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 Grobler et al. (2011), 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
Grobler, P.J., J.W. Jones, N.A. Johnson, R.J. Neves & E.M. Hallermen. 2011. Homogeneity at nuclear microsatellite loci masks mitochondrial haplotype diversity in the endangered fanshell pearlymussel (Cyprogenia stegaria). Journal of Heredity 102(2): 196-206.
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Cladogram Figures
(click the figure number to see the cladogram) fig. 2
Taxonomic Opinions
Cladogram Figure 2
+----------------- Amblema_plicata
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| +----------- Lemiox_rimosus
| +--+
--+ | | +-------- Medionidus_conradicus
| | +--+
| | | +----- Dromus_dromas
| | +--+
| | | +-- Cyprogenia_stegaria
+--+ +--+
| +-- Cyprogenia_aberti
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| +----------- Potamilus_alatus
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| | +----- Lampsilis_siliquoidea
| | +--+
+--+ | | +-- Lampsilis_higginsii
| | +--+
| | +-- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
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| | +----- Lampsilis_fasciola
+--+--+
| | +-- Lampsilis_cardium
| +--+
| +-- Lampsilis_ovata
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| +----- Cambarunio_iris
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+--+----- Ligumia_recta
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| +-- Epioblasma_brevidens
+--+
+-- Epioblasma_capsaeformis
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