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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

This page documents data for Buhay et al. (2002), such as genera and species attributed to that publication (including known misspellings, misidentifications, and other unavailable names) as well as taxonomic opinions, if available. Taxonomic opinions refer to uses of genera and species as valid and invalid in that work.

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Publication information

Buhay, J.E., J.E. Serb, C.R. Dean, Q. Parham & C. Lydeard. 2002. Conservation genetics of two endangered unionid bivalve species, Epioblasma florentina walkeri and E. capsaeformis (Unionidae: Lampsilini). Journal of Molluscan Studies 68: 385-391.

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Cladogram Figures

(click the figure number to see the cladogram)

fig. 1
fig. 2A
fig. 2B

Taxonomic Opinions

Epioblasma brevidens (Lea, 1831)

Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834)

Epioblasma florentina walkeri (Wilson & Clark, 1914)

Epioblasma triquetra (Rafinesque, 1820)

Lampsilis siliquoideus (Barnes, 1823)

Villosa taeniata (Conrad, 1834)

Villosa villosa (Wright, 1898)

Cladogram Figure 1
  +----------- Lampsilis_siliquoidea__1
  |                                    
  +----------- Lampsilis_siliquoidea__2
--+                                    
  |  +-------- Epioblasma_brevidens    
  |  |                                 
  +--+  +----- Epioblasma_triquetra    
     |  |                              
     +--+  +-- Epioblasma_capsaeformis 
        |  |                           
        +--+-- Epioblasma_walkeri__1   
           |                           
           +-- Epioblasma_walkeri__2   
Cladogram Figure 2A
  +-------- Lampsilis_siliquoidea     
  |                                   
  |     +-- Cambarunio_taeniatus      
  +-----+                             
  |     +-- Villosa_villosa           
--+                                   
  |  +----- Epioblasma_triquetra      
  |  |                                
  |  +----- Epioblasma_brevidens      
  |  |                                
  +--+  +-- Epioblasma_capsaeformis__1
     |  |                             
     |  +-- Epioblasma_capsaeformis__2
     |  |                             
     +--+-- Epioblasma_capsaeformis__3
        |                             
        +-- Epioblasma_walkeri__1     
        |                             
        +-- Epioblasma_walkeri__2     
Cladogram Figure 2B
  +-------------- Lampsilis_siliquoidea     
  |                                         
  |           +-- Cambarunio_taeniatus      
  +-----------+                             
--+           +-- Villosa_villosa           
  |                                         
  |  +----------- Epioblasma_brevidens      
  |  |                                      
  +--+  +-------- Epioblasma_triquetra      
     |  |                                   
     +--+  +----- Epioblasma_capsaeformis__3
        |  |                                
        +--+  +-- Epioblasma_capsaeformis__1
           |  |                             
           |  +-- Epioblasma_capsaeformis__2
           +--+                             
              +-- Epioblasma_walkeri__1     
              |                             
              +-- Epioblasma_walkeri__2     

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