The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Walker et al. (2006): cladograms
publication summary | cladograms Complete CitationWalker, J.M., J.P. Curole, D.E. Wade, E.G. Chapman, A.E. Bogan & W.R. Hoeh. 2006. Taxonomic distribution and phylogenetic utility of gender-associated mitochondrial genomes in the Unionoida (Bivalvia). Malacologia 48(1-2): 265-282. Available electronically.
Cladogram Figures(click the figure number to see the cladogram) Cladogram Figure 2
+----------------------------- Neotrigonia_margaritacea
|
--+ +-------------------------- Hyridella
| |
| | +----- Anodonta
+--+ +-----------------+
| | | +-- Pyganodon_fragilis
| | +--+
| | +-- Pyganodon_grandis
+--+
| +-------------------- Pronodularia_japanensis
| |
| | +-- Gonidea_angulata
+--+ +--------------+
| | +-- Pseudodon_vondembuschianus
| |
+--+ +-- Fusconaia_flava
| +-----------+
| | +-- Cumberlandia_monodonta
+--+
| +----------- Cyrtonaias_tampicoensis
+--+
| +-------- Potamilus_purpuratus
+--+
| +----- Ligumia_recta
+--+
| +-- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
+--+
+-- Lampsilis_teres
Cladogram Figure 3
+----------------------------------- Neotrigonia_margaritacea
|
--+ +-------------------------------- Hyridella
| |
+--+ +----------------------------- Cumberlandia_monodonta
| |
+--+ +-------------------------- Pseudodon_vondembuschianus
| |
+--+ +----------------------- Gonidea_angulata
| |
+--+ +-------------------- Inversidens
| |
| | +----- Anodonta
+--+ +-----------+
| | | +-- Pyganodon_fragilis
| | +--+
+--+ +-- Pyganodon_grandis
|
| +-------------- Fusconaia_flava
+--+
| +----------- Potamilus_purpuratus
+--+
| +-------- Cyrtonaias_tampicoensis
+--+
| +----- Ligumia_recta
+--+
| +-- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
+--+
+-- Lampsilis_teres
Cladogram Figure 4
+----------------------------------- Neotrigonia_margaritacea
|
--+ +-------------------------------- Hyridella
| |
+--+ +----------------------------- Cumberlandia_monodonta
| |
+--+ +-------------------------- Pseudodon_vondembuschianus
| |
+--+ +----------------------- Gonidea_angulata
| |
+--+ +-------------------- Inversidens
| |
| | +----- Anodonta
+--+ +-----------+
| | | +-- Pyganodon_fragilis
| | +--+
+--+ +-- Pyganodon_grandis
|
| +-------------- Fusconaia_flava
+--+
| +----------- Cyrtonaias_tampicoensis
+--+
| +-------- Potamilus_purpuratus
+--+
| +----- Ligumia_recta
+--+
| +-- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
+--+
+-- Lampsilis_teres
Cladogram Figure 6
+----------------------------- Neotrigonia_margaritacea
|
| +----------------- Castalia_stevensi
| |
| +----------------- Diplodon_gratus
| +--------+
| | | +-------------- Hyridella_depressa
| | | |
| | | +-------------- Hyridella_australis
| | +--+
| | | +----------- Echyridella_menziesii
--+ | | |
| | | | +-- Velesunio_ambiguus
| | +--+ +-----+
| | | | +-- Velesunio__3
| | | |
| | +--+ +----- Velesunio__2
| | | |
| | | | +-- Alathyria_jacksoni
| | +--+--+
| | | +-- Velesunio__1
| | |
+--+ | +-- Velesunio_angasi
| +--+
| +-- Lortiella_rugata
|
| +-- Mutela_dubia
| +--------------+
| | +-- Mutela_rostrata
| +-----+
| | | +-------------- Etheria_elliptica
| | | |
| | +--+ +----------- Chambardia_rubens
| | | |
| | +--+ +-------- Mulleria_rivoli
| | | |
| | +--+ +-- Anodontites_guanarensis
| | | +--+
| | | | +-- Anodontites_trigona
+--+ +--+
| | +-- Tamsiella_tamsiana
| +--+
| +-- Monocondylaea_minuana
|
| +-- Pyganodon_fragilis
| +-----------------+
| | +-- Pyganodon_grandis
| |
| | +----------- Cumberlandia_monodonta
| | |
+--+ +-----+ +-------- Pseudunio_auricularius
| | | |
| | +--+ +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
| | | +--+
| | | | +-- Margaritifera_dahurica
| | +--+
+--+ | +-- Margaritifera_falcata
| +--+
| +-- Margaritifera_middendorffi
|
| +-- Gonidea_angulata
| +-----------+
| | +-- Sundadontina_tumida
+--+
| +----------- Cyrtonaias_tampicoensis
| |
+--+----------- Fusconaia_flava
|
| +-------- Potamilus_purpuratus
+--+
| +----- Lampsilis_teres
+--+
| +-- Ligumia_recta
+--+
+-- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
Cladogram Figure 6-M
+-------------------------- Echyridella_menziesii
|
| +----- Cumberlandia_monodonta
| |
--+ +-----------------+ +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
| | | |
| | +--+-- Margaritifera_dahurica__1
| | |
| | +-- Margaritifera_dahurica__2
+--+
| +-- Gonidea_angulata
| +-----------------+
| | +-- Sundadontina_tumida
| |
+--+ +-- Pyganodon_fragilis
| +--------------+
| | +-- Pyganodon_grandis
+--+
| +-------------- Fusconaia_flava
+--+
| +----------- Potamilus_purpuratus
+--+
| +-------- Cyrtonaias_tampicoensis
+--+
| +----- Ligumia_recta
+--+
| +-- Lampsilis_teres
+--+
+-- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
|
