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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina

genus Strophitus Rafinesque, 1820: cladomics
     5 Recent valid species (8 total species)

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 5 (8 total)
analyzed in 53 cladograms in 36 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 5 (mean = 1.42, median = 1)

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 7
maximum number of included terminals = 5, (mean = 4.14 median = 4)
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 1


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


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

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
55573128140
           +-------------- Utterbackiana                
  +--------+                                            
  |        |  +----------- Alasminota                   
  |        +--+                                         
  |           |  +-------- Pseudodontoideus             
  |           +--+                                      
  |              |  +----- Lasmigona                    
  |              +--+                                   
  |                 |  +-- Pterosyna                    
  |                 +--+                                
--+                    +-- Arcidens                     
  |                                                     
  |                    +-- Prolasmidonta                
  |                 +--+                                
  |                 |  +-- Platynaias                   
  |  +--------------+                                   
  |  |              |  +-- Ligodonta                    
  |  |              +--+                                
  |  |                 +-- Alasmidonta                  
  |  |                                                  
  +--+              +----- Sulcularia                   
     |  +-----------+                                   
     |  |           |  +-- Pyganodon                    
     |  |           +--+                                
     |  |              +-- Utterbackia                  
     +--+                                               
        |  +-------------- Anodontoides                 
        |  |                                            
        |  |        +----- Strophitus_undulatus__2 **      
        +--+  +-----+                                   
           |  |     |  +-- Strophitus_howellsi **          
           |  |     +--+                                
           +--+        +-- Strophitus_undulatus__1 **      
              |                                         
              |  +-------- Strophitus_pascagoulaensis__2 **
              +--+                                      
                 |  +----- Strophitus_pascagoulaensis__1 **
                 +--+                                   
                    |  +-- Strophitus_williamsi **         
                    +--+                                
                       +-- Strophitus_radiatus **          

Smith et al., 2018 [Publ 3790], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
5546131273
                 +-- Utterbackia               
  +--------------+                             
  |              +-- Pyganodon                 
  |                                            
  |              +-- Alasmidonta               
  |           +--+                             
--+           |  +-- Alasminota                
  |  +--------+                                
  |  |        |  +-- Pseudodontoideus          
  |  |        +--+                             
  |  |           +-- Utterbackiana             
  +--+                                         
     |  +----------- Anodontoides              
     |  |                                      
     |  |     +----- Strophitus_pascagoulaensis **
     +--+  +--+                                
        |  |  |  +-- Strophitus_radiatus **       
        |  |  +--+                             
        +--+     +-- Strophitus_williamsi **      
           |                                   
           |  +----- Strophitus_howellsi__2 **    
           +--+                                
              |  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **      
              +--+                             
                 +-- Strophitus_howellsi__1 **    

Smith et al., 2023 [Publ 4291], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
55352212
  +----------- Anodontoides              
  |                                      
--+        +-- Strophitus_undulatus **      
  |  +-----+                             
  |  |     +-- Strophitus_howellsi **       
  +--+                                   
     |  +----- Strophitus_pascagoulaensis **
     +--+                                
        |  +-- Strophitus_radiatus **       
        +--+                             
           +-- Strophitus_williamsi **      

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
44353729135
                          +-- Utterbackia                  
  +-----------------------+                                
  |                       +-- Pyganodon                    
  |                                                        
  |                 +-------- Utterbackiana                
  |                 |                                      
  |  +--------------+     +-- Lasmigona                    
--+  |              |  +--+                                
  |  |              |  |  +-- Pseudodontoideus             
  |  |              +--+                                   
  |  |                 |  +-- Pterosyna                    
  |  |                 +--+                                
  |  |                    +-- Arcidens                     
  +--+                                                     
     |                    +-- Prolasmidonta                
     |                 +--+                                
     |                 |  +-- Platynaias                   
     |  +--------------+                                   
     |  |              |  +-- Alasminota                   
     |  |              +--+                                
     +--+                 +-- Alasmidonta                  
        |                                                  
        |  +----------------- Sulcularia                   
        +--+                                               
           |  +-------------- Anodontoides                 
           +--+                                            
              |  +----------- Strophitus_undulatus **         
              +--+                                         
                 |  +-------- Strophitus_pascagoulaensis__2 **
                 +--+                                      
                    |  +----- Strophitus_radiatus **          
                    +--+                                   
                       |  +-- Strophitus_pascagoulaensis__1 **
                       +--+                                
                          +-- Strophitus_williamsi **         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
44352423113
  +----------------------------- Utterbackiana                
  |                                                           
  |                          +-- Utterbackia                  
--+  +-----------------------+                                
  |  |                       +-- Pyganodon                    
  |  |                                                        
  |  |                    +----- Alasmidonta                  
  +--+  +-----------------+                                   
     |  |                 |  +-- Arcidens                     
     |  |                 +--+                                
     |  |                    +-- Pseudodontoideus             
     +--+                                                     
        |  +-------------------- Alasminota                   
        |  |                                                  
        |  |              +----- Sulcularia                   
        +--+  +-----------+                                   
           |  |           |  +-- Platynaias                   
           |  |           +--+                                
           +--+              +-- Prolasmidonta                
              |                                               
              |  +-------------- Anodontoides                 
              +--+                                            
                 |  +----------- Strophitus_undulatus **         
                 +--+                                         
                    |  +-------- Strophitus_pascagoulaensis__2 **
                    +--+                                      
                       |  +----- Strophitus_pascagoulaensis__1 **
                       +--+                                   
                          |  +-- Strophitus_radiatus **          
                          +--+                                
                             +-- Strophitus_williamsi **         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
44242321105
  +----------------------- Sulcularia                
  |                                                  
  |              +-------- Utterbackiana             
--+  +-----------+                                   
  |  |           |  +----- Alasminota                
  |  |           +--+                                
  |  |              |  +-- Arcidens                  
  +--+              +--+                             
     |                 +-- Pseudodontoideus          
     |                                               
     |  +----------------- Alasmidonta               
     |  |                                            
     +--+  +-------------- Platynaias                
        |  |                                         
        |  |        +----- Pyganodon                 
        +--+  +-----+                                
           |  |     |  +-- Utterbackia               
           |  |     +--+                             
           +--+        +-- Anodontoides              
              |                                      
              |  +-------- Strophitus_pascagoulaensis **
              +--+                                   
                 |  +----- Strophitus_undulatus **      
                 +--+                                
                    |  +-- Strophitus_radiatus **       
                    +--+                             
                       +-- Strophitus_williamsi **      

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22023177--
  +-- Strophitus_radiatus ** 
--+                       
  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **

Stewart et al., 2021 [Publ 4451], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011595--
        +-- Alasmidonta        
  +-----+                      
  |     +-- Pterosyna          
  |                            
--+     +-- Strophitus_howellsi **
  |  +--+                      
  |  |  +-- Platynaias         
  +--+                         
     |  +-- Pyganodon          
     +--+                      
        +-- Utterbackia        

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110136106--
           +-- Pterosyna           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Lasmigona           
--+                                
  |  +-------- Strophitus_undulatus **
  |  |                             
  +--+     +-- Platynaias          
     |  +--+                       
     |  |  +-- Alasmidonta         
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Pyganodon           
        +--+                       
           +-- Utterbackia         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101554--
     +-- Pterosyna           
  +--+                       
  |  +-- Lasmigona           
--+                          
  |  +-- Prolasmidonta       
  |  |                       
  +--+-- Strophitus_undulatus **
     |                       
     +-- Platynaias          

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110112144--
  +----- Pyganodon           
  |                          
  +----- Simpsonaias         
--+                          
  +----- Strophitus_undulatus **
  |                          
  |  +-- Alasmidonta         
  +--+                       
     +-- Lasmigona           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013344--
  +----------- Utterbackiana      
--+                               
  |  +-------- Utterbackia        
  +--+                            
     |  +----- Strophitus_radiatus **
     +--+                         
        |  +-- Alasmidonta        
        +--+                      
           +-- Lasmigona          

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119865--
  +-- Simpsonaias         
--+                       
  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **

Wu et al., 2018 [Publ 3836], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015243--
  +----- Strophitus_undulatus **
  |                          
--+  +-- Platynaias          
  |  |                       
  +--+-- Alasmidonta         
     |                       
     +-- Pyganodon           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013455--
  +----- Alasmidonta         
  |                          
  +----- Pyganodon           
  |                          
--+  +-- Pterosyna           
  +--+                       
  |  +-- Lasmigona           
  |                          
  |  +-- Platynaias          
  +--+                       
     +-- Strophitus_undulatus **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017544--
        +-- Pyganodon           
  +-----+                       
  |     +-- Simpsonaias         
--+                             
  |  +----- Strophitus_undulatus **
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Alasmidonta         
     +--+                       
        +-- Lasmigona           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012943--
     +-- Alasmidonta         
  +--+                       
  |  +-- Lasmigona           
--+                          
  |  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **
  +--+                       
     +-- Pyganodon           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012654--
        +-- Utterbackia        
  +-----+                      
  |     +-- Utterbackiana      
--+                            
  |  +----- Strophitus_radiatus **
  +--+                         
     |  +-- Lasmigona          
     +--+                      
        +-- Alasmidonta        

Hoeh et al., 2001 [Publ 2652], fig. 14f2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013011--
-- Strophitus_undulatus **

Bogan & Hoeh, 2000 [Publ 2650], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013311--
  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **
--+                       
  +-- Pyganodon           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110113844--
        +-- Lasmigona           
  +-----+                       
  |     +-- Alasmidonta         
--+                             
  |  +----- Simpsonaias         
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Pyganodon           
     +--+                       
        +-- Strophitus_undulatus **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012943--
     +-- Alasmidonta         
  +--+                       
  |  +-- Lasmigona           
--+                          
  |  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **
  +--+                       
     +-- Pyganodon           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101855--
  +-------- Pyganodon           
  |                             
  |     +-- Platynaias          
--+-----+                       
  |     +-- Strophitus_undulatus **
  |                             
  |  +----- Lasmigona           
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Arcidens            
     +--+                       
        +-- Pterosyna           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11019022--
  +-- Pyganodon           
--+                       
  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012322--
  +----- Lasmigona           
--+                          
  |  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **
  +--+                       
     +-- Pyganodon           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110113844--
  +----- Pyganodon           
  |                          
  +----- Simpsonaias         
--+                          
  +----- Strophitus_undulatus **
  |                          
  |  +-- Alasmidonta         
  +--+                       
     +-- Lasmigona           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012322--
  +-- Pyganodon           
--+                       
  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014533--
  +-------- Lasmigona           
--+                             
  |  +----- Alasmidonta         
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **
     +--+                       
        +-- Pyganodon           

Hoeh et al., 2002 [Publ 2653], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013011--
  +-- Pyganodon           
--+                       
  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11018244--
  +----------- Pyganodon           
--+                                
  |  +-------- Simpsonaias         
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Strophitus_undulatus **
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Alasmidonta         
        +--+                       
           +-- Lasmigona           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101885--
  +----------- Pyganodon           
  |                                
--+        +-- Lasmigona           
  |  +-----+                       
  |  |     +-- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Strophitus_undulatus **
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Prolasmidonta       
        +--+                       
           +-- Platynaias          

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110137106--
           +-- Pyganodon           
  +--------+                       
  |        +-- Utterbackia         
  |                                
--+        +-- Lasmigona           
  |  +-----+                       
  |  |     +-- Pterosyna           
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Alasmidonta         
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **
        +--+                       
           +-- Platynaias          

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119138--
     +-------- Pseudodontoideus    
  +--+                             
  |  |  +----- Lasmigona           
  |  +--+                          
  |     |  +-- Pterosyna           
--+     +--+                       
  |        +-- Arcidens            
  |                                
  |  +-------- Strophitus_undulatus **
  |  |                             
  +--+     +-- Pyganodon           
     |  +--+                       
     |  |  +-- Utterbackia         
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Platynaias          
        +--+                       
           +-- Alasmidonta         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012433--
  +----- Lasmigona           
  |                          
--+  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **
  |  |                       
  +--+-- Alasmidonta         
     |                       
     +-- Pyganodon           

Roe & Hoeh, 2003 [Publ 2655], fig. 4f2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013011--
-- Strophitus_undulatus **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012222--
  +----- Lasmigona           
--+                          
  |  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **
  +--+                       
     +-- Pyganodon           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014533--
  +-------- Lasmigona           
--+                             
  |  +----- Alasmidonta         
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **
     +--+                       
        +-- Pyganodon           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101103159--
-- Strophitus_undulatus **

Pfeiffer & Graf, 2013 [Publ 3531], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013022--
  +----- Strophitus_undulatus **
--+                          
  |  +-- Platynaias          
  +--+                       
     +-- Pyganodon           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013788--
  +-------------- Strophitus_undulatus **
  |                                   
  |        +----- Pterosyna           
--+  +-----+                          
  |  |     |  +-- Lasmigona           
  |  |     +--+                       
  +--+        +-- Arcidens            
     |                                
     |  +-------- Utterbackia         
     |  |                             
     +--+-------- Alasmidonta         
        |                             
        |  +----- Pyganodon           
        +--+                          
           |  +-- Anodontoides        
           +--+                       
              +-- Platynaias          

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110120065--
-- Strophitus_undulatus **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013344--
-- Strophitus_radiatus **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110120065--
-- Strophitus_undulatus **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014633--
  +-------- Lasmigona           
--+                             
  |  +----- Alasmidonta         
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Pyganodon           
     +--+                       
        +-- Strophitus_undulatus **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012744--
  +----- Strophitus_radiatus **
--+                         
  |  +-- Lasmigona          
  +--+                      
     +-- Alasmidonta        

Chong et al., 2008 [Publ 2668], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011777--
  +----- Strophitus_undulatus **
--+                          
  |  +-- Prolasmidonta       
  +--+                       
     +-- Platynaias          

Roe & Hoeh, 2003 [Publ 2655], fig. 4f3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013011--
  +-- Pyganodon           
--+                       
  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017544--
        +-- Alasmidonta         
  +-----+                       
  |     +-- Lasmigona           
--+                             
  |  +----- Pyganodon           
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **
     +--+                       
        +-- Simpsonaias         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110112444--
-- Strophitus_undulatus **

Hoeh et al., 2001 [Publ 2652], fig. 14f4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013011--
  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **
--+                       
  +-- Pyganodon           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017944--
        +-- Pyganodon           
  +-----+                       
  |     +-- Simpsonaias         
--+                             
  |  +----- Strophitus_undulatus **
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Alasmidonta         
     +--+                       
        +-- Lasmigona           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014633--
  +-------- Lasmigona           
--+                             
  |  +----- Alasmidonta         
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **
     +--+                       
        +-- Pyganodon           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11019022--
  +-- Pyganodon           
--+                       
  +-- Strophitus_undulatus **
 
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