+                           
                    +-- Ptychorhynchus

Zhang et al., 2024 [Publ 4397], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110126107--
  +----------------- Inversidens             
  |                                          
--+              +-- Microcondylaea          
  |  +-----------+                           
  |  |           +-- Sinosolenaia            
  +--+                                       
     |  +----------- Parvasolenaia           
     +--+                                    
        |  +-------- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **
        +--+                                 
           |  +----- Ptychorhynchus          
           +--+                              
              |  +-- Cosmopseudodon          
              +--+                           
                 +-- Postolata

Lopes-Lima et al., 2020 [Publ 4080], fig. 14

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101511--
  +-- Parvasolenaia           
--+                           
  +-- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **

Chen et al., 2025 [Publ 4663], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101471612--
  +----------------------- Sinosolenaia            
  |                                                
  |                 +----- Gonidea                 
--+  +--------------+                              
  |  |              |  +-- Leguminaia              
  |  |              +--+                           
  +--+                 +-- Microcondylaea          
     |                                             
     |  +----------------- Pseudopostolata         
     |  |                                          
     +--+              +-- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **
        |  +-----------+                           
        |  |           +-- Parvasolenaia           
        +--+                                       
           |  +----------- Postolata               
           |  |                                    
           +--+        +-- Guiunio                 
              |  +-----+                           
              |  |     +-- Cosmopseudodon          
              +--+                                 
                 |  +----- Obovalis                
                 +--+                              
                    |  +-- Tenuiunio               
                    +--+                           
                       +-- Ptychorhynchus

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 5c

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013587--
  +-------------- Sinosolenaia            
  |                                       
--+  +----------- Gonidea                 
  |  |                                    
  +--+----------- Microcondylaea          
     |                                    
     |  +-------- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **
     +--+                                 
        |  +----- Parvasolenaia           
        +--+                              
           |  +-- Postolata               
           +--+                           
              +-- Ptychorhynchus

Zhang et al., 2024 [Publ 4397], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101752--
     +----- Sinosolenaia_recognita  
  +--+                              
  |  |  +-- Sinosolenaia_oleivora   
  |  +--+                           
--+     +-- Sinosolenaia_iridinea   
  |                                 
  |  +----- Sinosolenaia_carinata   
  +--+                              
     |  +-- Parvasolenaia           
     +--+                           
        +-- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis **
 
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