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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 Rosenberg et al. (1994), 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

Rosenberg, G., G.S. Kuncio, G.M. Davis & M.G. Harasewych. 1994. Preliminary ribosomal RNA phylogeny of gastropod and unionoidean bivalve mollusks. Nautilus Supplement 2: 111-121.

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Cladogram Figures

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fig. 3

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema plicata

Anodonta cataracta

Anodonta grandis

Anodonta imbecillis

Cumberlandia monodonta

Elliptio complanata

Fusconaia cerina

Gonidea angulata

Lampsilis claibornensis

Lampsilis teres

Margaritifera falcata

Margaritifera margaritifera

Megalonaias boykiniana

Obliquaria reflexa

Plectomerus dombeyanus

Pleurobema cordatum

Quadrula cylindrica

Quadrula quadrula

Unio pictorum

Uniomerus tetralasmus

Cladogram Figure 3
  +----------- Cumberlandia_monodonta     
  |                                       
  |        +-- Margaritifera_falcata      
  +--------+                              
  |        +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
  |                                       
--+  +-------- Gonidea_angulata           
  |  |                                    
  |  |     +-- Elliptio_complanata        
  |  |     |                              
  |  |     +-- Fusconaia_cerina           
  |  |     |                              
  +--+  +--+-- Plectomerus_dombeyanus     
     |  |  |                              
     |  |  +-- Pleurobema_cordatum        
     |  |  |                              
     |  |  +-- Unio_pictorum              
     |  |                                 
     |  |  +-- Pyganodon_cataracta        
     +--+  |                              
        |  +-- Pyganodon_grandis          
        |  |                              
        |  +-- Utterbackia_imbecillis     
        |  |                              
        |  +-- Lampsilis_teres            
        |  |                              
        |  +-- Lampsilis_straminea        
        +--+                              
           +-- Megalonaias_nervosa        
           |                              
           +-- Obliquaria_reflexa         
           |                              
           +-- Theliderma_cylindrica      
           |                              
           +-- Quadrula_quadrula          
           |                              
           +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus      

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