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

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Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina

genus Lasmigona Rafinesque, 1831: cladomics
     1 Recent valid species (1 total species)

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 1 (1 total)
analyzed in 63 cladograms in 39 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 1 (mean = 1, median = 1)

Perkins et al., 2025 [Publ 4447], fig. 2_mtDNA-ITS

** Top Monophyly Cladogram ** ** Top Sister-Group Cladogram **

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101353214--
     +-------------- Utterbackiana    
  +--+                                
  |  |  +----------- Alasminota       
  |  +--+                             
  |     |  +-------- Pseudodontoideus 
  |     +--+                          
  |        |  +----- Lasmigona_costata **
  |        +--+                       
  |           |  +-- Pterosyna        
  |           +--+                    
--+              +-- Arcidens         
  |                                   
  |              +-- Prolasmidonta    
  |           +--+                    
  |           |  +-- Platynaias       
  |     +-----+                       
  |     |     |  +-- Ligodonta        
  |     |     +--+                    
  |     |        +-- Alasmidonta      
  +-----+                             
        |        +-- Anodontoides     
        |  +-----+                    
        |  |     +-- Strophitus       
        +--+                          
           |  +----- Sulcularia       
           +--+                       
              |  +-- Pyganodon        
              +--+                    
                 +-- Utterbackia

Boyer et al., 2011 [Publ 2718], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013788--
  +-------------- Strophitus       
  |                                
  |        +----- Pterosyna        
--+  +-----+                       
  |  |     |  +-- Lasmigona_costata **
  |  |     +--+                    
  +--+        +-- Arcidens         
     |                             
     |  +-------- Utterbackia      
     |  |                          
     +--+-------- Alasmidonta      
        |                          
        |  +----- Pyganodon        
        +--+                       
           |  +-- Anodontoides     
           +--+                    
              +-- Platynaias

Wu et al., 2023 [Publ 4296], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012222--
  +----- Lasmigona_costata **
--+                       
  |  +-- Strophitus       
  +--+                    
     +-- Pyganodon

Lydeard et al., 1996 [Publ 2656], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012744--
  +----- Strophitus       
--+                       
  |  +-- Lasmigona_costata **
  +--+                    
     +-- Alasmidonta

Krebs, 2004 [Publ 2692], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101411--
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **
--+                    
  +-- Pyganodon

Hoeh, 1990 [Publ 2717], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110114125--
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **
--+                    
  +-- Utterbackiana

Huang et al., 2002 [Publ 2657], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013344--
  +----------- Utterbackiana    
--+                             
  |  +-------- Utterbackia      
  +--+                          
     |  +----- Strophitus       
     +--+                       
        |  +-- Alasmidonta      
        +--+                    
           +-- Lasmigona_costata **

Moyer & Díaz-Ferguson, 2012 [Publ 3375], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101521--
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **
--+                    
  +-- Platynaias

Amaro et al., 2017 [Publ 3791], fig. 2-M

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101922--
-- Lasmigona_costata **

Whelan et al., 2011 [Publ 3380], fig. 1-ML

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013511--
  +-- Pyganodon        
--+                    
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **

Whelan et al., 2023 [Publ 4287], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101403213--
              +-- Utterbackia      
  +-----------+                    
  |           +-- Pyganodon        
  |                                
  |     +-------- Utterbackiana    
  |     |                          
--+  +--+     +-- Lasmigona_costata **
  |  |  |  +--+                    
  |  |  |  |  +-- Pseudodontoideus 
  |  |  +--+                       
  |  |     |  +-- Pterosyna        
  |  |     +--+                    
  +--+        +-- Arcidens         
     |                             
     |     +----- Sulcularia       
     |  +--+                       
     |  |  |  +-- Anodontoides     
     |  |  +--+                    
     |  |     +-- Strophitus       
     +--+                          
        |     +-- Prolasmidonta    
        |  +--+                    
        |  |  +-- Platynaias       
        +--+                       
           |  +-- Alasminota       
           +--+                    
              +-- Alasmidonta

Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000 [Publ 2648], fig. 2A

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012943--
     +-- Alasmidonta      
  +--+                    
  |  +-- Lasmigona_costata **
--+                       
  |  +-- Strophitus       
  +--+                    
     +-- Pyganodon

Zanatta et al., 2007 [Publ 2698], fig. 1B

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110115135--
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **
  |                    
--+-- Platynaias       
  |                    
  +-- Pterosyna

Pfeiffer & Graf, 2015 [Publ 3620], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013911--
  +-- Pyganodon        
--+                    
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **

Chen et al., 2023 [Publ 4302], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014011--
  +-- Alasmidonta      
--+                    
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **

Chen et al., 2025 [Publ 4487], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014011--
  +-- Alasmidonta      
--+                    
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **

Lopes-Lima et al., 2020 [Publ 4080], fig. 2-4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110112144--
  +----- Pyganodon        
  |                       
  +----- Simpsonaias      
--+                       
  +----- Strophitus       
  |                       
  |  +-- Alasmidonta      
  +--+                    
     +-- Lasmigona_costata **

Campbell & Lydeard, 2026 [Publ 4810], fig. 6-14

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11016293513--
  +-------- Pseudodontoideus 
--+                          
  |  +----- Lasmigona_costata **
  +--+                       
     |  +-- Pterosyna        
     +--+                    
        +-- Arcidens

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 2_I

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11019022--
-- Lasmigona_costata **

Bolotov et al., 2017 [Publ 3764], fig. S1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110112444--
-- Lasmigona_costata **

Hoeh, 1990 [Publ 2717], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110114125--
  +-- Pterosyna        
  |                    
--+-- Platynaias       
  |                    
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. S4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110120065--
-- Lasmigona_costata **

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. S3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119865--
  +-- Alasmidonta      
--+                    
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **

Jeratthitikul et al., 2022 [Publ 4260], fig. S1_1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017544--
        +-- Pyganodon        
  +-----+                    
  |     +-- Simpsonaias      
--+                          
  |  +----- Strophitus       
  +--+                       
     |  +-- Alasmidonta      
     +--+                    
        +-- Lasmigona_costata **

Jadhav & Jamkhedkar, 2009 [Publ 3697], fig. 11

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012433--
  +----- Lasmigona_costata **
  |                       
--+  +-- Strophitus       
  |  |                    
  +--+-- Alasmidonta      
     |                    
     +-- Pyganodon

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015532--
  +----- Lasmigona_costata **
--+                       
  |  +-- Pyganodon        
  +--+                    
     +-- Utterbackia

Metzger et al., 2018 [Publ 3952], fig. 1C

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101200--
-- Lasmigona_costata **

King et al., 1999 [Publ 2699], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101554--
     +-- Pterosyna        
  +--+                    
  |  +-- Lasmigona_costata **
--+                       
  |  +-- Prolasmidonta    
  |  |                    
  +--+-- Strophitus       
     |                    
     +-- Platynaias

Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000 [Publ 2648], fig. 2B

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012943--
     +-- Alasmidonta      
  +--+                    
  |  +-- Lasmigona_costata **
--+                       
  |  +-- Strophitus       
  +--+                    
     +-- Pyganodon

Hewitt et al., 2018 [Publ 3758], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101855--
  +-------- Pyganodon        
  |                          
  |     +-- Platynaias       
--+-----+                    
  |     +-- Strophitus       
  |                          
  |  +----- Lasmigona_costata **
  +--+                       
     |  +-- Arcidens         
     +--+                    
        +-- Pterosyna

Krebs, 2004 [Publ 2692], fig. 2-M

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101311--
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **
--+                    
  +-- Pyganodon

Campbell et al., 2005 [Publ 2660], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110110133--
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **
--+                    
  +-- Pseudodontoideus

Hoeh, 1990 [Publ 2717], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110114125--
  +-- Pterosyna        
  |                    
--+-- Platynaias       
  |                    
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **

Bolotov et al., 2018 [Publ 3826], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11018144--
  +----------- Pyganodon        
--+                             
  |  +-------- Simpsonaias      
  +--+                          
     |  +----- Strophitus       
     +--+                       
        |  +-- Alasmidonta      
        +--+                    
           +-- Lasmigona_costata **

Hoeh et al., 2009 [Publ 2716], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014633--
  +-------- Lasmigona_costata **
--+                          
  |  +----- Alasmidonta      
  +--+                       
     |  +-- Strophitus       
     +--+                    
        +-- Pyganodon

Chen et al., 2023 [Publ 4302], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014011--
  +-- Alasmidonta      
--+                    
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **

Whelan et al., 2011 [Publ 3380], fig. 1-MP

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013511--
  +-- Pyganodon        
--+                    
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **

King et al., 1999 [Publ 2699], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101885--
  +----------- Pyganodon        
  |                             
--+        +-- Lasmigona_costata **
  |  +-----+                    
  |  |     +-- Pterosyna        
  +--+                          
     |  +----- Strophitus       
     +--+                       
        |  +-- Prolasmidonta    
        +--+                    
           +-- Platynaias

Breton et al., 2011 [Publ 3376], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110137106--
           +-- Pterosyna        
  +--------+                    
  |        +-- Lasmigona_costata **
--+                             
  |  +-------- Strophitus       
  |  |                          
  +--+     +-- Platynaias       
     |  +--+                    
     |  |  +-- Alasmidonta      
     +--+                       
        |  +-- Pyganodon        
        +--+                    
           +-- Utterbackia

Liu et al., 2023 [Publ 4310], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012322--
-- Lasmigona_costata **

Amaro et al., 2017 [Publ 3791], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011543--
     +-- Lasmigona_costata **
  +--+                    
  |  +-- Platynaias       
--+                       
  |  +-- Pyganodon        
  +--+                    
     +-- Utterbackia

Dai et al., 2025 [Publ 4440], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014311--
  +-- Alasmidonta      
--+                    
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **

Liu et al., 2023 [Publ 4310], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012322--
  +----- Lasmigona_costata **
--+                       
  |  +-- Strophitus       
  +--+                    
     +-- Pyganodon

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 6

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11019022--
-- Lasmigona_costata **

Lopes-Lima et al., 2017 [Publ 3745], fig. 1-2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11018044--
        +-- Pyganodon        
  +-----+                    
  |     +-- Simpsonaias      
--+                          
  |  +----- Strophitus       
  +--+                       
     |  +-- Alasmidonta      
     +--+                    
        +-- Lasmigona_costata **

Boyer et al., 2011 [Publ 2718], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013455--
  +----- Alasmidonta      
  |                       
  +----- Pyganodon        
  |                       
--+  +-- Pterosyna        
  +--+                    
  |  +-- Lasmigona_costata **
  |                       
  |  +-- Platynaias       
  +--+                    
     +-- Strophitus

Bolotov et al., 2017 [Publ 3761], fig. S2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110113844--
  +----- Pyganodon        
  |                       
  +----- Simpsonaias      
--+                       
  +----- Strophitus       
  |                       
  |  +-- Alasmidonta      
  +--+                    
     +-- Lasmigona_costata **

Bolotov et al., 2017 [Publ 3761], fig. S1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110113844--
        +-- Lasmigona_costata **
  +-----+                    
  |     +-- Alasmidonta      
--+                          
  |  +----- Simpsonaias      
  +--+                       
     |  +-- Pyganodon        
     +--+                    
        +-- Strophitus

Huang et al., 2002 [Publ 2657], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013344--
  +----- Utterbackia      
  |                       
--+----- Utterbackiana    
  |                       
  |  +-- Alasmidonta      
  +--+                    
     +-- Lasmigona_costata **

Hoeh et al., 2009 [Publ 2716], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014533--
  +-------- Lasmigona_costata **
--+                          
  |  +----- Alasmidonta      
  +--+                       
     |  +-- Strophitus       
     +--+                    
        +-- Pyganodon

Campbell et al., 2005 [Publ 2660], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110110133--
  +----- Pyganodon        
--+                       
  |  +-- Lasmigona_costata **
  +--+                    
     +-- Pseudodontoideus

Zanatta et al., 2007 [Publ 2698], fig. 1A

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110115135--
  +-- Platynaias       
  |                    
--+-- Lasmigona_costata **
  |                    
  +-- Pterosyna

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110120065--
-- Lasmigona_costata **

Hoeh et al., 2009 [Publ 2716], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014533--
  +-------- Lasmigona_costata **
--+                          
  |  +----- Alasmidonta      
  +--+                       
     |  +-- Strophitus       
     +--+                    
        +-- Pyganodon

Chen et al., 2025 [Publ 4487], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014011--
  +-- Alasmidonta      
--+                    
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **

Graf & Cummings, 2006 [Publ 1968], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014633--
  +-------- Lasmigona_costata **
--+                          
  |  +----- Alasmidonta      
  +--+                       
     |  +-- Pyganodon        
     +--+                    
        +-- Strophitus

Chase et al., 2018 [Publ 3847], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110138106--
           +-- Pyganodon        
  +--------+                    
  |        +-- Utterbackia      
  |                             
--+        +-- Lasmigona_costata **
  |  +-----+                    
  |  |     +-- Pterosyna        
  +--+                          
     |  +----- Alasmidonta      
     +--+                       
        |  +-- Strophitus       
        +--+                    
           +-- Platynaias

Inoue et al., 2014 [Publ 3635], fig. 3A

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119138--
     +-------- Pseudodontoideus 
  +--+                          
  |  |  +----- Lasmigona_costata **
  |  +--+                       
  |     |  +-- Pterosyna        
--+     +--+                    
  |        +-- Arcidens         
  |                             
  |  +-------- Strophitus       
  |  |                          
  +--+     +-- Pyganodon        
     |  +--+                    
     |  |  +-- Utterbackia      
     +--+                       
        |  +-- Platynaias       
        +--+                    
           +-- Alasmidonta

Krebs et al., 2003 [Publ 2691], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013287--
  +-- Pterosyna        
--+                    
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **

Lydeard et al., 1996 [Publ 2656], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012654--
        +-- Utterbackia      
  +-----+                    
  |     +-- Utterbackiana    
--+                          
  |  +----- Strophitus       
  +--+                       
     |  +-- Lasmigona_costata **
     +--+                    
        +-- Alasmidonta

Inoue et al., 2018 [Publ 3858], fig. 1_3a-c

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101104159--
-- Lasmigona_costata **

Jeratthitikul et al., 2022 [Publ 4260], fig. S2_2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017544--
        +-- Alasmidonta      
  +-----+                    
  |     +-- Lasmigona_costata **
--+                          
  |  +----- Pyganodon        
  +--+                       
     |  +-- Strophitus       
     +--+                    
        +-- Simpsonaias

Dai et al., 2025 [Publ 4440], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014311--
  +-- Alasmidonta      
--+                    
  +-- Lasmigona_costata **
 
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