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

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Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Gonideinae | Rectidentini | Contradentina

genus Trapezoideus Simpson, 1900: cladomics
     5 Recent valid species (5 total species)

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 5 (5 total)
analyzed in 28 cladograms in 19 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 5 (mean = 1.61, median = 1)

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 8
maximum number of included terminals = 5, (mean = 3.13 median = 3)
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


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

** Top Monophyly Cladogram **

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
55356262630
                       +-- Physunio_modelli          
  +--------------------+                             
  |                    +-- Physunio_pellucidus       
  |                                                  
--+                    +-- Physunio_massini          
  |  +-----------------+                             
  |  |                 +-- Physunio_superbus         
  +--+                                               
     |  +----------------- Physunio                  
     |  |                                            
     +--+              +-- Yaukthwa                  
        |  +-----------+                             
        |  |           +-- Lens                      
        +--+                                         
           |  +----------- Trapezoideus_mitanensis **   
           +--+                                      
              |  +-------- Trapezoideus_lenya **        
              +--+                                   
                 |  +----- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **    
                 +--+                                
                    |  +-- Trapezoideus_thachiadensis **
                    +--+                             
                       +-- Trapezoideus_subviridis **   

Pfeiffer et al., 2021 [Publ 4126], fig. 9

** Top Sister-Group Cladogram **

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
220227134--
     +----- Physunio               
  +--+                             
  |  |  +-- Trapezoideus_subviridis **
  |  +--+                          
--+     +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus ** 
  |                                
  |  +----- Yaukthwa               
  +--+                             
     |  +-- Solenaia               
     +--+                          
        +-- Lens                   

Konopleva et al., 2023 [Publ 4262], fig. 8

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
5535771434
              +-- Yaukthwa                  
  +-----------+                             
  |           +-- Lens                      
--+                                         
  |  +----------- Physunio                  
  |  |                                      
  +--+        +-- Trapezoideus_thachiadensis **
     |  +-----+                             
     |  |     +-- Trapezoideus_subviridis **   
     +--+                                   
        |  +----- Trapezoideus_mitanensis **   
        +--+                                
           |  +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **    
           +--+                             
              +-- Trapezoideus_lenya **        

Pfeiffer et al., 2021 [Publ 4126], fig. 18

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
33135524
  +----------- Yaukthwa               
--+                                   
  |  +-------- Physunio               
  +--+                                
     |  +----- Trapezoideus_foliaceus ** 
     +--+                             
        |  +-- Trapezoideus_lenya **     
        +--+                          
           +-- Trapezoideus_subviridis **

Bolotov et al., 2022 [Publ 4250], fig. 8

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
331346912
  +-------- Yaukthwa               
--+                                
  |  +----- Trapezoideus_mitanensis **
  +--+                             
     |  +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus ** 
     +--+                          
        +-- Trapezoideus_lenya **     

Bolotov et al., 2022 [Publ 4250], fig. S5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
3313121224
  +----------- Yaukthwa               
--+                                   
  |  +-------- Physunio               
  +--+                                
     |  +----- Trapezoideus_foliaceus ** 
     +--+                             
        |  +-- Trapezoideus_lenya **     
        +--+                          
           +-- Trapezoideus_mitanensis **

Bolotov et al., 2020 [Publ 4100], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
2202115213--
        +-- Yaukthwa              
  +-----+                         
  |     +-- Lens                  
--+                               
  |  +----- Physunio              
  +--+                            
     |  +-- Trapezoideus_lenya **    
     +--+                         
        +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **

Bolotov et al., 2020 [Publ 4100], fig. S1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
2202109213--
  +-------- Physunio              
  |                               
--+     +-- Trapezoideus_lenya **    
  |  +--+                         
  |  |  +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
  +--+                            
     |  +-- Lens                  
     +--+                         
        +-- Yaukthwa              

Jeratthitikul et al., 2021 [Publ 4219], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013422--
  +----- Lens                  
--+                            
  |  +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
  +--+                         
     +-- Physunio              

Zieritz et al., 2021 [Publ 4218], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013063--
  +-------- Physunio              
--+                               
  |  +----- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
  +--+                            
     |  +-- Lens                  
     +--+                         
        +-- Yaukthwa              

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017522--
  +----- Lens                  
--+                            
  |  +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
  +--+                         
     +-- Physunio              

Konopleva et al., 2019 [Publ 3900], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110150153--
  +-------- Yaukthwa              
--+                               
  |  +----- Physunio              
  +--+                            
     |  +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
     +--+                         
        +-- Lens                  

Pfeiffer et al., 2018 [Publ 3827], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101632--
  +-- Physunio    
  |               
--+-- Trapezoideus **
  |               
  +-- Lens        

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017522--
  +----- Lens                  
--+                            
  |  +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
  +--+                         
     +-- Physunio              

Konopleva et al., 2019 [Publ 4041], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110133183--
  +-------- Yaukthwa              
--+                               
  |  +----- Lens                  
  +--+                            
     |  +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
     +--+                         
        +-- Physunio              

Liu et al., 2024 [Publ 4380], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013563--
     +-- Physunio              
  +--+                         
  |  +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
--+                            
  |  +-- Lens                  
  +--+                         
     +-- Yaukthwa              

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 6-7

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013563--
     +-- Physunio              
  +--+                         
  |  +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
--+                            
  |  +-- Lens                  
  +--+                         
     +-- Yaukthwa              

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 5a

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013563--
     +-- Physunio              
  +--+                         
  |  +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
--+                            
  |  +-- Lens                  
  +--+                         
     +-- Yaukthwa              

Zieritz et al., 2024 [Publ 4381], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014473--
     +-- Physunio              
  +--+                         
  |  +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
--+                            
  |  +-- Yaukthwa              
  +--+                         
     +-- Lens                  

Pfeiffer et al., 2019 [Publ 3937], fig. 6

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015644--
        +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
  +-----+                         
  |     +-- Physunio              
--+                               
  |  +----- Yaukthwa              
  +--+                            
     |  +-- Lens                  
     +--+                         
        +-- Solenaia              

Jeratthitikul et al., 2024 [Publ 4387], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015822--
  +----- Physunio              
--+                            
  |  +-- Lens                  
  +--+                         
     +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 5b

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013563--
  +----------- Yaukthwa_elongatula   
  |                                  
--+  +-------- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
  |  |                               
  +--+     +-- Physunio              
     |  +--+                         
     |  |  +-- Yaukthwa_inlenensis   
     +--+                            
        |  +-- Yaukthwa_paiensis     
        +--+                         
           +-- Lens                  

Pfeiffer et al., 2019 [Publ 3937], fig. 4-5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015644--
        +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
  +-----+                         
  |     +-- Physunio              
--+                               
  |  +----- Yaukthwa              
  +--+                            
     |  +-- Lens                  
     +--+                         
        +-- Solenaia              

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4388], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013563--
     +-- Physunio              
  +--+                         
  |  +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
--+                            
  |  +-- Lens                  
  +--+                         
     +-- Yaukthwa              

Zieritz et al., 2020 [Publ 4102], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110130133--
  +-------- Physunio              
--+                               
  |  +----- Yaukthwa              
  +--+                            
     |  +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
     +--+                         
        +-- Lens                  

Jeratthitikul et al., 2021 [Publ 4212], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012093--
     +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
  +--+                         
  |  +-- Physunio              
--+                            
  |  +-- Yaukthwa              
  +--+                         
     +-- Lens                  

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 5c

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013563--
  +-- Physunio              
  |                         
  +-- Yaukthwa_paiensis     
  |                         
  +-- Yaukthwa_inlenensis   
--+                         
  +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
  |                         
  +-- Yaukthwa_elongatula   
  |                         
  +-- Lens                  

Jeratthitikul et al., 2021 [Publ 4219], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013322--
  +----- Lens                  
--+                            
  |  +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus **
  +--+                         
     +-- Physunio              
 
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