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

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Publication Zieritz et al. (2024): cladograms
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Zieritz, A., J. Pfeiffer, K.A.A. Rahim, H. Prayogo, M.S. Anwari et al. 2024. High endemic freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionida) diversity in western Borneo, with description of three new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 201, zlae076: 1-15. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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Cladogram Figure 2
                                +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera  
  +-----------------------------+                                
  |                             +-- Pseudunio_auricularius       
  |                                                              
  |                             +-- Amblema_plicata              
  |  +--------------------------+                                
  |  |                          +-- Lampsilis_ovata              
  |  |                                                           
  |  |                          +-- Anodonta_cygnea              
--+  |                       +--+                                
  |  |                       |  +-- Unio_crassus                 
  |  |              +--------+                                   
  |  |              |        |  +-- Chamberlainia_somsakpanhai   
  |  |              |        +--+                                
  |  |  +-----------+           +-- Discomya_radulosa            
  |  |  |           |                                            
  |  |  |           |  +----------- Lamellidens_corrianus        
  |  |  |           +--+                                         
  +--+  |              |  +-------- Leoparreysia_burmana         
     |  |              +--+                                      
     |  |                 |  +----- Unionetta_fabagina           
     |  |                 +--+                                   
     |  |                    |  +-- Coelatura_aegyptiaca         
     |  |                    +--+                                
     |  |                       +-- Nitia_teretiuscula           
     |  |                                                        
     |  |                 +-------- Caudiculatus_caudiculatus    
     |  |     +-----------+                                      
     |  |     |           |  +----- Potomida_littoralis          
     |  |     |           +--+                                   
     |  |     |              |  +-- Gonidea_angulata             
     +--+     |              +--+                                
        |  +--+                 +-- Microcondylaea_bonellii      
        |  |  |                                                  
        |  |  |  +----------------- Schepmania_nieuwenhuisi      
        |  |  |  |                                               
        |  |  |  |              +-- Indopseudodon_bogani         
        |  |  +--+  +-----------+                                
        |  |     |  |           +-- Indopseudodon_kayinensis     
        |  |     |  |                                            
        |  |     |  |     +-------- Pilsbryoconcha_exilis        
        |  |     +--+  +--+                                      
        |  |        |  |  |  +----- Pseudodon_walpolei           
        |  |        |  |  +--+                                   
        |  |        |  |     |  +-- Pseudodon_mekongi            
        |  |        +--+     +--+                                
        |  |           |        +-- Pseudodon_vondembuschianus   
        |  |           |                                         
        |  |           |  +-------- Sundadontina_tanintharyiensis
        +--+           +--+                                      
           |              |  +----- Thaiconcha_callifera         
           |              +--+                                   
           |                 |  +-- Bineurus_loeiensis           
           |                 +--+                                
           |                    +-- Bineurus_anodontinum         
           |                                                     
           |                    +-- Khairuloconcha_lunbawangorum 
           |              +-----+                                
           |              |     +-- Khairuloconcha_sahanae       
           |     +--------+                                      
           |     |        |  +----- Ctenodesma_bersinara         
           |     |        +--+                                   
           |     |           |  +-- Ctenodesma_borneensis        
           |     |           +--+                                
           |     |              +-- Ctenodesma_mawonae           
           |     |                                               
           +-----+        +-------- Ensidens_sagittarius         
                 |        |                                      
                 |  +-----+     +-- Rectidens_sumatrensis        
                 |  |     |  +--+                                
                 |  |     |  |  +-- Rectidens_lauris             
                 |  |     +--+                                   
                 |  |        |  +-- Hyriopsis_bialata            
                 |  |        +--+                                
                 +--+           +-- Hyriopsis_desowitzi          
                    |                                            
                    |           +-- Physunio_superbus            
                    |  +--------+                                
                    |  |        +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus       
                    |  |                                         
                    +--+     +----- Yaukthwa_elongatula          
                       |  +--+                                   
                       |  |  |  +-- Yaukthwa_inlenensis          
                       |  |  +--+                                
                       +--+     +-- Yaukthwa_paiensis            
                          |                                      
                          |  +----- Lens_eximius                 
                          +--+                                   
                             |  +-- Lens_contradens              
                             +--+                                
                                +-- Lens_lugens                  
Cladogram Figure 6A
  +----- Ensidens_ingallsianus
--+                           
  |  +-- Rectidens_sumatrensis
  +--+                        
     +-- Rectidens_lauris     
Cladogram Figure 7A
  +----------------- Solenaia_emarginata
  |                                     
  |           +----- Lens_contradens    
--+  +--------+                         
  |  |        |  +-- Lens_lugens        
  |  |        +--+                      
  |  |           +-- Lens_micropterus   
  +--+                                  
     |           +-- Lens_inornatus     
     |  +--------+                      
     |  |        +-- Lens_misellus      
     |  |                               
     +--+     +----- Lens_maenamensis   
        |  +--+                         
        |  |  |  +-- Lens_eximius       
        |  |  +--+                      
        +--+     +-- Lens_rolfbrandti   
           |                            
           |  +----- Lens_pallegoixi    
           +--+                         
              |  +-- Lens_comptus       
              +--+                      
                 +-- Lens_novoselovi    
Cladogram Figure 8A
  +-------------- Namkongnaia_inkhavilayi   
  |                                         
  |           +-- Pseudodon_vondembuschianus
--+  +--------+                             
  |  |        +-- Pseudodon_mekongi         
  |  |                                      
  +--+        +-- Pseudodon_lenyanensis     
     |  +-----+                             
     |  |     +-- Pseudodon_inoscularis     
     +--+                                   
        |  +----- Pseudodon_vagulus         
        +--+                                
           |  +-- Pseudodon_walpolei        
           +--+                             
              +-- Pseudodon_cambodjensis    
 
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