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

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Publication Jones & Neves (2010): cladograms
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Jones, J.W. & R.J. Neves. 2010. Descriptions of a new species and a new subspecies of freshwater mussels, Epioblasma ahlstedti and Epioblasma florentina aureola (Bivalvia: Unionidae), in the Tennessee River drainage, USA. Nautilus 124(2): 77-92. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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Cladogram Figure 16
              +-- Epioblasma_triquetra   
  +-----------+                          
  |           +-- Epioblasma_brevidens   
--+                                      
  |  +----------- Epioblasma_rangiana    
  +--+                                   
     |  +-------- Epioblasma_capsaeformis
     +--+                                
        |  +----- Epioblasma_ahlstedti   
        +--+                             
           |  +-- Epioblasma_aureola     
           +--+                          
              +-- Epioblasma_walkeri     
Cladogram Figure 17
  +----- Epioblasma_triquetra   
  |                             
  +----- Epioblasma_brevidens   
  |                             
--+  +-- Epioblasma_capsaeformis
  |  |                          
  |  +-- Epioblasma_aureola     
  |  |                          
  +--+-- Epioblasma_walkeri     
     |                          
     +-- Epioblasma_rangiana    
     |                          
     +-- Epioblasma_ahlstedti   
 
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