The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Hoeh et al. (2009): cladograms
publication summary | cladograms Complete CitationHoeh, W.R., A.E. Bogan, W.H. Heard & E.G. Chapman. 2009. Palaeoheterodont phylogeny, character evolution, diversity and phylogenetic classification: a reflection on methods of analysis. Malacologia 51(2): 307-317. Available electronically.
Cladogram Figures(click the figure number to see the cladogram) Cladogram Figure 3
+----------------------------------------------- Neotrigonia_margaritacea
|
| +----- Velesunio_ambiguus
| +--------+
| | | +-- Velesunio_angasi
| | +--+
| +-----------------------------+ +-- Lortiella_rugata
| | |
| | | +----------- Echyridella_menziesii
--+ | | |
| | +--+ +-- Hyridella_depressa
| | | +-----+
| | | | +-- Hyridella_australis
| | +--+
| | | +----- Castalia
| | +--+
| | | +-- Diplodon_chilensis
| | +--+
| | +-- Diplodon_gratus
+--+
| +----- Chambardia_wahlbergi
| |
| +--------+----- Aspatharia_rugifera
| | |
| | | +-- Mutela_rostrata
| +--------------------------+ +--+
| | | +-- Mutela_dubia
| | |
| | | +----------- Etheria_elliptica
| | +--+
| | | +-------- Mulleria_rivoli
| | +--+
| | | +----- Monocondylaea_minuana
+--+ +--+
| | +-- Anodontites_trigona
| +--+
| +-- Anodontites_guanarensis
|
| +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
| +-----------------------------------+
| | +-- Cumberlandia_monodonta
| |
+--+ +----------------------------------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca
| |
| | +-------------------------------- Pseudomulleria_dalyi
| | |
+--+ | +-- Unio_pictorum
| | +--------+
| | | +-- Unio_caffer
| | +-----------------+
+--+ | | +-------- Lasmigona_costata
| | +--+
| | | +----- Alasmidonta_marginata
| | +--+
| | | +-- Strophitus_undulatus
| | +--+
+--+ +-- Pyganodon_grandis
|
| +-------------------------- Lens_contradens
| |
| | +----- Gonidea_angulata
| | +-----------------+
| | | | +-- Pilsbryoconcha_exilis
+--+ | +--+
| | +-- Pseudodon_vondembuschianus
| |
| | +----------- Amblema_plicata
| | |
+--+ | +----- Obliquaria_reflexa
| +--------+ +--+
| | | | | +-- Quadrula_verrucosa
| | | | +--+
| | +--+ +-- Quadrula_quadrula
| | |
| | | +----- Eurynia_dilatata
+--+ +--+
| | +-- Pleurobema_sintoxia
| +--+
| +-- Fusconaia_flava
|
| +----------------- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris
+--+
| +-------------- Truncilla_truncata
+--+
| +----------- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
+--+
| +-------- Lampsilis_cardium
+--+
| +----- Cambarunio_iris
+--+
| +-- Ligumia_recta
+--+
+-- Epioblasma_triquetra
Cladogram Figure 4
+-------------------------------------------------- Neotrigonia_margaritacea
|
| +----- Velesunio_ambiguus
| +--------+
| | | +-- Velesunio_angasi
| | +--+
| +--------------------------------+ +-- Lortiella_rugata
| | |
| | | +----------- Echyridella_menziesii
--+ | | |
| | +--+ +-- Hyridella_depressa
| | | +-----+
| | | | +-- Hyridella_australis
| | +--+
| | | +----- Castalia
| | +--+
| | | +-- Diplodon_chilensis
| | +--+
| | +-- Diplodon_gratus
+--+
| +-- Etheria_elliptica
| +--------+
| | +-- Mulleria_rivoli
| |
| | +----- Monocondylaea_minuana
| +--------------------------------+ +--+
| | | | | +-- Anodontites_trigona
| | | | +--+
| | | | +-- Anodontites_guanarensis
| | +--+
| | | +-- Mutela_rostrata
| | | +--+
+--+ | | +-- Mutela_dubia
| +--+
| | +-- Chambardia_wahlbergi
| +--+
| +-- Aspatharia_rugifera
|
| +----------------------------------------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca
| |
+--+ +-------------------------------------- Pseudomulleria_dalyi
| |
| | +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
+--+ +--------------------------------+
| | +-- Cumberlandia_monodonta
| |
| | +-- Pilsbryoconcha_exilis
+--+ +-----------------------------+
| | +-- Pseudodon_vondembuschianus
| |
| | +----------------------------- Lens_contradens
+--+ |
| | +-- Unio_pictorum
| | +--------+
| | | +-- Unio_caffer
| | +--------------+
+--+ | | +-------- Lasmigona_costata
| | +--+
| | | +----- Alasmidonta_marginata
| | +--+
| | | +-- Strophitus_undulatus
| | +--+
+--+ +-- Pyganodon_grandis
|
| +----------------------- Gonidea_angulata
| |
| | +-- Eurynia_dilatata
| | |
| | +-----+-- Pleurobema_sintoxia
+--+ | |
| +-----------+ +-- Fusconaia_flava
| | |
| | | +----- Obliquaria_reflexa
| | +--+
+--+ | +-- Quadrula_verrucosa
| +--+
| +-- Quadrula_quadrula
|
| +----------------- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris
+--+
| +-------------- Truncilla_truncata
+--+
| +----------- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
+--+
| +-------- Lampsilis_cardium
+--+
| +----- Cambarunio_iris
+--+
| +-- Ligumia_recta
+--+
+-- Epioblasma_triquetra
Cladogram Figure 5
+-------------------------------- Neotrigonia_margaritacea
|
| +----------------------------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca
| |
| | +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
| | +--------------------+
| | | +-- Cumberlandia_monodonta
| | |
--+ | | +----- Velesunio_ambiguus
| | | +--------+
| | | | | +-- Velesunio_angasi
| | | | +--+
| | +--+ +-----+ +-- Lortiella_rugata
| | | | | |
| | | | | | +----------- Echyridella_menziesii
| | | | | | |
+--+ | | | +--+ +-- Hyridella_depressa
| | | | | +-----+
| | | | | | +-- Hyridella_australis
| | | | +--+
| | +--+ | +----- Castalia
| | | +--+
| | | | +-- Diplodon_chilensis
| | | +--+
| | | +-- Diplodon_gratus
| | |
| | | +----------------- Pseudomulleria_dalyi
| | | |
| | +--+ +-------------- Mulleria_rivoli
| | | |
| | +--+ +----------- Etheria_elliptica
+--+ | |
| | | +----- Monocondylaea_minuana
| +--+ +--+
| | | | +-- Anodontites_trigona
| | | +--+
| | | +-- Anodontites_guanarensis
| +--+
| | +-- Mutela_rostrata
| | +--+
| | | +-- Mutela_dubia
| +--+
| | +-- Chambardia_wahlbergi
| +--+
| +-- Aspatharia_rugifera
|
| +-- Pilsbryoconcha_exilis
| +--------------------+
| | +-- Pseudodon_vondembuschianus
| |
| | +-------------------- Lens_contradens
+--+ |
| | +-- Unio_pictorum
| | +--------+
| | | +-- Unio_caffer
+--+ +-----+
| | | +-------- Lasmigona_costata
| | +--+
| | | +----- Alasmidonta_marginata
| | +--+
| | | +-- Strophitus_undulatus
+--+ +--+
| +-- Pyganodon_grandis
|
| +-------------- Gonidea_angulata
| |
| | +----- Obliquaria_reflexa
| | +-----+
+--+ | | +-- Quadrula_verrucosa
| | +--+
| | +-- Quadrula_quadrula
| |
+--+ +-------- Amblema_plicata
| |
| | +----- Eurynia_dilatata
| +--+
| | | +-- Pleurobema_sintoxia
+--+ +--+
| +-- Fusconaia_flava
|
| +----- Truncilla_truncata
| |
| +----- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris
+--+
| +-- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
| |
| +-- Cambarunio_iris
+--+
+-- Ligumia_recta
|
+-- Epioblasma_triquetra
|
