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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae

genus Alathyria Iredale, 1934: cladomics
     4 Recent valid species (7 total species)

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 4 (7 total)
analyzed in 15 cladograms in 9 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 3 (mean = 2.07, median = 3)

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 8
maximum number of included terminals = 3, (mean = 3 median = 3)
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 0

Pairwise Cladogram Clustering

The graphs below depict in two dimensions all pair-wise ingroup distances within the cladome. See the Cladmoics FARQ for more information.


PCoA Ordination


NJ Tree

Graf et al., 2015 [Publ 3619], fig. 1

** Top Monophyly Cladogram **

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
364317440
  +----------- Westralunio       
  |                              
  |     +----- Alathyria_jacksoni **
--+  +--+                        
  |  |  |  +-- Velesunio         
  |  |  +--+                     
  +--+     +-- Alathyria_profuga ** 
     |                           
     |  +----- Alathyria_pertexta **
     +--+                        
        |  +-- Microdontia       
        +--+                     
           +-- Lortiella

Santos-Neto et al., 2016 [Publ 3739], fig. 2a_b

** Top Sister-Group Cladogram **

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011954--
  +----------- Velesunio_ambiguus
--+                              
  |  +-------- Microdontia       
  +--+                           
     |  +----- Lortiella         
     +--+                        
        |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni **
        +--+                     
           +-- Velesunio_angasi

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
3643196442
     +----- Velesunio         
  +--+                        
  |  |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni **
  |  +--+                     
--+     +-- Alathyria_profuga ** 
  |                           
  |  +----- Alathyria_pertexta **
  +--+                        
     |  +-- Lortiella         
     +--+                     
        +-- Microdontia

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
3643194442
     +----- Velesunio         
  +--+                        
  |  |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni **
  |  +--+                     
--+     +-- Alathyria_profuga ** 
  |                           
  |  +----- Alathyria_pertexta **
  +--+                        
     |  +-- Lortiella         
     +--+                     
        +-- Microdontia

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
3643136332
     +----- Alathyria_pertexta **
  +--+                        
  |  |  +-- Microdontia       
  |  +--+                     
--+     +-- Lortiella         
  |                           
  |  +----- Velesunio         
  +--+                        
     |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni **
     +--+                     
        +-- Alathyria_profuga **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
3643196440
     +----- Alathyria_jacksoni **
  +--+                        
  |  |  +-- Alathyria_profuga ** 
  |  +--+                     
--+     +-- Velesunio         
  |                           
  |  +----- Alathyria_pertexta **
  +--+                        
     |  +-- Lortiella         
     +--+                     
        +-- Microdontia

Bolotov et al., 2016 [Publ 3743], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
364327334
     +----- Microdontia       
  +--+                        
  |  |  +-- Lortiella         
  |  +--+                     
--+     +-- Alathyria_pertexta **
  |                           
  |  +----- Velesunio         
  +--+                        
     |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni **
     +--+                     
        +-- Alathyria_profuga **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
3643136334
     +----- Velesunio         
  +--+                        
  |  |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni **
  |  +--+                     
--+     +-- Alathyria_profuga ** 
  |                           
  |  +----- Microdontia       
  +--+                        
     |  +-- Alathyria_pertexta **
     +--+                     
        +-- Lortiella

Bolotov et al., 2016 [Publ 3743], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
364327334
     +----- Microdontia       
  +--+                        
  |  |  +-- Alathyria_pertexta **
  |  +--+                     
--+     +-- Lortiella         
  |                           
  |  +----- Velesunio         
  +--+                        
     |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni **
     +--+                     
        +-- Alathyria_profuga **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11019000--
-- Alathyria_jacksoni **

Plazzi et al., 2011 [Publ 3676], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011700--
-- Alathyria_jacksoni **

Baker et al., 2004 [Publ 2685], fig. 2-3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101821--
           +-- Velesunio__3      
  +--------+                     
  |        +-- Velesunio__4      
--+                              
  |  +-------- Velesunio__2      
  +--+                           
     |  +----- Velesunio_angasi  
     +--+                        
        |  +-- Velesunio__1      
        +--+                     
           +-- Alathyria_jacksoni **

Santos-Neto et al., 2016 [Publ 3739], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011954--
  +----------- Velesunio_ambiguus
--+                              
  |  +-------- Alathyria_jacksoni **
  +--+                           
     |  +----- Velesunio_angasi  
     +--+                        
        |  +-- Lortiella         
        +--+                     
           +-- Microdontia

Walker et al., 2006 [Publ 2666], fig. 6

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013542--
-- 2889

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11019000--
-- Alathyria_jacksoni **
 
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