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

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Publication Plazzi & Passamonti (2010): cladograms
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Complete Citation

Plazzi, F. & M. Passamonti. 2010. Towards a molecular phylogeny of Mollusks: bivalves’ early evolution as revealed by mitochondrial genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57: 641-657. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

(click the figure number to see the cladogram)

• Fig. 1
• Fig. 2-3

Cladogram Figure 1

  +-- Pronodularia_japanensis
--+                          
  +-- Lampsilis_ornata       

Cladogram Figure 2-3

  +----- Sinanodonta_woodiana   
  |                             
--+----- Lampsilis_ornata       
  |                             
  |  +-- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii 
  +--+                          
     +-- Pronodularia_japanensis