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Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini genus Glebula Conrad, 1853: cladomics 1 Recent valid species (1 total species) Cladomics Summarynumber of species = 1 (1 total) analyzed in 26 cladograms in 18 publications maximum number of terminals in an analysis =
1 (mean = 1, median = 1)
Campbell & Lydeard, 2026 [Publ 4810], fig. 6-14 ** Top Monophyly Cladogram ** ** Top Sister-Group Cladogram ** | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 631 | 92 | 26 | -- |
+-- Cyrtonaias
--+
+-- Glebula_rotundata **
Inoue et al., 2020 [Publ 4128], fig. 2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 11 | -- |
+-- Glebula_rotundata **
+--------+
| +-- Cyrtonaias
|
--+ +-------- Potamilus
| |
| | +-- Ptychobranchus
+--+ +--+
| | +-- Truncilla
| |
| | +-- Ortmanniana
+--+ |
| +-- Epioblasma
| |
| +-- Lampsilis
| |
+--+-- Ligumia
|
+-- Cambarunio
|
+-- Pachynaias
|
+-- Mesonaias
Campbell et al., 2005 [Publ 2660], fig. 2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 42 | 22 | -- |
+----- Obliquaria
+--------+
| | +-- Cyrtonaias
| +--+
| +-- Glebula_rotundata **
|
| +----------- Sagittunio
| |
| +----------- Leaunio
| |
| +----------- Potamilus
| |
| +----------- Hamiota
| |
| | +-- Ellipsaria
--+ +--------+
| | +-- Truncilla
| |
| | +----- Lampsilis_teres
| +-----+
| | | +-- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
| | +--+
| | +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea
| |
| | +----- Villosa
| +-----+
| | | +-- Ligumia
| | +--+
| | +-- Cambarunio
| |
+--+ +-------- Ortmanniana_pectorosa
+--+
| | +----- Lampsilis_ornata
| +--+
| | +-- Lampsilis_cardium
| +--+
| +-- Lampsilis_ovata
|
| +-------- Obovaria_olivaria
| |
| +-------- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis__2
+--+
| +-------- Epioblasma
| |
| | +----- Obovaria_unicolor
| +--+
| | +-- Obovaria_arkansasensis
| +--+
| +-- Obovaria_subrotunda
|
| +-- Ptychobranchus
| +-----+
| | +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis__1
| |
+--+ +----- Medionidus_conradicus
| |
| | +-- Lemiox
+--+--+
| +-- Medionidus_acutissimus
|
| +-- Dromus
+--+
+-- Cyprogenia
Roe & Hoeh, 2003 [Publ 2655], fig. 4f3 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 5 | -- |
+-- Cyrtonaias
+--------+
| +-- Glebula_rotundata **
--+
| +-------- Toxolasma
+--+
| +----- Ortmanniana
+--+
| +-- Ligumia
+--+
+-- Potamilus
Hoeh et al., 2002 [Publ 2653], fig. 2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 5 | -- |
+-- Glebula_rotundata **
--+
+-- Cyrtonaias
Bogan & Hoeh, 2000 [Publ 2650], fig. 1 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 5 | -- |
+-- Glebula_rotundata **
--+
+-- Cyrtonaias
Curole & Kocher, 2005 [Publ 2682], fig. 1-M | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | -- |
+-- Potamilus
+--+
| +-- Glebula_rotundata **
--+
| +-- Leaunio
+--+
+-- Lampsilis
Zanatta & Murphy, 2006 [Publ 2672], fig. 1 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 47 | 22 | -- |
+-- Cyrtonaias
+--------------------------------+
| +-- Glebula_rotundata **
|
--+ +-------------------------------- Paetulunio
| |
| | +-- Obliquaria
+--+ +--------------------------+
| | +-- Toxolasma
| |
| | +-------------------------- Sagittunio
+--+ |
| | +----------- Potamilus
| | |
| | +-----------+ +-- Medionidus_conradicus
| | | | +-----+
+--+ | | | +-- Ptychobranchus
| | +--+
| | | +----- Medionidus_acutissimus
| | | |
| | +--+----- Lemiox
| | |
| | | +-- Dromus
+--+ +--+
| +-- Cyprogenia
|
| +----- Lampsilis_teres
| +--------------+
| | | +-- Truncilla
| | +--+
| | +-- Ellipsaria
| |
+--+ +----------------- Leaunio
| |
| | +----------- Hamiota
| | |
| | +--+ +-- Lampsilis_fasciola
+--+ | | +-----+
| | | | +-- Ortmanniana_pectorosa
| | +--+
| | | +----- Lampsilis_ornata
| | +--+
| | | +-- Lampsilis_ovata
+--+ +--+
| +-- Lampsilis_cardium
|
| +----- Venustaconcha
| +-----+
| | | +-- Obovaria
| | +--+
+--+ +-- Epioblasma
|
| +-------- Lampsilis_siliquoidea
+--+
| +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
+--+
| +-- Cambarunio
+--+
+-- Ligumia
Freeman et al., 2025 [Publ 4443], fig. 3 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | -- |
+-------- Toxolasma
--+
| +----- Obliquaria
+--+
| +-- Glebula_rotundata **
+--+
+-- Cyrtonaias
Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3309], fig. 1-2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 14 | 10 | -- |
+-------------- Potamilus_alatus
|
+-------------- Potamilus_capax
|
+-------------- Glebula_rotundata **
|
| +-- Toxolasma
+-----------+
--+ +-- Paetulunio
|
| +-- Dromus
+-----------+
| +-- Lemiox
|
| +-- Lampsilis_ovata
| +--------+
| | +-- Obliquaria
+--+
| +-------- Lampsilis_virescens
| |
+--+ +-- Epioblasma
| +--+
| | +-- Obovaria_arkansasensis
+--+
| +-- Obovaria_olivaria
+--+
+-- Venustaconcha
Hoeh et al., 2001 [Publ 2652], fig. 14f4 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 5 | -- |
+-- Cyrtonaias
+--------+
| +-- Glebula_rotundata **
--+
| +-------- Toxolasma
+--+
| +----- Potamilus
+--+
| +-- Ligumia
+--+
+-- Ortmanniana
Smith et al., 2019 [Publ 3951], fig. 2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 35 | 19 | -- |
+-- Glebula_rotundata **
--+
+-- Cyrtonaias
Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3309], fig. 3 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 14 | 10 | -- |
+-- Glebula_rotundata **
--+
+-- Paetulunio
Zanatta & Murphy, 2006 [Publ 2672], fig. 2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 47 | 22 | -- |
+-- Paetulunio
+-----------------------------------+
| +-- Toxolasma
|
| +----- Obliquaria
| +-----------------------------+
--+ | | +-- Glebula_rotundata **
| | +--+
| | +-- Cyrtonaias
| |
| | +----- Ptychobranchus
| | +--+
+--+ | | +-- Dromus
| | +--+
| +-----------------------+ +-- Cyprogenia
| | |
| | | +----- Medionidus_conradicus
| | +--+
| | | +-- Medionidus_acutissimus
| | +--+
+--+ +-- Lemiox
|
| +----------------------------- Sagittunio
| |
| +----------------------------- Potamilus
| |
| | +-- Truncilla
+--+ +-----------------------+
| | +-- Ellipsaria
| |
| | +-- Ortmanniana_pectorosa
| | +-----+
| | | +-- Lampsilis_fasciola
+--+ +--------------+
| | | +----- Lampsilis_ornata
| | +--+
| | | +-- Lampsilis_ovata
| | +--+
| | +-- Lampsilis_cardium
+--+
| +-- Ligumia
| +--+
| | +-- Cambarunio
| +--------------+
| | | +-- Lampsilis_teres
| | +--+
+--+ +-- Hamiota
|
| +----------------- Leaunio
| |
+--+ +-------------- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
| |
+--+ +----------- Lampsilis_siliquoidea
| |
+--+ +-------- Obovaria_olivaria
| |
| +-------- Venustaconcha
+--+
+-------- Epioblasma
|
| +----- Obovaria_unicolor
+--+
| +-- Obovaria_subrotunda
+--+
+-- Obovaria_arkansasensis
Freeman et al., 2025 [Publ 4443], fig. 4 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | -- |
+-- Glebula_rotundata **
--+
+-- Cyrtonaias
Pfeiffer et al., 2016 [Publ 3660], fig. 2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 5 | -- |
+-- Cyrtonaias
+-----+
| +-- Glebula_rotundata **
|
--+ +-- Lampsilis
| +--+
| | +-- Leaunio
+--+
| +-- Truncilla
+--+
+-- Potamilus
Chapman et al., 2008 [Publ 2667], fig. 1 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 10 | -- |
+-------------------------- Toxolasma
|
--+ +----------------------- Obliquaria
| |
| | +-- Cyrtonaias
+--+ +-----------------+
| | +-- Glebula_rotundata **
| |
+--+ +-- Ptychobranchus
| +--------------+
| | +-- Lemiox
| |
+--+ +-- Venustaconcha
| +-----------+
| | +-- Obovaria
+--+
| +----------- Hamiota
+--+
| +-------- Lampsilis_ovata
+--+
| +----- Ortmanniana
+--+
| +-- Lampsilis_straminea
+--+
+-- Lampsilis_hydiana
Curole & Kocher, 2005 [Publ 2682], fig. 1 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | -- |
Inoue et al., 2018 [Publ 3858], fig. 1_3a-c | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 10 | 7 | -- |
Roe & Hoeh, 2003 [Publ 2655], fig. 4f2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 5 | -- |
+----------- Ortmanniana
--+
| +-------- Glebula_rotundata **
+--+
| +----- Potamilus
+--+
| +-- Ligumia
+--+
+-- Toxolasma
Pfeiffer et al., 2019 [Publ 3866], fig. 1 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 11 | -- |
+-- Cyrtonaias
+--------------------+
| +-- Glebula_rotundata **
--+
| +-------------------- Potamilus
| |
+--+ +-- Truncilla
| +--------------+
| | +-- Ptychobranchus
+--+
| +-------------- Pachynaias
| |
+--+ +----------- Mesonaias
| |
+--+ +-- Lampsilis
| +-----+
| | +-- Ortmanniana
+--+
| +----- Cambarunio
+--+
| +-- Epioblasma
+--+
+-- Ligumia
Burlakova et al., 2019 [Publ 3899], fig. 1 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 25 | 17 | -- |
+-- Cyrtonaias
--+
+-- Glebula_rotundata **
Hoeh et al., 2001 [Publ 2652], fig. 14f2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 5 | -- |
+----------- Ortmanniana
--+
| +-------- Glebula_rotundata **
+--+
| +----- Potamilus
+--+
| +-- Ligumia
+--+
+-- Toxolasma
Campbell et al., 2005 [Publ 2660], fig. 1 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 42 | 22 | -- |
+-------- Toxolasma
+--------------------+
| | +----- Obliquaria
| +--+
| | +-- Cyrtonaias
| +--+
| +-- Glebula_rotundata **
|
| +-------------- Potamilus
| |
| | +-------- Medionidus_acutissimus
--+ | +--+
| +-----------+ | | +----- Lemiox
| | | | +--+
| | | | | +-- Dromus
| | | | +--+
| | +--+ +-- Cyprogenia
| | |
| | | +-- Sagittunio
| | | +--+
| | | | +-- Medionidus_conradicus
+--+ +-----+
| | +-- Ptychobranchus
| +--+
| +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis__2
|
| +-- Ellipsaria
| +--------------------+
| | +-- Truncilla
| |
| | +-------------------- Villosa
+--+ |
| | +-- Obovaria_olivaria
| | +--------+
| | | +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis__1
| | +-----+
+--+ | | +-------- Epioblasma
| | +--+
| | | +----- Obovaria_unicolor
| | +--+
| | | +-- Obovaria_arkansasensis
| | +--+
| | +-- Obovaria_subrotunda
+--+
| +-------- Hamiota
| |
| +-----+ +-- Lampsilis_cardium
| | | +--+
| | | | +-- Lampsilis_ovata
| | +--+
| | | +-- Ortmanniana_pectorosa
+--+ +--+
| +-- Lampsilis_ornata
|
| +-- Ligumia
| +--------+
| | +-- Cambarunio
+--+
| +-------- Lampsilis_teres
+--+
| +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
+--+
| +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea
+--+
+-- Leaunio
Chapman et al., 2008 [Publ 2744], fig. 2 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 10 | -- |
+-------------------------- Toxolasma
|
--+ +----------------------- Obliquaria
| |
| | +-- Cyrtonaias
+--+ +-----------------+
| | +-- Glebula_rotundata **
| |
+--+ +-- Ptychobranchus
| +--------------+
| | +-- Lemiox
| |
+--+ +-- Venustaconcha
| +-----------+
| | +-- Obovaria
+--+
| +----------- Hamiota
+--+
| +-------- Lampsilis_ovata
+--+
| +----- Ortmanniana
+--+
| +-- Lampsilis_straminea
+--+
+-- Lampsilis_hydiana
Freeman et al., 2025 [Publ 4443], fig. 5 | iT | tT | bi | riS | oT | roT | roS | iD | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | -- |
+----- Obliquaria
--+
| +-- Glebula_rotundata **
+--+
+-- Cyrtonaias
|