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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. (1997), 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., S. Tillier, A. Tillier, G.S. Kuncio, R.T. Hanlon et al. 1997. Ribosomal RNA phylogeny of selected major clades in the Mollusca. Journal of Molluscan Studies 63: 301-309.

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Cladogram Figures

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fig. 2A
fig. 2B

Attributed Species Names

Anodonta imbecilis Lea, 1836
‘Say’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54.
Conrad, 1853, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 264.
Adams & Adams, 1857, Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 502.
Say, 1858, [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 140.
Lapham, 1860, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 156.
B.H. Wright, 1888, Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [7].
Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 506.
Clench & Turner, 1956, Bull. Fla. State Mus. 1: 187.
Murray & Leonard, 1962, Handbk. Unionid Muss. Kansas: 95.
R.I. Johnson, 1970, Bull. MCZ 140(6): 362.
Heard, 1975, Malacologia 15(1): 84.
Kat, 1983, Malacologia 23(2): 362.
Hoeh, 1990, Malac. Review 23: 63.
Lydeard et al., 1996, Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. London (B, Biol. Sci.) 351: 1595.
Rosenberg et al., 1997, J. Moll. Studies 63: 303.
Adamkewicz et al., 1997, MBE 14(6): 622.
(error for Anodonta imbecillis Say, 1829)

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema plicata

Anodonta cataracta

Anodonta grandis

Anodonta imbecilis [sic]

Cumberlandia monodonta

Elliptio complanata

Fusconaia cerina

Gonidea angulata

Lampsilis claibornensis

Lampsilis teres

Margaritifera falcata

Margaritifera margaritifera

Megalonaias boykiniana

Mytilopsis leucophaeata

Obliquaria reflexa

Plectomerus dombeyanus

Pleurobema cordatum

Quadrula cylindrica

Quadrula quadrula

Sphaerium nitidum Westerlund, 1876

Unio pictorum

Uniomerus tetralasmus

Cladogram Figure 2A
  +----------- Cumberlandia_monodonta     
  |                                       
  +----------- None__2                    
  |                                       
  |        +-- Margaritifera_falcata      
  +--------+                              
--+        +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
  |                                       
  |  +-------- None__1                    
  |  |                                    
  |  |  +----- Anodonta_anatina           
  |  |  |                                 
  |  |  |  +-- Gonidea_angulata           
  +--+  |  |                              
     |  |  +-- Pyganodon_grandis          
     |  |  |                              
     |  |  +-- Utterbackia_imbecillis     
     |  |  |                              
     |  |  +-- Pyganodon_cataracta        
     +--+  |                              
        |  +-- Lampsilis_straminea        
        |  |                              
        |  +-- Lampsilis_teres            
        |  |                              
        |  +-- Megalonaias_nervosa        
        |  |                              
        |  +-- Obliquaria_reflexa         
        |  |                              
        +--+-- Theliderma_cylindrica      
           |                              
           +-- Quadrula_quadrula          
           |                              
           +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus      
           |                              
           +-- Amblema_plicata            
           |                              
           +-- Elliptio_complanata        
           |                              
           +-- Fusconaia_cerina           
           |                              
           +-- Plectomerus_dombeyanus     
           |                              
           +-- Pleurobema_cordatum        
           |                              
           +-- Unio_pictorum              
Cladogram Figure 2B
  +-------- Cumberlandia_monodonta     
  |                                    
  +-------- None__1                    
  |                                    
  +-------- None__2                    
  |                                    
  |     +-- Margaritifera_falcata      
  +-----+                              
  |     +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
--+                                    
  |  +----- Anodonta                   
  |  |                                 
  |  |  +-- Gonidea_angulata           
  |  |  |                              
  |  |  +-- Pyganodon_grandis          
  |  |  |                              
  |  |  +-- Utterbackia_imbecillis     
  |  |  |                              
  |  |  +-- Pyganodon_cataracta        
  +--+  |                              
     |  +-- Lampsilis_straminea        
     |  |                              
     |  +-- Lampsilis_teres            
     |  |                              
     |  +-- Megalonaias_nervosa        
     |  |                              
     |  +-- Obliquaria_reflexa         
     |  |                              
     +--+-- Theliderma_cylindrica      
        |                              
        +-- Quadrula_quadrula          
        |                              
        +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus      
        |                              
        +-- Amblema_plicata            
        |                              
        +-- Elliptio_complanata        
        |                              
        +-- Fusconaia_cerina           
        |                              
        +-- Plectomerus_dombeyanus     
        |                              
        +-- Aculamprotula_tortuosa     
        |                              
        +-- Unio_pictorum              

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