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

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

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 1 (1 total)
analyzed in 4 cladograms in 2 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         
  |        +--+                        
  |           |  +-- Pterosyna         
  |           +--+                     
--+              +-- Arcidens          
  |                                    
  |              +-- Prolasmidonta     
  |           +--+                     
  |           |  +-- Platynaias        
  |     +-----+                        
  |     |     |  +-- Ligodonta         
  |     |     +--+                     
  |     |        +-- Alasmidonta       
  +-----+                              
        |        +-- Anodontoides      
        |  +-----+                     
        |  |     +-- Strophitus        
        +--+                           
           |  +----- Sulcularia_viridis **
           +--+                        
              |  +-- Pyganodon         
              +--+                     
                 +-- Utterbackia       

Whelan et al., 2023 [Publ 4287], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101272611--
  +-------------------- Utterbackiana     
  |                                       
  |                 +-- Utterbackia       
--+  +--------------+                     
  |  |              +-- Pyganodon         
  |  |                                    
  +--+           +----- Alasmidonta       
     |  +--------+                        
     |  |        |  +-- Arcidens          
     |  |        +--+                     
     +--+           +-- Pseudodontoideus  
        |                                 
        |  +----------- Alasminota        
        |  |                              
        +--+        +-- Anodontoides      
           |  +-----+                     
           |  |     +-- Strophitus        
           +--+                           
              |  +----- Sulcularia_viridis **
              +--+                        
                 |  +-- Platynaias        
                 +--+                     
                    +-- Prolasmidonta     

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

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

Whelan et al., 2023 [Publ 4287], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101262410--
  +-------------------- Sulcularia_viridis **
  |                                       
  |           +-------- Utterbackiana     
--+  +--------+                           
  |  |        |  +----- Alasminota        
  |  |        +--+                        
  |  |           |  +-- Arcidens          
  +--+           +--+                     
     |              +-- Pseudodontoideus  
     |                                    
     |  +-------------- Alasmidonta       
     +--+                                 
        |  +----------- Platynaias        
        +--+                              
           |  +-------- Strophitus        
           +--+                           
              |  +----- Pyganodon         
              +--+                        
                 |  +-- Utterbackia       
                 +--+                     
                    +-- Anodontoides      
 
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