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

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Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini

genus Atlanticoncha Smith, Pfeiffer & Johnson, 2020: cladomics
     1 Recent valid species (1 total species)

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 1 (1 total)
analyzed in 4 cladograms in 3 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
11016309226--
                                               +-------- Potamilus_inflatus        
                                      +--------+                                   
                                      |        |  +----- Potamilus_ohiensis        
                                      |        +--+                                
                                      |           |  +-- Potamilus_amphichaenus    
                                      |           +--+                             
  +-----------------------------------+              +-- Potamilus_streckersoni    
  |                                   |                                            
  |                                   |           +----- Potamilus_fragilis__2     
  |                                   |  +--------+                                
  |                                   |  |        |  +-- Potamilus_leptodon        
  |                                   |  |        +--+                             
  |                                   +--+           +-- Potamilus_fragilis__1     
  |                                      |                                         
  |                                      |  +----------- Potamilus_metnecktayi     
  |                                      |  |                                      
  |                                      +--+  +-------- Potamilus_alatus__3       
  |                                         |  |                                   
  |                                         +--+  +----- Potamilus_alatus__2       
--+                                            |  |                                
  |                                            +--+----- Potamilus_purpuratus__2   
  |                                               |                                
  |                                               |  +-- Potamilus_alatus__1       
  |                                               +--+                             
  |                                                  +-- Potamilus_purpuratus__1   
  |                                                                                
  |                                                  +-- Villosa_villosa           
  |  +-----------------------------------------------+                             
  |  |                                               +-- Atlanticoncha_ochracea **    
  |  |                                                                             
  |  |                                               +-- Cambarunio_nebulosus      
  |  |  +--------------------------------------------+                             
  +--+  |                                            +-- Ligumia                   
     |  |                                                                          
     |  |                                      +-------- Leaunio_umbrans           
     |  |  +-----------------------------------+                                   
     |  |  |                                   |  +----- Cambarunio_taeniatus      
     +--+  |                                   +--+                                
        |  |                                      |  +-- Cambarunio_iris           
        |  |                                      +--+                             
        |  |                                         +-- Cambarunio_simus          
        |  |                                                                       
        |  |  +----------------------------------------- Hamiota                   
        |  |  |                                                                    
        +--+  |                 +----------------------- Pachynaias                
           |  |                 |                                                  
           |  |  +--------------+  +-------------------- Sagittunio                
           |  |  |              |  |                                               
           |  |  |              |  |              +----- Ellipsaria                
           |  |  |              +--+  +-----------+                                
           |  |  |                 |  |           |  +-- Potamilus_capax           
           |  |  |                 |  |           +--+                             
           |  |  |                 |  |              +-- Truncilla                 
           +--+  |                 +--+                                            
              |  |                    |           +----- Medionidus_acutissimus    
              |  |                    |  +--------+                                
              |  |                    |  |        |  +-- Lemiox                    
              |  |                    |  |        +--+                             
              |  |                    +--+           +-- Medionidus_penicillatus   
              |  |                       |                                         
              |  |                       |  +----------- Ptychobranchus            
              |  |                       |  |                                      
              |  |                       +--+        +-- Cyprogenia_aberti__2      
              |  |                          |  +-----+                             
              +--+                          |  |     +-- Dromus                    
                 |                          +--+                                   
                 |                             |  +----- Cyprogenia_stegaria__2    
                 |                             +--+                                
                 |                                |  +-- Cyprogenia_aberti__1      
                 |                                +--+                             
                 |                                   +-- Cyprogenia_stegaria__1    
                 |                                                                 
                 |                                   +-- Villosa_delumbis          
                 |  +--------------------------------+                             
                 |  |                                +-- Villosa_vibex             
                 |  |                                                              
                 |  |                    +-------------- Obovaria_olivaria         
                 |  |                    |                                         
                 |  |  +-----------------+           +-- Venustaconcha             
                 |  |  |                 |  +--------+                             
                 |  |  |                 |  |        +-- Epioblasma                
                 |  |  |                 +--+                                      
                 |  |  |                    |  +-------- Obovaria_retusa           
                 +--+  |                    +--+                                   
                    |  |                       |  +----- Obovaria_choctawensis     
                    |  |                       +--+                                
                    |  |                          |  +-- Obovaria_unicolor         
                    |  |                          +--+                             
                    |  |                             +-- Obovaria_subrotunda       
                    |  |                                                           
                    |  |                             +-- Mesonaias                 
                    |  |     +-----------------------+                             
                    |  |     |                       +-- Obovaria_arkansasensis    
                    |  |     |                                                     
                    +--+  +--+                       +-- Lampsilis_splendida       
                       |  |  |  +--------------------+                             
                       |  |  |  |                    +-- Lampsilis_bracteata       
                       |  |  |  |                                                  
                       |  |  +--+                    +-- Lampsilis_fasciola        
                       |  |     |  +-----------------+                             
                       |  |     |  |                 +-- Ortmanniana_pectorosa     
                       |  |     +--+                                               
                       |  |        |  +----------------- Lampsilis_ornata          
                       |  |        |  |                                            
                       |  |        +--+  +-------------- Lampsilis_ovata__2        
                       |  |           |  |                                         
                       |  |           +--+  +----------- Lampsilis_dolabraeformis  
                       |  |              |  |                                      
                       |  |              |  |     +----- Lampsilis_cardium__2      
                       |  |              +--+  +--+                                
                       |  |                 |  |  |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium__1      
                       +--+                 |  |  +--+                             
                          |                 +--+     +-- Lampsilis_satura          
                          |                    |                                   
                          |                    |  +----- Lampsilis_cariosa__2      
                          |                    +--+                                
                          |                       |  +-- Lampsilis_ovata__1        
                          |                       +--+                             
                          |                          +-- Lampsilis_cariosa__1      
                          |                                                        
                          |                 +----------- Ortmanniana_ligamentina__2
                          |  +--------------+                                      
                          |  |              |  +-------- Lampsilis_abrupta         
                          |  |              +--+                                   
                          |  |                 |  +----- Lampsilis_higginsii__2    
                          |  |                 +--+                                
                          |  |                    |  +-- Ortmanniana_ligamentina__1
                          |  |                    +--+                             
                          +--+                       +-- Lampsilis_higginsii__1    
                             |                                                     
                             |                    +----- Medionidus_conradicus     
                             |  +-----------------+                                
                             |  |                 |  +-- Leaunio_lienosus          
                             |  |                 +--+                             
                             |  |                    +-- Leaunio_vanuxemensis      
                             |  |                                                  
                             +--+                    +-- Lampsilis_floridensis     
                                |  +-----------------+                             
                                |  |                 +-- Lampsilis_teres           
                                |  |                                               
                                |  |                 +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea__1  
                                +--+                 |                             
                                   |                 +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea__2  
                                   |  +--------------+                             
                                   |  |              +-- Lampsilis_powellii__1     
                                   |  |              |                             
                                   +--+              +-- Lampsilis_powellii__2     
                                      |                                            
                                      |  +-------------- Lampsilis_sietmani        
                                      |  |                                         
                                      +--+           +-- Lampsilis_straminea__2    
                                         |  +--------+                             
                                         |  |        +-- Lampsilis_virescens       
                                         +--+                                      
                                            |  +-------- Lampsilis_hydiana__2      
                                            +--+                                   
                                               |  +----- Lampsilis_hydiana__1      
                                               +--+                                
                                                  |  +-- Lampsilis_bergmanni       
                                                  +--+                             
                                                     +-- Lampsilis_straminea__1    

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110127197--
  +-------------- Obliquaria            
  |                                     
--+  +----------- Cyrtonaias            
  |  |                                  
  |  |        +-- Pachynaias            
  +--+  +-----+                         
     |  |     +-- Lampsilis             
     |  |                               
     +--+     +-- Ellipsaria            
        |  +--+                         
        |  |  +-- Truncilla             
        +--+                            
           |  +-- Atlanticoncha_ochracea **
           +--+                         
              +-- Potamilus             

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110127197--
  +-------------- Obliquaria            
  |                                     
--+  +----------- Cyrtonaias            
  |  |                                  
  |  |        +-- Pachynaias            
  +--+  +-----+                         
     |  |     +-- Lampsilis             
     |  |                               
     +--+     +-- Ellipsaria            
        |  +--+                         
        |  |  +-- Truncilla             
        +--+                            
           |  +-- Atlanticoncha_ochracea **
           +--+                         
              +-- Potamilus             

Smith et al., 2019 [Publ 3951], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101403519--
  +----------------------- Obliquaria             
  |                                               
  |                    +-- Medionidus             
  |                 +--+                          
  |                 |  +-- Lemiox                 
--+  +--------------+                             
  |  |              |  +-- Cyprogenia             
  |  |              +--+                          
  |  |                 +-- Ptychobranchus         
  |  |                                            
  +--+           +-------- Potamilus              
     |  +--------+                                
     |  |        |  +----- Atlanticoncha_ochracea ** 
     |  |        +--+                             
     |  |           |  +-- Ellipsaria             
     |  |           +--+                          
     +--+              +-- Truncilla              
        |                                         
        |              +-- Hamiota                
        |  +-----------+                          
        |  |           +-- Villosa                
        |  |                                      
        +--+  +----------- Ligumia                
           |  |                                   
           |  |     +----- Venustaconcha          
           +--+  +--+                             
              |  |  |  +-- Obovaria               
              |  |  +--+                          
              +--+     +-- Epioblasma             
                 |                                
                 |  +----- Ortmanniana_pectorosa  
                 +--+                             
                    |  +-- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
                    +--+                          
                       +-- Lampsilis              
 
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