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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 Simpsonaias Frierson, 1914: cladomics
     1 Recent valid species (1 total species)

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 1 (1 total)
analyzed in 12 cladograms in 8 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 1 (mean = 1, median = 1)


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

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11016313513--
  +-------------- Utterbackiana      
  |                                  
--+  +----------- Simpsonaias_ambigua **
  |  |                               
  |  |        +-- Alasminota         
  +--+  +-----+                      
     |  |     +-- Alasmidonta        
     |  |                            
     +--+     +-- Prolasmidonta      
        |  +--+                      
        |  |  +-- Platynaias         
        +--+                         
           |  +-- Anodontoides       
           +--+                      
              +-- Strophitus         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017544--
        +-- Pyganodon          
  +-----+                      
  |     +-- Simpsonaias_ambigua **
--+                            
  |  +----- Strophitus         
  +--+                         
     |  +-- Alasmidonta        
     +--+                      
        +-- Lasmigona          

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11018144--
  +----------- Pyganodon          
--+                               
  |  +-------- Simpsonaias_ambigua **
  +--+                            
     |  +----- Strophitus         
     +--+                         
        |  +-- Alasmidonta        
        +--+                      
           +-- Lasmigona          

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119765--
  +-- Simpsonaias_ambigua **
--+                      
  +-- Strophitus         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110113744--
  +----- Pyganodon          
  |                         
  +----- Simpsonaias_ambigua **
--+                         
  +----- Strophitus         
  |                         
  |  +-- Alasmidonta        
  +--+                      
     +-- Lasmigona          

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119965--
-- Simpsonaias_ambigua **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110113744--
        +-- Lasmigona          
  +-----+                      
  |     +-- Alasmidonta        
--+                            
  |  +----- Simpsonaias_ambigua **
  +--+                         
     |  +-- Pyganodon          
     +--+                      
        +-- Strophitus         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119965--
-- Simpsonaias_ambigua **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110112144--
  +----- Pyganodon          
  |                         
  +----- Simpsonaias_ambigua **
--+                         
  +----- Strophitus         
  |                         
  |  +-- Alasmidonta        
  +--+                      
     +-- Lasmigona          

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017944--
        +-- Pyganodon          
  +-----+                      
  |     +-- Simpsonaias_ambigua **
--+                            
  |  +----- Strophitus         
  +--+                         
     |  +-- Alasmidonta        
     +--+                      
        +-- Lasmigona          

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110112344--
-- Simpsonaias_ambigua **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017544--
        +-- Alasmidonta        
  +-----+                      
  |     +-- Lasmigona          
--+                            
  |  +----- Pyganodon          
  +--+                         
     |  +-- Strophitus         
     +--+                      
        +-- Simpsonaias_ambigua **
 
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