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

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genus Balwantia Prashad, 1919: cladomics
     1 Recent valid species (2 total species)

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 1 (2 total)
analyzed in 3 cladograms in 2 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 1 (mean = 1, median = 1)


Bolotov et al., 2024 [Publ 4369], fig. 2

** Top Monophyly Cladogram ** ** Top Sister-Group Cladogram **

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110161162--
  +----- Lamellidens           
--+                            
  |  +-- Balwantia_soleniformis **
  +--+                         
     +-- Trapezidens           

Bolotov et al., 2024 [Publ 4369], fig. S1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110162162--
  +----- Lamellidens           
--+                            
  |  +-- Balwantia_soleniformis **
  +--+                         
     +-- Trapezidens           

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101631162--
  +-- Balwantia_soleniformis **
--+                         
  +-- Trapezidens           
 
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