The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!
Publication Rosenberg et al. (1994): cladograms
publication summary | cladograms Complete CitationRosenberg, G., G.S. Kuncio, G.M. Davis & M.G. Harasewych. 1994. Preliminary ribosomal RNA phylogeny of gastropod and unionoidean bivalve mollusks. Nautilus Supplement 2: 111-121. Available electronically.
Cladogram Figures(click the figure number to see the cladogram) Cladogram Figure 3
+----------- Cumberlandia_monodonta
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| +-- Margaritifera_falcata
+--------+
| +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
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--+ +-------- Gonidea_angulata
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| | +-- Elliptio_complanata
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| | +-- Fusconaia_cerina
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+--+ +--+-- Plectomerus_dombeyanus
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| | +-- Pleurobema_cordatum
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| | +-- Unio_pictorum
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| | +-- Pyganodon_cataracta
+--+ |
| +-- Pyganodon_grandis
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| +-- Utterbackia_imbecillis
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| +-- Lampsilis_teres
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| +-- Lampsilis_straminea
+--+
+-- Megalonaias_nervosa
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+-- Obliquaria_reflexa
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+-- Theliderma_cylindrica
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+-- Quadrula_quadrula
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+-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus
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