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

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

Complete Citation

Wu, R., J. An, R. Chen, S. Ouyang & X. Wu. 2021. Taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution of freshwater mussels (Unionoida: Unionoidea) in China revealed by multilocus phylogenetic analyses and mitochondrial phylogenomics. Journal of Lake Sciences 33(6): 1788-1804. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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Cladogram Figure 2_I
                                            +-- Neotrigonia_margaritacea   
  +-----------------------------------------+                              
  |                                         +-- Neotrigonia_lamarckii      
  |                                                                        
  |                                      +----- Alathyria_jacksoni         
  |  +-----------------------------------+                                 
  |  |                                   |  +-- Castalia_ambigua           
  |  |                                   +--+                              
  |  |                                      +-- Diplodon_suavidicus        
--+  |                                                                     
  |  |                                      +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana    
  |  |                                +-----+                              
  |  |                                |     +-- Chambardia_wahlbergi       
  |  |  +-----------------------------+                                    
  |  |  |                             |  +----- Etheria_elliptica          
  |  |  |                             +--+                                 
  |  |  |                                |  +-- Tamsiella_schroeteriana    
  +--+  |                                +--+                              
     |  |                                   +-- Lamproscapha_ensiformis    
     |  |                                                                  
     |  |                          +----------- Gibbosula_laosensis        
     |  |                          |                                       
     |  |                          |        +-- Pseudunio_homsensis        
     |  |  +-----------------------+  +-----+                              
     |  |  |                       |  |     +-- Cumberlandia_monodonta     
     |  |  |                       |  |                                    
     |  |  |                       +--+     +-- Margaritifera_middendorffi 
     |  |  |                          |  +--+                              
     |  |  |                          |  |  +-- Margaritifera_laevis       
     +--+  |                          +--+                                 
        |  |                             |  +-- Margaritifera_dahurica     
        |  |                             +--+                              
        |  |                                +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
        |  |                                                               
        |  |                          +-------- Trapezidens_exolescens     
        |  |              +-----------+                                    
        |  |              |           |  +----- Lamellidens_savadiensis    
        |  |              |           +--+                                 
        |  |              |              |  +-- Lamellidens_generosus      
        |  |              |              +--+                              
        |  |  +-----------+                 +-- Lamellidens_ferrugineus    
        |  |  |           |                                                
        |  |  |           |              +----- Leoparreysia_olivacea      
        |  |  |           |  +-----------+                                 
        |  |  |           |  |           |  +-- Leoparreysia_canefrii      
        |  |  |           |  |           +--+                              
        +--+  |           +--+              +-- Leoparreysia_tavoyensis    
           |  |              |                                             
           |  |              |  +-------------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca       
           |  |              +--+                                          
           |  |                 |  +----------- Indonaia_andersoniana      
           |  |                 +--+                                       
           |  |                    |  +-------- Scabies_crispata           
           |  |                    +--+                                    
           |  |                       |  +----- Radiatula_myitkyinae       
           |  |                       +--+                                 
           |  |                          |  +-- Radiatula_mouhoti          
           |  |                          +--+                              
           |  |                             +-- Radiatula_chaudhurii       
           |  |                                                            
           |  |     +-------------------------- Acuticosta_chinensis       
           |  |     |                                                      
           |  |     |     +-------------------- Lepidodesma_languilati     
           |  |     |     |                                                
           |  |     |     |              +----- Aculamprotula_tortuosa     
           |  |     |  +--+  +-----------+                                 
           |  |     |  |  |  |           |  +-- Aculamprotula_scripta      
           |  |     |  |  |  |           +--+                              
           |  |     |  |  |  |              +-- Aculamprotula_tientsinensis
           +--+  +--+  |  +--+                                             
              |  |  |  |     |              +-- Unio_pictorum              
              |  |  |  |     |  +-----------+                              
              |  |  |  |     |  |           +-- Unio_tumidus               
              |  |  |  |     +--+                                          
              |  |  |  |        |  +----------- Nodularia_douglasiae       
              |  |  |  |        |  |                                       
              |  |  |  |        +--+        +-- Cuneopsis_szechenyii       
              |  |  |  |           |  +-----+                              
              |  |  +--+           |  |     +-- Cuneopsis_rufescens        
              |  |     |           +--+                                    
              |  |     |              |  +----- Tchangsinaia_piscicula     
              |  |     |              +--+                                 
              |  |     |                 |  +-- Schistodesmus_lampreyanus  
              |  |     |                 +--+                              
              |  |     |                    +-- Schistodesmus_spinosus     
              |  |     |                                                   
              |  |     |                 +----- Lanceolaria_gladiola       
              |  |     |     +-----------+                                 
              |  |     |     |           |  +-- Lanceolaria_grayii         
              |  |     |     |           +--+                              
              |  |     |     |              +-- Lanceolaria_lanceolata     
              |  |     |     |                                             
              |  |     +-----+        +-------- Anemina_arcaeformis        
              |  |           |  +-----+                                    
              |  |           |  |     |  +----- Cristaria_plicata          
              |  |           |  |     +--+                                 
              |  |           |  |        |  +-- Sinanodonta_lucida         
              |  |           +--+        +--+                              
              +--+              |           +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana       
                 |              |                                          
                 |              |  +----------- Lasmigona_costata          
                 |              |  |                                       
                 |              +--+        +-- Anodonta_anatina           
                 |                 |  +-----+                              
                 |                 |  |     +-- Anodonta_cygnea            
                 |                 +--+                                    
                 |                    |  +----- Pseudanodonta_complanata   
                 |                    +--+                                 
                 |                       |  +-- Pyganodon_grandis          
                 |                       +--+                              
                 |                          +-- Strophitus_undulatus       
                 |                                                         
                 |                    +-------- Hyriopsis_desowitzi        
                 |                 +--+                                    
                 |                 |  |  +----- Ensidens_telus             
                 |                 |  +--+                                 
                 |                 |     |  +-- Ensidens_spiculus          
                 |  +--------------+     +--+                              
                 |  |              |        +-- Ensidens_sagittarius       
                 |  |              |                                       
                 |  |              |  +-------- Physunio_modelli           
                 |  |              +--+                                    
                 |  |                 |  +----- Lens_eximius               
                 |  |                 +--+                                 
                 |  |                    |  +-- Yaukthwa_nesemanni         
                 |  |                    +--+                              
                 |  |                       +-- Yaukthwa_panhai            
                 +--+                                                      
                    |           +-------------- Quadrula_quadrula          
                    |  +--------+                                          
                    |  |        |  +----------- Elliptio_complanata        
                    |  |        +--+                                       
                    |  |           |  +-------- Obliquaria_reflexa         
                    |  |           +--+                                    
                    |  |              |  +----- Potamilus_alatus           
                    |  |              +--+                                 
                    |  |                 |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
                    |  |                 +--+                              
                    +--+                    +-- Truncilla_truncata         
                       |                                                   
                       |                 +----- Chamberlainia_somsakpanhai 
                       |  +--------------+                                 
                       |  |              |  +-- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii     
                       |  |              +--+                              
                       |  |                 +-- Sinohyriopsis_schlegelii   
                       |  |                                                
                       |  |           +-------- Potomida_littoralis        
                       |  |  +--------+                                    
                       +--+  |        |  +----- Pronodularia_japanensis    
                          |  |        +--+                                 
                          |  |           |  +-- Lamprotula_caveata         
                          |  |           +--+                              
                          |  |              +-- Lamprotula_leaii           
                          |  |                                             
                          |  |           +----- Indopseudodon_indawgyiensis
                          +--+        +--+                                 
                             |        |  |  +-- Indopseudodon_bogani       
                             |        |  +--+                              
                             |  +-----+     +-- Indopseudodon_salwenianus  
                             |  |     |                                    
                             |  |     |  +----- Pilsbryoconcha_exilis      
                             |  |     +--+                                 
                             |  |        |  +-- Pseudodon_vagulus          
                             |  |        +--+                              
                             +--+           +-- Pilsbryoconcha_carinifera  
                                |                                          
                                |        +----- Gonidea_angulata           
                                |  +-----+                                 
                                |  |     |  +-- Leguminaia_wheatleyi       
                                |  |     +--+                              
                                +--+        +-- Microcondylaea_bonellii    
                                   |                                       
                                   |  +-------- Inversidens_brandtii       
                                   |  |                                    
                                   +--+     +-- Sinosolenaia_carinata      
                                      |  +--+                              
                                      |  |  +-- Sinosolenaia_oleivora      
                                      +--+                                 
                                         |  +-- Parvasolenaia_rivularis    
                                         +--+                              
                                            +-- Ptychorhynchus_pfisteri    
Cladogram Figure 3-BI
  +----------------------------------------------- Neotrigonia_margaritacea   
  |                                                                           
  |  +-------------------------------------------- Echyridella_menziesii      
  |  |                                                                        
--+  |                                         +-- Anodontites_trapesialis    
  |  |  +--------------------------------------+                              
  |  |  |                                      +-- Mutela_dubia               
  |  |  |                                                                     
  |  |  |                                      +-- Gibbosula_rochechouartii   
  +--+  |                          +-----------+                              
     |  |                          |           +-- Gibbosula_crassa           
     |  |  +-----------------------+                                          
     |  |  |                       |  +----------- Cumberlandia_monodonta     
     |  |  |                       +--+                                       
     |  |  |                          |  +-------- Pseudunio_marocanus        
     |  |  |                          +--+                                    
     |  |  |                             |  +----- Margaritifera_falcata      
     +--+  |                             +--+                                 
        |  |                                |  +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
        |  |                                +--+                              
        |  |                                   +-- Margaritifera_dahurica     
        |  |                                                                  
        |  |                                   +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus      
        |  |        +--------------------------+                              
        |  |        |                          +-- Quadrula_quadrula          
        |  |        |                                                         
        |  |  +-----+                          +-- Pleurobema_oviforme        
        |  |  |     |  +-----------------------+                              
        |  |  |     |  |                       +-- Elliptio_complanata        
        |  |  |     +--+                                                      
        +--+  |        |  +----------------------- Amblema_plicata            
           |  |        |  |                                                   
           |  |        +--+  +-------------------- Popenaias_popeii           
           |  |           |  |                                                
           |  |           +--+  +----------------- Toxolasma_parvum           
           |  |              |  |                                             
           |  |              +--+              +-- Potamilus_alatus           
           |  |                 |  +-----------+                              
           |  |                 |  |           +-- Potamilus_leptodon         
           |  |                 +--+                                          
           |  |                    |  +----------- Leaunio_lienosus           
           |  |                    |  |                                       
           |  |                    +--+        +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
           |  |                       |  +-----+                              
           |  |                       |  |     +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
           |  |                       +--+                                    
           |  |                          |  +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
           |  |                          +--+                                 
           |  |                             |  +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
           |  |                             +--+                              
           +--+                                +-- Lampsilis_powellii         
              |                                                               
              |                             +----- Chamberlainia_somsakpanhai 
              |                 +-----------+                                 
              |                 |           |  +-- Sinohyriopsis_schlegelii   
              |                 |           +--+                              
              |                 |              +-- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii     
              |                 |                                             
              |  +--------------+        +-------- Potomida_littoralis        
              |  |              |  +-----+                                    
              |  |              |  |     |  +----- Pronodularia_japanensis    
              |  |              |  |     +--+                                 
              |  |              |  |        |  +-- Lamprotula_caveata         
              |  |              |  |        +--+                              
              |  |              +--+           +-- Lamprotula_leaii           
              |  |                 |                                          
              |  |                 |           +-- Pilsbryoconcha_exilis      
              |  |                 |  +--------+                              
              |  |                 |  |        +-- Pseudodon_vondembuschianus 
              |  |                 |  |                                       
              |  |                 +--+        +-- Parvasolenaia_rivularis    
              |  |                    |  +-----+                              
              |  |                    |  |     +-- Ptychorhynchus_pfisteri    
              |  |                    +--+                                    
              |  |                       |  +----- Microcondylaea_bonellii    
              +--+                       +--+                                 
                 |                          |  +-- Sinosolenaia_oleivora      
                 |                          +--+                              
                 |                             +-- Sinosolenaia_carinata      
                 |                                                            
                 |  +----------------------------- Lepidodesma_languilati     
                 |  |                                                         
                 |  |                    +-------- Aculamprotula_tortuosa     
                 |  |                    |                                    
                 |  |           +--------+     +-- Aculamprotula_scripta      
                 |  |           |        |  +--+                              
                 |  |           |        |  |  +-- Aculamprotula_polysticta   
                 |  |           |        +--+                                 
                 |  |           |           |  +-- Aculamprotula_coreana      
                 |  |           |           +--+                              
                 |  |  +--------+              +-- Aculamprotula_tientsinensis
                 |  |  |        |                                             
                 +--+  |        |        +-------- Unio_tumidus               
                    |  |        |  +-----+                                    
                    |  |        |  |     |  +----- Unio_nanus                 
                    |  |        |  |     +--+                                 
                    |  |        |  |        |  +-- Unio_pictorum              
                    |  |        +--+        +--+                              
                    |  |           |           +-- Unio_delphinus             
                    |  |           |                                          
                    |  |           |  +----------- Pseudocuneopsis_capitata   
                    |  |           |  |                                       
                    |  |           +--+        +-- Nodularia_douglasiae       
                    |  |              |  +-----+                              
                    +--+              |  |     +-- Nodularia_breviconcha      
                       |              +--+                                    
                       |                 |  +----- Schistodesmus_lampreyanus  
                       |                 +--+                                 
                       |                    |  +-- Cuneopsis_heudei           
                       |                    +--+                              
                       |                       +-- Tchangsinaia_piscicula     
                       |                                                      
                       |                 +-------- Acuticosta_chinensis       
                       |  +--------------+                                    
                       |  |              |  +----- Lanceolaria_gladiola       
                       |  |              +--+                                 
                       |  |                 |  +-- Lanceolaria_grayii         
                       |  |                 +--+                              
                       |  |                    +-- Lanceolaria_lanceolata     
                       +--+                                                   
                          |              +-------- Cristaria_plicata          
                          |  +-----------+                                    
                          |  |           |  +----- Anemina_arcaeformis        
                          |  |           +--+                                 
                          |  |              |  +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana       
                          +--+              +--+                              
                             |                 +-- Sinanodonta_lucida         
                             |                                                
                             |  +----------------- Anodonta_cygnea            
                             |  |                                             
                             +--+  +-------------- Anodonta_anatina           
                                |  |                                          
                                |  |        +----- Pyganodon_grandis          
                                +--+  +-----+                                 
                                   |  |     |  +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis   
                                   |  |     +--+                              
                                   +--+        +-- Utterbackia_imbecillis     
                                      |                                       
                                      |  +-------- Prolasmidonta_heterodon    
                                      +--+                                    
                                         |  +----- Alasmidonta_varicosa       
                                         +--+                                 
                                            |  +-- Platynaias_subviridis      
                                            +--+                              
                                               +-- Platynaias_compressa       
Cladogram Figure 3-ML
  +----------------------------------------------- Neotrigonia_margaritacea   
  |                                                                           
  |  +-------------------------------------------- Echyridella_menziesii      
  |  |                                                                        
--+  |                                         +-- Anodontites_trapesialis    
  |  |  +--------------------------------------+                              
  |  |  |                                      +-- Mutela_dubia               
  |  |  |                                                                     
  |  |  |                                      +-- Gibbosula_rochechouartii   
  +--+  |                          +-----------+                              
     |  |                          |           +-- Gibbosula_crassa           
     |  |  +-----------------------+                                          
     |  |  |                       |  +----------- Cumberlandia_monodonta     
     |  |  |                       +--+                                       
     |  |  |                          |  +-------- Pseudunio_marocanus        
     |  |  |                          +--+                                    
     |  |  |                             |  +----- Margaritifera_falcata      
     +--+  |                             +--+                                 
        |  |                                |  +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
        |  |                                +--+                              
        |  |                                   +-- Margaritifera_dahurica     
        |  |                                                                  
        |  |                                   +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus      
        |  |        +--------------------------+                              
        |  |        |                          +-- Quadrula_quadrula          
        |  |        |                                                         
        |  |  +-----+                          +-- Pleurobema_oviforme        
        |  |  |     |  +-----------------------+                              
        |  |  |     |  |                       +-- Elliptio_complanata        
        |  |  |     +--+                                                      
        +--+  |        |  +----------------------- Amblema_plicata            
           |  |        |  |                                                   
           |  |        +--+  +-------------------- Popenaias_popeii           
           |  |           |  |                                                
           |  |           +--+  +----------------- Toxolasma_parvum           
           |  |              |  |                                             
           |  |              +--+              +-- Potamilus_alatus           
           |  |                 |  +-----------+                              
           |  |                 |  |           +-- Potamilus_leptodon         
           |  |                 +--+                                          
           |  |                    |  +----------- Leaunio_lienosus           
           |  |                    |  |                                       
           |  |                    +--+        +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
           |  |                       |  +-----+                              
           |  |                       |  |     +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
           |  |                       +--+                                    
           |  |                          |  +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
           |  |                          +--+                                 
           |  |                             |  +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
           |  |                             +--+                              
           +--+                                +-- Lampsilis_powellii         
              |                                                               
              |                             +----- Chamberlainia_somsakpanhai 
              |                 +-----------+                                 
              |                 |           |  +-- Sinohyriopsis_schlegelii   
              |                 |           +--+                              
              |                 |              +-- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii     
              |                 |                                             
              |  +--------------+        +-------- Potomida_littoralis        
              |  |              |  +-----+                                    
              |  |              |  |     |  +----- Pronodularia_japanensis    
              |  |              |  |     +--+                                 
              |  |              |  |        |  +-- Lamprotula_caveata         
              |  |              |  |        +--+                              
              |  |              +--+           +-- Lamprotula_leaii           
              |  |                 |                                          
              |  |                 |           +-- Pilsbryoconcha_exilis      
              |  |                 |  +--------+                              
              |  |                 |  |        +-- Pseudodon_vondembuschianus 
              |  |                 |  |                                       
              |  |                 +--+        +-- Parvasolenaia_rivularis    
              |  |                    |  +-----+                              
              |  |                    |  |     +-- Ptychorhynchus_pfisteri    
              |  |                    +--+                                    
              |  |                       |  +----- Microcondylaea_bonellii    
              +--+                       +--+                                 
                 |                          |  +-- Sinosolenaia_oleivora      
                 |                          +--+                              
                 |                             +-- Sinosolenaia_carinata      
                 |                                                            
                 |  +----------------------------- Lepidodesma_languilati     
                 |  |                                                         
                 |  |                    +-------- Aculamprotula_tortuosa     
                 |  |                    |                                    
                 |  |           +--------+     +-- Aculamprotula_scripta      
                 |  |           |        |  +--+                              
                 |  |           |        |  |  +-- Aculamprotula_polysticta   
                 |  |           |        +--+                                 
                 |  |           |           |  +-- Aculamprotula_coreana      
                 |  |           |           +--+                              
                 |  |  +--------+              +-- Aculamprotula_tientsinensis
                 |  |  |        |                                             
                 +--+  |        |        +-------- Unio_tumidus               
                    |  |        |  +-----+                                    
                    |  |        |  |     |  +----- Unio_nanus                 
                    |  |        |  |     +--+                                 
                    |  |        |  |        |  +-- Unio_pictorum              
                    |  |        +--+        +--+                              
                    |  |           |           +-- Unio_delphinus             
                    |  |           |                                          
                    |  |           |  +----------- Pseudocuneopsis_capitata   
                    |  |           |  |                                       
                    |  |           +--+        +-- Nodularia_douglasiae       
                    |  |              |  +-----+                              
                    +--+              |  |     +-- Nodularia_breviconcha      
                       |              +--+                                    
                       |                 |  +----- Tchangsinaia_piscicula     
                       |                 +--+                                 
                       |                    |  +-- Schistodesmus_lampreyanus  
                       |                    +--+                              
                       |                       +-- Cuneopsis_heudei           
                       |                                                      
                       |                 +-------- Acuticosta_chinensis       
                       |  +--------------+                                    
                       |  |              |  +----- Lanceolaria_gladiola       
                       |  |              +--+                                 
                       |  |                 |  +-- Lanceolaria_grayii         
                       |  |                 +--+                              
                       |  |                    +-- Lanceolaria_lanceolata     
                       +--+                                                   
                          |              +-------- Cristaria_plicata          
                          |  +-----------+                                    
                          |  |           |  +----- Anemina_arcaeformis        
                          |  |           +--+                                 
                          |  |              |  +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana       
                          +--+              +--+                              
                             |                 +-- Sinanodonta_lucida         
                             |                                                
                             |  +----------------- Anodonta_cygnea            
                             |  |                                             
                             +--+  +-------------- Anodonta_anatina           
                                |  |                                          
                                |  |        +----- Pyganodon_grandis          
                                +--+  +-----+                                 
                                   |  |     |  +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis   
                                   |  |     +--+                              
                                   +--+        +-- Utterbackia_imbecillis     
                                      |                                       
                                      |  +-------- Prolasmidonta_heterodon    
                                      +--+                                    
                                         |  +----- Alasmidonta_varicosa       
                                         +--+                                 
                                            |  +-- Platynaias_subviridis      
                                            +--+                              
                                               +-- Platynaias_compressa       
Cladogram Figure 4
  +-------------------------------------------- Neotrigonia_margaritacea   
  |                                                                        
  |  +----------------------------------------- Echyridella_menziesii      
  |  |                                                                     
--+  |                                      +-- Mutela_dubia               
  |  |  +-----------------------------------+                              
  |  |  |                                   +-- Anodontites_trapesialis    
  |  |  |                                                                  
  |  |  |                                   +-- Gibbosula_rochechouartii   
  +--+  |                       +-----------+                              
     |  |                       |           +-- Gibbosula_crassa           
     |  |  +--------------------+                                          
     |  |  |                    |  +----------- Cumberlandia_monodonta     
     |  |  |                    +--+                                       
     |  |  |                       |  +-------- Pseudunio_marocanus        
     |  |  |                       +--+                                    
     +--+  |                          |  +----- Margaritifera_falcata      
        |  |                          +--+                                 
        |  |                             |  +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
        |  |                             +--+                              
        |  |                                +-- Margaritifera_dahurica     
        |  |                                                               
        |  |        +-------------------------- Quadrula_quadrula          
        |  |        |                                                      
        |  |  +-----+  +----------------------- Pleurobema_oviforme        
        |  |  |     |  |                                                   
        |  |  |     +--+  +-------------------- Amblema_plicata            
        |  |  |        |  |                                                
        +--+  |        +--+  +----------------- Popenaias_popeii           
           |  |           |  |                                             
           |  |           +--+  +-------------- Toxolasma_parvum           
           |  |              |  |                                          
           |  |              |  |           +-- Potamilus_alatus           
           |  |              +--+  +--------+                              
           |  |                 |  |        +-- Potamilus_leptodon         
           |  |                 |  |                                       
           |  |                 +--+        +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
           |  |                    |  +-----+                              
           |  |                    |  |     +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
           |  |                    +--+                                    
           |  |                       |  +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
           |  |                       +--+                                 
           |  |                          |  +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
           |  |                          +--+                              
           |  |                             +-- Lampsilis_powellii         
           |  |                                                            
           +--+                          +----- Chamberlainia_somsakpanhai 
              |              +-----------+                                 
              |              |           |  +-- Sinohyriopsis_schlegelii   
              |              |           +--+                              
              |              |              +-- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii     
              |              |                                             
              |  +-----------+           +----- Potomida_littoralis        
              |  |           |  +--------+                                 
              |  |           |  |        |  +-- Lamprotula_caveata         
              |  |           |  |        +--+                              
              |  |           |  |           +-- Lamprotula_leaii           
              |  |           +--+                                          
              |  |              |           +-- Pilsbryoconcha_exilis      
              |  |              |  +--------+                              
              |  |              |  |        +-- Pseudodon_vondembuschianus 
              |  |              |  |                                       
              |  |              +--+        +-- Parvasolenaia_rivularis    
              |  |                 |  +-----+                              
              |  |                 |  |     +-- Ptychorhynchus_pfisteri    
              |  |                 +--+                                    
              |  |                    |  +----- Microcondylaea_bonellii    
              |  |                    +--+                                 
              +--+                       |  +-- Sinosolenaia_oleivora      
                 |                       +--+                              
                 |                          +-- Sinosolenaia_carinata      
                 |                                                         
                 |  +-------------------------- Lepidodesma_languilati     
                 |  |                                                      
                 |  |                 +-------- Aculamprotula_tortuosa     
                 |  |                 |                                    
                 |  |        +--------+     +-- Aculamprotula_scripta      
                 |  |        |        |  +--+                              
                 |  |        |        |  |  +-- Aculamprotula_polysticta   
                 |  |        |        +--+                                 
                 |  |        |           |  +-- Aculamprotula_coreana      
                 |  |        |           +--+                              
                 |  |  +-----+              +-- Aculamprotula_tientsinensis
                 |  |  |     |                                             
                 +--+  |     |        +-------- Unio_tumidus               
                    |  |     |  +-----+                                    
                    |  |     |  |     |  +----- Unio_nanus                 
                    |  |     |  |     +--+                                 
                    |  |     |  |        |  +-- Unio_pictorum              
                    |  |     +--+        +--+                              
                    |  |        |           +-- Unio_delphinus             
                    |  |        |                                          
                    |  |        |  +----------- Pseudocuneopsis_capitata   
                    |  |        |  |                                       
                    |  |        +--+        +-- Nodularia_douglasiae       
                    |  |           |  +-----+                              
                    +--+           |  |     +-- Nodularia_breviconcha      
                       |           +--+                                    
                       |              |  +----- Schistodesmus_lampreyanus  
                       |              +--+                                 
                       |                 |  +-- Tchangsinaia_piscicula     
                       |                 +--+                              
                       |                    +-- Cuneopsis_heudei           
                       |                                                   
                       |              +-------- Acuticosta_chinensis       
                       |  +-----------+                                    
                       |  |           |  +----- Lanceolaria_gladiola       
                       |  |           +--+                                 
                       |  |              |  +-- Lanceolaria_grayii         
                       |  |              +--+                              
                       |  |                 +-- Lanceolaria_lanceolata     
                       +--+                                                
                          |           +-------- Cristaria_plicata          
                          |  +--------+                                    
                          |  |        |  +----- Anemina_arcaeformis        
                          |  |        +--+                                 
                          |  |           |  +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana       
                          +--+           +--+                              
                             |              +-- Sinanodonta_lucida         
                             |                                             
                             |  +-------------- Anodonta_cygnea            
                             |  |                                          
                             +--+  +----------- Anodonta_anatina           
                                |  |                                       
                                |  |     +----- Pyganodon_grandis          
                                +--+  +--+                                 
                                   |  |  |  +-- Utterbackia_imbecillis     
                                   |  |  +--+                              
                                   +--+     +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis   
                                      |                                    
                                      |  +----- Prolasmidonta_heterodon    
                                      +--+                                 
                                         |  +-- Platynaias_compressa       
                                         +--+                              
                                            +-- Alasmidonta_varicosa       
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                                            +-- Neotrigonia_lamarckii      
  +-----------------------------------------+                              
  |                                         +-- Neotrigonia_margaritacea   
  |                                                                        
  |                                         +-- Chambardia_wahlbergi       
  |                                   +-----+                              
  |                                   |     +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana    
  |  +--------------------------------+                                    
  |  |                                |  +----- Etheria_elliptica          
--+  |                                +--+                                 
  |  |                                   |  +-- Tamsiella_schroeteriana    
  |  |                                   +--+                              
  |  |                                      +-- Lamproscapha_ensiformis    
  |  |                                                                     
  |  |                                   +----- Alathyria_jacksoni         
  |  |  +--------------------------------+                                 
  |  |  |                                |  +-- Diplodon_suavidicus        
  |  |  |                                +--+                              
  +--+  |                                   +-- Castalia_ambigua           
     |  |                                                                  
     |  |                          +----------- Gibbosula_laosensis        
     |  |                          |                                       
     |  |                          |        +-- Cumberlandia_monodonta     
     |  |  +-----------------------+  +-----+                              
     |  |  |                       |  |     +-- Pseudunio_homsensis        
     |  |  |                       |  |                                    
     |  |  |                       +--+     +-- Margaritifera_middendorffi 
     |  |  |                          |  +--+                              
     |  |  |                          |  |  +-- Margaritifera_laevis       
     |  |  |                          +--+                                 
     +--+  |                             |  +-- Margaritifera_dahurica     
        |  |                             +--+                              
        |  |                                +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
        |  |                                                               
        |  |                          +-------- Trapezidens_exolescens     
        |  |              +-----------+                                    
        |  |              |           |  +----- Lamellidens_savadiensis    
        |  |              |           +--+                                 
        |  |              |              |  +-- Lamellidens_ferrugineus    
        |  |              |              +--+                              
        |  |  +-----------+                 +-- Lamellidens_generosus      
        |  |  |           |                                                
        |  |  |           |              +----- Leoparreysia_olivacea      
        |  |  |           |  +-----------+                                 
        |  |  |           |  |           |  +-- Leoparreysia_canefrii      
        |  |  |           |  |           +--+                              
        +--+  |           +--+              +-- Leoparreysia_tavoyensis    
           |  |              |                                             
           |  |              |  +-------------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca       
           |  |              +--+                                          
           |  |                 |  +----------- Indonaia_andersoniana      
           |  |                 +--+                                       
           |  |                    |  +-------- Radiatula_myitkyinae       
           |  |                    +--+                                    
           |  |                       |  +----- Scabies_crispata           
           |  |                       +--+                                 
           |  |                          |  +-- Radiatula_mouhoti          
           |  |                          +--+                              
           |  |                             +-- Radiatula_chaudhurii       
           |  |                                                            
           |  |     +-------------------------- Acuticosta_chinensis       
           |  |     |                                                      
           |  |     |                    +----- Aculamprotula_tortuosa     
           |  |     |        +-----------+                                 
           |  |     |        |           |  +-- Aculamprotula_tientsinensis
           |  |     |        |           +--+                              
           |  |     |        |              +-- Aculamprotula_scripta      
           |  |     |  +-----+                                             
           |  |     |  |     |              +-- Unio_pictorum              
           +--+  +--+  |     |  +-----------+                              
              |  |  |  |     |  |           +-- Unio_tumidus               
              |  |  |  |     +--+                                          
              |  |  |  |        |  +----------- Nodularia_douglasiae       
              |  |  |  |        |  |                                       
              |  |  |  |        +--+        +-- Cuneopsis_szechenyii       
              |  |  |  |           |  +-----+                              
              |  |  |  |           |  |     +-- Cuneopsis_rufescens        
              |  |  |  |           +--+                                    
              |  |  +--+              |  +----- Tchangsinaia_piscicula     
              |  |     |              +--+                                 
              |  |     |                 |  +-- Schistodesmus_spinosus     
              |  |     |                 +--+                              
              |  |     |                    +-- Schistodesmus_lampreyanus  
              |  |     |                                                   
              |  |     |                 +----- Lanceolaria_gladiola       
              |  |     |  +--------------+                                 
              |  |     |  |              |  +-- Lanceolaria_grayii         
              |  |     |  |              +--+                              
              |  |     |  |                 +-- Lanceolaria_lanceolata     
              |  |     +--+                                                
              |  |        |  +----------------- Lepidodesma_languilati     
              |  |        |  |                                             
              |  |        |  |        +-------- Anemina_arcaeformis        
              |  |        +--+  +-----+                                    
              |  |           |  |     |  +----- Cristaria_plicata          
              |  |           |  |     +--+                                 
              |  |           |  |        |  +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana       
              |  |           +--+        +--+                              
              +--+              |           +-- Sinanodonta_lucida         
                 |              |                                          
                 |              |  +----------- Anodonta_cygnea            
                 |              |  |                                       
                 |              +--+        +-- Lasmigona_costata          
                 |                 |  +-----+                              
                 |                 |  |     +-- Anodonta_anatina           
                 |                 +--+                                    
                 |                    |  +----- Pseudanodonta_complanata   
                 |                    +--+                                 
                 |                       |  +-- Pyganodon_grandis          
                 |                       +--+                              
                 |                          +-- Strophitus_undulatus       
                 |                                                         
                 |                    +-------- Physunio_modelli           
                 |                 +--+                                    
                 |                 |  |  +----- Lens_eximius               
                 |                 |  +--+                                 
                 |                 |     |  +-- Yaukthwa_nesemanni         
                 |  +--------------+     +--+                              
                 |  |              |        +-- Yaukthwa_panhai            
                 |  |              |                                       
                 |  |              |  +-------- Hyriopsis_desowitzi        
                 |  |              +--+                                    
                 |  |                 |  +----- Ensidens_telus             
                 |  |                 +--+                                 
                 |  |                    |  +-- Ensidens_spiculus          
                 |  |                    +--+                              
                 |  |                       +-- Ensidens_sagittarius       
                 |  |                                                      
                 +--+                       +-- Quadrula_quadrula          
                    |              +--------+                              
                    |              |        +-- Elliptio_complanata        
                    |  +-----------+                                       
                    |  |           |  +-------- Obliquaria_reflexa         
                    |  |           +--+                                    
                    |  |              |  +----- Potamilus_alatus           
                    |  |              +--+                                 
                    |  |                 |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
                    |  |                 +--+                              
                    |  |                    +-- Truncilla_truncata         
                    +--+                                                   
                       |                 +----- Chamberlainia_somsakpanhai 
                       |  +--------------+                                 
                       |  |              |  +-- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii     
                       |  |              +--+                              
                       |  |                 +-- Sinohyriopsis_schlegelii   
                       |  |                                                
                       |  |           +-------- Pronodularia_japanensis    
                       |  |  +--------+                                    
                       +--+  |        |  +----- Potomida_littoralis        
                          |  |        +--+                                 
                          |  |           |  +-- Lamprotula_leaii           
                          |  |           +--+                              
                          |  |              +-- Lamprotula_caveata         
                          |  |                                             
                          |  |           +----- Indopseudodon_indawgyiensis
                          |  |        +--+                                 
                          +--+        |  |  +-- Indopseudodon_salwenianus  
                             |        |  +--+                              
                             |  +-----+     +-- Indopseudodon_bogani       
                             |  |     |                                    
                             |  |     |  +----- Pilsbryoconcha_exilis      
                             |  |     +--+                                 
                             |  |        |  +-- Pseudodon_vagulus          
                             |  |        +--+                              
                             |  |           +-- Pilsbryoconcha_carinifera  
                             +--+                                          
                                |     +-------- Inversidens_brandtii       
                                |  +--+                                    
                                |  |  |  +----- Gonidea_angulata           
                                |  |  +--+                                 
                                |  |     |  +-- Microcondylaea_bonellii    
                                |  |     +--+                              
                                +--+        +-- Leguminaia_wheatleyi       
                                   |                                       
                                   |        +-- Sinosolenaia_oleivora      
                                   |     +--+                              
                                   |     |  +-- Sinosolenaia_carinata      
                                   +-----+                                 
                                         |  +-- Ptychorhynchus_pfisteri    
                                         +--+                              
                                            +-- Parvasolenaia_rivularis    
 
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