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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 | Amblemini

genus Amblema Rafinesque, 1820: cladomics
     3 Recent valid species (12 total species)

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 3 (12 total)
analyzed in 124 cladograms in 84 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 3 (mean = 1.21, median = 1)

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 22
maximum number of included terminals = 3, (mean = 2.18 median = 2)
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 1

Pairwise Cladogram Clustering

The graphs below depict in two dimensions all pair-wise ingroup distances within the cladome. See the Cladmoics FARQ for more information.


PCoA Ordination


NJ Tree

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

** Top Monophyly Cladogram **

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
331320210
  +----- Amblema_plicata **  
--+                       
  |  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
  +--+                    
     +-- Amblema_neislerii **

Campbell et al., 2005 [Publ 2660], fig. 1

** Top Sister-Group Cladogram **

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
220210032--
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_plicata **

Mulvey et al., 1997 [Publ 3390], fig. 1_3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
33132000
  +----- Amblema_plicata **  
--+                       
  |  +-- Amblema_neislerii **
  +--+                    
     +-- Amblema_elliottii **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
331319212
  +----- Amblema_neislerii **
--+                       
  |  +-- Amblema_plicata **  
  +--+                    
     +-- Amblema_elliottii **

Patterson et al., 2021 [Publ 4222], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
33131002
  +----- Amblema_neislerii **
--+                       
  |  +-- Amblema_plicata **  
  +--+                    
     +-- Amblema_elliottii **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22022921--
  +----- Reginaia         
--+                       
  |  +-- Amblema_plicata **  
  +--+                    
     +-- Amblema_neislerii **

Inoue et al., 2018 [Publ 3858], fig. 1_3a-c

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
220210232--
  +-- Amblema_plicata **  
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **

Lopes-Lima et al., 2019 [Publ 3901], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22022700--
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_plicata **

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3308], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22024132--
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_plicata **

Lopes-Lima et al., 2019 [Publ 3901], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22022600--
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_plicata **

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3308], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22024032--
  +----- Reginaia         
--+                       
  |  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
  +--+                    
     +-- Amblema_plicata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22027132--
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_plicata **

Burlakova et al., 2012 [Publ 3486], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22023911--
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_plicata **

Inoue et al., 2020 [Publ 3941], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22024021--
  +----- Reginaia         
--+                       
  |  +-- Amblema_plicata **  
  +--+                    
     +-- Amblema_elliottii **

Pfeiffer et al., 2016 [Publ 3660], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22023621--
  +----- Reginaia         
--+                       
  |  +-- Amblema_plicata **  
  +--+                    
     +-- Amblema_neislerii **

Inoue et al., 2020 [Publ 3941], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22023921--
  +-- Amblema_plicata **  
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22027132--
  +----- Reginaia         
--+                       
  |  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
  +--+                    
     +-- Amblema_plicata **

Campbell et al., 2005 [Publ 2660], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
220210032--
  +----- Reginaia         
--+                       
  |  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
  +--+                    
     +-- Amblema_plicata **

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3308], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22024032--
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_plicata **

Porto-Hannes et al., 2021 [Publ 4227], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22021300--
  +-- Amblema_plicata **  
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **

Lopes-Lima et al., 2019 [Publ 3901], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22022400--
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_plicata **

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3308], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22024032--
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_plicata **

Grobler et al., 2011 [Publ 3359], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011600--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Huang et al., 2002 [Publ 2657], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013311--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Graf & Cummings, 2006 [Publ 1968], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014600--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Krebs et al., 2003 [Publ 2691], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013211--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Bolotov et al., 2017 [Publ 3764], fig. S1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110112400--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Roe & Hoeh, 2003 [Publ 2655], fig. 4f2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013000--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Serb et al., 2003 [Publ 2659], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012822--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Rosenberg et al., 1997 [Publ 2720], fig. 2B

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012111--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Wu et al., 2023 [Publ 4339], fig. 4_S5-nt

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11019500--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Hoeh et al., 2009 [Publ 2716], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014500--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Dai et al., 2025 [Publ 4440], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11018700--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Dai et al., 2023 [Publ 4285], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015200--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Teiga-Teixeira et al., 2020 [Publ 4173], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011800--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Bogan & Hoeh, 2000 [Publ 2650], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013300--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000 [Publ 2649], fig. 1_2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011000--
-- Amblema_plicata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012722--
  +----- Reginaia       
--+                     
  |  +-- Amblema_plicata **
  +--+                  
     +-- Plectomerus

Johnson et al., 2018 [Publ 3844], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011500--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Khalloufi et al., 2011 [Publ 2748], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011000--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Freeman et al., 2025 [Publ 4443], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011011--
  +-- Amblema_plicata **
--+                  
  +-- Plectomerus

Hoeh et al., 2002 [Publ 2653], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013000--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Whelan et al., 2011 [Publ 3380], fig. 1-ML

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013500--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Kandl et al., 2001 [Publ 3384], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101800--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Inoue et al., 2014 [Publ 3635], fig. 3B

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101700--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 8a_S1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11019100--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Chapman et al., 2008 [Publ 2667], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012011--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Chen et al., 2025 [Publ 4448], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11018500--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Prié & Puillandre, 2014 [Publ 3529], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011600--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Hoeh et al., 2001 [Publ 2652], fig. 14f4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013000--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Curole & Kocher, 2005 [Publ 2682], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011011--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Jeratthitikul et al., 2022 [Publ 4260], fig. S1_1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017500--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11016800--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Manendo et al., 2008 [Publ 2669], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011200--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000 [Publ 2648], fig. 2B

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012900--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Wu et al., 2022 [Publ 4238], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017300--
-- Amblema_plicata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015600--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 8b_S2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11019100--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Huang et al., 2002 [Publ 2657], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013311--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Wu et al., 2018 [Publ 3836], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015200--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Chapman et al., 2008 [Publ 2744], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012011--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Konopleva et al., 2023 [Publ 4269], fig. S1_4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015500--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Mejia-Trujillo & Smith, 2022 [Publ 4274], fig. 2-F

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011400--
-- Amblema_plicata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015622--
  +----- Reginaia       
--+                     
  |  +-- Plectomerus    
  +--+                  
     +-- Amblema_plicata **

Reis et al., 2013 [Publ 3580], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011400--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Dai et al., 2024 [Publ 4358], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015200--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Graf, 2002 [Publ 2651], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011700--
-- Amblema_plicata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119811--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000 [Publ 2648], fig. 2A

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012900--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Roe & Hoeh, 2003 [Publ 2655], fig. 4f3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013000--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Boyer et al., 2011 [Publ 2718], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013711--
-- Amblema_plicata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110120011--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Zieritz et al., 2021 [Publ 4218], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013100--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Lydeard et al., 1996 [Publ 2656], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012711--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Whelan et al., 2011 [Publ 3380], fig. 1-MP

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013500--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Bolotov et al., 2020 [Publ 4084], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013500--
-- Amblema_plicata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014022--
  +-- Amblema_plicata **
--+                  
  +-- Reginaia

Marshall et al., 2014 [Publ 3593], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011300--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Freeman et al., 2025 [Publ 4443], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011111--
  +-- Amblema_plicata **
--+                  
  +-- Plectomerus

Perkins et al., 2017 [Publ 3777], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013511--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Szumowski et al., 2012 [Publ 3569], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011500--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Matos et al., 2024 [Publ 4383], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011900--
-- Amblema_plicata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110113800--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Hoeh et al., 1998 [Publ 2695], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101400--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 3-ML

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017300--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Keogh & Simons, 2019 [Publ 3935], fig. S1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101900--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Porto-Hannes et al., 2019 [Publ 3969], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011700--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Wu et al., 2023 [Publ 4339], fig. 4_S5-aa

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11019500--
-- Amblema_plicata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012722--
  +----- Reginaia       
--+                     
  |  +-- Amblema_plicata **
  +--+                  
     +-- Plectomerus

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015500--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Hoeh et al., 2001 [Publ 2652], fig. 14f2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013000--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Lopes-Lima et al., 2017 [Publ 3745], fig. 1-2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017900--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Araujo et al., 2009 [Publ 2589], fig. 7C

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101900--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Jeratthitikul et al., 2022 [Publ 4260], fig. S2_2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017500--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Jadhav & Jamkhedkar, 2009 [Publ 3697], fig. 11

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012400--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Hoeh et al., 2009 [Publ 2716], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014600--
-- Amblema_plicata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011621--
  +-- Amblema_plicata **
--+                  
  +-- Reginaia

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015622--
  +----- Reginaia       
--+                     
  |  +-- Plectomerus    
  +--+                  
     +-- Amblema_plicata **

Bolotov et al., 2018 [Publ 3826], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11018200--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Zieritz et al., 2024 [Publ 4381], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014500--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 3-BI

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017300--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Porto-Hannes et al., 2019 [Publ 3969], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011700--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Boyer et al., 2011 [Publ 2718], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013411--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Lydeard et al., 1996 [Publ 2656], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012611--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Smith, 2021 [Publ 4331], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011900--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Reis et al., 2013 [Publ 3580], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011300--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Curole & Kocher, 2005 [Publ 2682], fig. 1-M

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011111--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Freeman et al., 2025 [Publ 4443], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011111--
  +-- Amblema_plicata **
--+                  
  +-- Plectomerus

Neemuchwala et al., 2023 [Publ 4292], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012600--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Inoue et al., 2014 [Publ 3635], fig. 3A

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011900--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Araujo et al., 2017 [Publ 3801], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011300--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Porto-Hannes et al., 2021 [Publ 4227], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011000--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Hoeh et al., 1998 [Publ 2695], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101400--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Pfeiffer & Graf, 2015 [Publ 3620], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013900--
-- Amblema_plicata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110120011--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Turner et al., 2000 [Publ 2722], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011300--
-- Amblema_plicata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110113800--
-- Amblema_plicata **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110112100--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Serb et al., 2003 [Publ 2659], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012822--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Araujo et al., 2009 [Publ 2589], fig. 7B

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011000--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Matos et al., 2024 [Publ 4384], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011900--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Pfeiffer & Graf, 2013 [Publ 3531], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013000--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Araujo et al., 2009 [Publ 2589], fig. 7A

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011000--
-- Amblema_plicata **

Rosenberg et al., 1997 [Publ 2720], fig. 2A

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012111--
-- Amblema_plicata **
 
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