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

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Publication Pfeiffer et al. (2021): cladograms
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Pfeiffer, J.M., D.L. Graf, K.S. Cummings & L.M. Page. 2021. Taxonomic revision of a radiation of Southeast Asian freshwater mussels (Unionidae: Gonideinae: Contradentini+Rectidentini). Invertebrate Systematics 35: 394-470. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

(click the figure number to see the cladogram)

Cladogram Figure 12
  +-------------- Solenaia_emarginata
  |                                  
  |           +-- Lens_contradens    
  |  +--------+                      
--+  |        +-- Lens_micropterus   
  |  |                               
  |  |        +-- Lens_inornatus     
  |  +--------+                      
  +--+        +-- Lens_misellus      
     |                               
     |     +----- Lens_maenamensis   
     |  +--+                         
     |  |  |  +-- Lens_rolfbrandti   
     |  |  +--+                      
     +--+     +-- Lens_eximius       
        |                            
        |  +----- Lens_pallegoixi    
        +--+                         
           |  +-- Lens_comptus       
           +--+                      
              +-- Lens_novoselovi    
Cladogram Figure 18
  +-------------- Yaukthwa_paiensis      
  |                                      
  |        +----- Trapezoideus_foliaceus 
--+  +-----+                             
  |  |     |  +-- Trapezoideus_lenya     
  |  |     +--+                          
  |  |        +-- Trapezoideus_subviridis
  +--+                                   
     |        +-- Physunio_massini       
     |  +-----+                          
     |  |     +-- Physunio_superbus      
     +--+                                
        |  +----- Physunio_modelli__3    
        |  |                             
        +--+  +-- Physunio_modelli__1    
           |  |                          
           +--+-- Physunio_modelli__2    
              |                          
              +-- Physunio_pellucidus    
Cladogram Figure 25
  +-------------- Solenaia_emarginata   
  |                                     
  |           +-- Yaukthwa_elongatula   
--+  +--------+                         
  |  |        +-- Yaukthwa_baniensis    
  |  |                                  
  +--+     +----- Yaukthwa_panhai       
     |  +--+                            
     |  |  |  +-- Yaukthwa_rectangularis
     |  |  +--+                         
     +--+     +-- Yaukthwa_nesemanni    
        |                               
        |  +----- Yaukthwa_avaensis     
        +--+                            
           |  +-- Yaukthwa_inlenensis   
           +--+                         
              +-- Yaukthwa_paiensis     
Cladogram Figure 27
  +----------------- Khairuloconcha_lunbawangorum
  |                                              
--+  +-------------- Rectidens_sumatrensis       
  |  |                                           
  |  |           +-- Hyriopsis_delaportei        
  +--+  +--------+                               
     |  |        +-- Hyriopsis_desowitzi         
     |  |                                        
     +--+  +-------- Hyriopsis_khoratensis       
        |  |                                     
        |  |     +-- Hyriopsis_kratiensis        
        |  +-----+                               
        +--+     +-- Hyriopsis_phuphaniensis     
           |                                     
           |  +----- Hyriopsis_sakhonensis       
           |  |                                  
           +--+  +-- Hyriopsis_myersiana         
              |  |                               
              +--+-- Hyriopsis_panhai            
                 |                               
                 +-- Hyriopsis_bialata           
Cladogram Figure 30
  +-------------- Rectidens_sumatrensis
  |                                    
--+           +-- Ensidens_telus       
  |  +--------+                        
  |  |        +-- Ensidens_ingallsianus
  +--+                                 
     |  +-------- Ensidens_dugasti     
     +--+                              
        |  +----- Ensidens_sagittarius 
        +--+                           
           |  +-- Ensidens_spiculus    
           +--+                        
              +-- Ensidens_jaculus     
Cladogram Figure 9
  +-------------------------- Lamprotula_cornuumlunae
  |                                                  
  |                       +-- Ensidens_ingallsianus  
  |              +--------+                          
  |              |        +-- Ensidens_telus         
  |     +--------+                                   
  |     |        |  +-------- Ensidens_spiculus      
  |     |        +--+                                
  |     |           |  +----- Ensidens_dugasti       
  |     |           +--+                             
  |  +--+              |  +-- Ensidens_jaculus       
--+  |  |              +--+                          
  |  |  |                 +-- Ensidens_sagittarius   
  |  |  |                                            
  |  |  |  +----------------- Rectidens_sumatrensis  
  |  |  +--+                                         
  |  |     |  +-------------- Hyriopsis_delaportei   
  |  |     +--+                                      
  |  |        |  +----------- Hyriopsis_myersiana    
  |  |        +--+                                   
  |  |           |  +-------- Hyriopsis_bialata      
  |  |           +--+                                
  |  |              |  +----- Hyriopsis_khoratensis  
  +--+              +--+                             
     |                 |  +-- Hyriopsis_kratiensis   
     |                 +--+                          
     |                    +-- Hyriopsis_sakhonensis  
     |                                               
     |                    +-- Trapezoideus_subviridis
     |              +-----+                          
     |              |     +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus 
     |  +-----------+                                
     |  |           |  +----- Physunio_superbus      
     |  |           +--+                             
     |  |              |  +-- Physunio_modelli       
     |  |              +--+                          
     +--+                 +-- Physunio_pellucidus    
        |                                            
        |  +----------------- Yaukthwa_paiensis      
        |  |                                         
        |  |  +-------------- Solenaia_emarginata    
        +--+  |                                      
           |  |     +-------- Lens_misellus          
           |  |  +--+                                
           +--+  |  |  +----- Lens_inornatus         
              |  |  +--+                             
              |  |     |  +-- Lens_contradens        
              |  |     +--+                          
              +--+        +-- Lens_micropterus       
                 |                                   
                 |        +-- Lens_maenamensis       
                 |     +--+                          
                 |     |  +-- Lens_eximius           
                 +-----+                             
                       |  +-- Lens_pallegoixi        
                       +--+                          
                          +-- Lens_comptus           
 
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