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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 Bolotov et al. (2016), 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

Bolotov, I.V., I.V. Vikhrev, Y.V. Bespalaya, M.Y. Gofarov, A.V. Kondakov et al. 2016. Multi-locus fossil-calibrated phylogeny, biogeography and a subgeneric revision of the Margaritiferidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionoida). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 103: 104-121.

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Cladogram Figures

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Attributed Species Names

Anodontites elongata Whelan et al., 2011
‘Swainson’ of Authors.
Whelan et al., 2011, MPE 61: 506.
Graf et al., 2015, MPE 85: 3.
Bolotov et al., 2016, MPE 103: 108.
Lopes-Lima et al., 2017, MPE 106: 178.
Bolotov et al., 2017, Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1.
Bolotov et al., 2017, Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1.
Konopleva et al., 2017, Systemat. Biodiv. 15(3): 208.
Combosch et al., 2017, MPE 107: 195.
Bolotov et al., 2018, Sci. Repts. 8: Table S1.
Huang et al., 2018, MPE 120: 302.
Lopes-Lima et al., 2018, MPE 127: 103.
Huang et al., 2019, MPE 130: Table S4.
Bolotov et al., 2019, Sci. Repts. 9: Table S1.
Pfeiffer et al., 2019, MPE 137: 116.
Guerra et al., 2019, BMC Evol. Biol. 19 (229): 3.
Bolotov et al., 2020, Sci. Repts. 10: Table S1.
Sano et al., 2020, Plankton Benthos Res. 15(2): 101.
Wu et al., 2020, Invert. Syst. 34: 195.
Wu et al., 2021, J. Lake Sci. 33(6): attached Table 1.
(misidentified reference to Anodon elongatus Swainson, 1823)

Taxonomic Opinions

Alathyria jacksoni

Alathyria pertexta

Alathyria profuga

Anodonta anatina

Anodontites elongata

Aspatharia pfeifferiana

Castalia ambigua

Chambardia wahlbergi

Diplodon demeraraensis

Etheria elliptica

Lampsilis cardium

Lortiella froggatti

Margaritifera (Margaritanopsis) laosensis

Margaritifera (Margaritanopsis) monodonta

Margaritifera (Pseudunio) auricularia

Margaritifera (Pseudunio) marocana

Margaritifera (s.s.) dahurica

Margaritifera (s.s.) falcata

Margaritifera (s.s.) laevis

Margaritifera (s.s.) margaritifera

Margaritifera (s.s.) marrianae

Margaritifera (s.s.) middendorffi
+ Margaritifera laevis Huff et al., 2004
+ Margaritifera togakushiensis Kondo & Kobayashi, 2005

Microdontia anodontaeformis

Neotrigonia bednalli

Neotrigonia lamarckii

Neotrigonia margaritacea

Triplodon corrugatus

Unio pictorum

Unio sp.

Velesunio ambiguus

Cladogram Figure 2
                          +----- Neotrigonia_margaritacea   
  +-----------------------+                                 
  |                       |  +-- Neotrigonia_lamarckii      
  |                       +--+                              
  |                          +-- Neotrigonia_bednalli       
  |                                                         
  |                       +----- Diplodon_suavidicus        
  |                 +-----+                                 
  |                 |     |  +-- Triplodon_corrugatus       
  |                 |     +--+                              
  |                 |        +-- Castalia_ambigua           
--+  +--------------+                                       
  |  |              |     +----- Microdontia_anodontaeformis
  |  |              |  +--+                                 
  |  |              |  |  |  +-- Lortiella_froggatti        
  |  |              |  |  +--+                              
  |  |              +--+     +-- Alathyria_pertexta         
  |  |                 |                                    
  |  |                 |  +----- Velesunio_ambiguus         
  |  |                 +--+                                 
  |  |                    |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni         
  +--+                    +--+                              
     |                       +-- Alathyria_profuga          
     |                                                      
     |                 +-------- Tamsiella_schroeteriana    
     |  +--------------+                                    
     |  |              |  +----- Etheria_elliptica          
     |  |              +--+                                 
     |  |                 |  +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana    
     |  |                 +--+                              
     |  |                    +-- Chambardia_wahlbergi       
     +--+                                                   
        |              +-------- Lampsilis_cardium          
        |  +-----------+                                    
        |  |           |  +----- Anodonta_anatina           
        |  |           +--+                                 
        |  |              |  +-- Unio_pictorum              
        |  |              +--+                              
        +--+                 +-- Unio_ravoisieri            
           |                                                
           |                 +-- Pseudunio_auricularius     
           |  +--------------+                              
           |  |              +-- Pseudunio_marocanus        
           |  |                                             
           +--+              +-- Gibbosula_laosensis        
              |  +-----------+                              
              |  |           +-- Cumberlandia_monodonta     
              |  |                                          
              +--+           +-- Margaritifera_dahurica     
                 |  +--------+                              
                 |  |        +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
                 +--+                                       
                    |  +-------- Margaritifera_falcata      
                    +--+                                    
                       |  +----- Margaritifera_laevis       
                       +--+                                 
                          |  +-- Margaritifera_middendorffi 
                          +--+                              
                             +-- Margaritifera_marrianae    
Cladogram Figure 4
                          +----- Neotrigonia_margaritacea   
  +-----------------------+                                 
  |                       |  +-- Neotrigonia_bednalli       
  |                       +--+                              
  |                          +-- Neotrigonia_lamarckii      
  |                                                         
  |                       +----- Diplodon_suavidicus        
  |                 +-----+                                 
  |                 |     |  +-- Triplodon_corrugatus       
  |                 |     +--+                              
  |                 |        +-- Castalia_ambigua           
--+  +--------------+                                       
  |  |              |     +----- Microdontia_anodontaeformis
  |  |              |  +--+                                 
  |  |              |  |  |  +-- Alathyria_pertexta         
  |  |              |  |  +--+                              
  |  |              +--+     +-- Lortiella_froggatti        
  |  |                 |                                    
  |  |                 |  +----- Velesunio_ambiguus         
  |  |                 +--+                                 
  |  |                    |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni         
  +--+                    +--+                              
     |                       +-- Alathyria_profuga          
     |                                                      
     |                 +-------- Tamsiella_schroeteriana    
     |  +--------------+                                    
     |  |              |  +----- Etheria_elliptica          
     |  |              +--+                                 
     |  |                 |  +-- Chambardia_wahlbergi       
     |  |                 +--+                              
     |  |                    +-- Aspatharia_pfeifferiana    
     +--+                                                   
        |              +-------- Lampsilis_cardium          
        |  +-----------+                                    
        |  |           |  +----- Anodonta_anatina           
        |  |           +--+                                 
        |  |              |  +-- Unio_pictorum              
        |  |              +--+                              
        +--+                 +-- Unio_ravoisieri            
           |                                                
           |                 +-- Pseudunio_auricularius     
           |  +--------------+                              
           |  |              +-- Pseudunio_marocanus        
           |  |                                             
           +--+              +-- Gibbosula_laosensis        
              |  +-----------+                              
              |  |           +-- Cumberlandia_monodonta     
              |  |                                          
              +--+           +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
                 |  +--------+                              
                 |  |        +-- Margaritifera_dahurica     
                 +--+                                       
                    |  +-------- Margaritifera_falcata      
                    +--+                                    
                       |  +----- Margaritifera_laevis       
                       +--+                                 
                          |  +-- Margaritifera_marrianae    
                          +--+                              
                             +-- Margaritifera_middendorffi 

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