The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Lydeard et al. (2000): cladograms
publication summary | cladograms Complete CitationLydeard, C., R.L. Minton & J.D. Williams. 2000. Prodigious polyphyly in imperilled freshwater pearly-mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae): a phylogenetic test of species and generic designations. [in] The Evolutionary Biology of the Bivalvia (Harper et al., eds.). Geological Society, London Special Publications 177: 145-158. Available electronically.
Cladogram Figures(click the figure number to see the cladogram) Cladogram Figure 2a
+-------------------- Anodonta_cygnea
|
+-------------------- Cumberlandia_monodonta
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| +----- Lampsilis_teres
+--------------+
| | +-- Obovaria_unicolor
| +--+
| +-- Obovaria_olivaria
|
--+ +-- Reginaia_rotulata__1
| |
+-----------------+-- Reginaia_rotulata__2
| |
| +-- Reginaia_ebenus
|
| +----- Quadrula_nobilis
| +-----------+
| | | +-- Pustulosa_infucata
| | +--+
+--+ +-- Pustulosa_succissa
|
| +-------------- Pleurobema_decisum
+--+
| +----------- Fusconaia_flava
+--+
| +-------- Fusconaia_burkei__1
+--+
| +----- Fusconaia_burkei__2
+--+
| +-- Fusconaia_burkei__3
+--+
+-- Fusconaia_escambia
Cladogram Figure 2b
+-------------------------- Anodonta_cygnea
|
+-------------------------- Cumberlandia_monodonta
|
| +----- Lampsilis_teres
--+ +-----------------+
| | | +-- Obovaria_unicolor
| | +--+
| | +-- Obovaria_olivaria
| |
+--+ +-- Reginaia_rotulata__1
| |
| +-----------------+-- Reginaia_rotulata__2
| | |
| | +-- Reginaia_ebenus
| |
+--+ +-- Quadrula_nobilis
| |
| +--------------+-- Pustulosa_infucata
| | |
+--+ +-- Pustulosa_succissa
|
| +-------------- Pleurobema_decisum
+--+
| +----------- Fusconaia_flava
+--+
| +-------- Fusconaia_burkei__1
+--+
| +----- Fusconaia_burkei__2
+--+
| +-- Fusconaia_burkei__3
+--+
+-- Fusconaia_escambia
Cladogram Figure 2c
+-------------- Anodonta_cygnea
|
+-------------- Cumberlandia_monodonta
|
| +----- Quadrula_nobilis
+--------+
| | +-- Pustulosa_infucata
| +--+
| +-- Pustulosa_succissa
--+
| +----- Obovaria_unicolor
+--------+
| | +-- Obovaria_olivaria
| +--+
| +-- Lampsilis_teres
|
| +-- Reginaia_ebenus
| +--------+
| | +-- Reginaia_rotulata
+--+
| +-------- Pleurobema_decisum
| |
+--+ +----- Fusconaia_flava
| |
+--+ +-- Fusconaia_burkei__1
| |
| +-- Fusconaia_burkei__2
+--+
+-- Fusconaia_burkei__3
|
+-- Fusconaia_escambia
Cladogram Figure 2d
+-------------------------- Anodonta_cygnea
|
+-------------------------- Cumberlandia_monodonta
|
--+ +-- Reginaia_ebenus
| +--------------------+
| | +-- Reginaia_rotulata
| |
| | +----- Lampsilis_teres
+--+ +--------------+
| | | +-- Obovaria_unicolor
| | +--+
| | +-- Obovaria_olivaria
+--+
| +-- Quadrula_nobilis
| |
| +--------------+-- Pustulosa_infucata
| | |
+--+ +-- Pustulosa_succissa
|
| +-------------- Pleurobema_decisum
+--+
| +----------- Fusconaia_flava
+--+
| +-------- Fusconaia_burkei__1
+--+
| +----- Fusconaia_burkei__2
+--+
| +-- Fusconaia_burkei__3
+--+
+-- Fusconaia_escambia
|
