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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 Guerra et al. (2017), 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

Guerra, D., F. Plazzi, D.T. Stewart, A.E. Bogan, W.R. Hoeh & S. Breton. 2017. Evolution of sex-dependent mtDNA transmission in freshwater mussels. Scientific Reports 7. 1551 (13 pp.).

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Cladogram Figures

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fig. 2a
fig. 2a-M
fig. 2b
fig. 2b-M

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta anatina

Anodonta woodiana

Anodontites trapesialis

Cristaria plicata

Cumberlandia monodonta

Hyridella menziesii

Hyriopsis cumingii

Hyriopsis schlegelii

Inversidens japanensis

Lamprotula tortuosa

Lampsilis ornata

Lasmigona compressa

Lasmigona subviridis

Margaritifera falcata

Mutela dubia

Neotrigonia margaritacea

Pyganodon grandis

Quadrula quadrula

Solenaia carinatus

Solenaia oleivora

Toxolasma parvus

Unio pictorum

Utterbackia imbecillis

Utterbackia peninsularis

Venustaconcha ellipsiformis

Cladogram Figure 2a
  +----------------------------------- Neotrigonia_margaritacea   
  |                                                               
  |                                +-- Mutela_dubia               
--+  +-----------------------------+                              
  |  |                             +-- Anodontites_trapesialis    
  |  |                                                            
  |  |  +----------------------------- Echyridella_menziesii      
  +--+  |                                                         
     |  |                          +-- Margaritifera_falcata      
     |  |  +-----------------------+                              
     |  |  |                       +-- Cumberlandia_monodonta     
     +--+  |                                                      
        |  |                 +-------- Quadrula_quadrula          
        |  |              +--+                                    
        |  |              |  |  +----- Toxolasma_parvum           
        |  |              |  +--+                                 
        |  |              |     |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
        +--+              |     +--+                              
           |  +-----------+        +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
           |  |           |                                       
           |  |           |        +-- Sinohyriopsis_schlegelii   
           |  |           |  +-----+                              
           |  |           |  |     +-- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii     
           |  |           +--+                                    
           |  |              |  +----- Pronodularia_japanensis    
           +--+              +--+                                 
              |                 |  +-- Sinosolenaia_oleivora      
              |                 +--+                              
              |                    +-- Sinosolenaia_carinata      
              |                                                   
              |                    +-- Aculamprotula_tortuosa     
              |  +-----------------+                              
              |  |                 +-- Unio_pictorum              
              +--+                                                
                 |  +----------------- Sinanodonta_woodiana       
                 |  |                                             
                 +--+  +-------------- Cristaria_plicata          
                    |  |                                          
                    +--+  +----------- Anodonta_anatina           
                       |  |                                       
                       +--+        +-- Platynaias_subviridis      
                          |  +-----+                              
                          |  |     +-- Platynaias_compressa       
                          +--+                                    
                             |  +----- Pyganodon_grandis          
                             +--+                                 
                                |  +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis   
                                +--+                              
                                   +-- Utterbackia_imbecillis     
Cladogram Figure 2a-M
  +----------- Echyridella_menziesii      
  |                                       
--+  +-------- Cumberlandia_monodonta     
  |  |                                    
  |  |     +-- Sinosolenaia_carinata      
  +--+  +--+                              
     |  |  +-- Pronodularia_japanensis    
     |  |                                 
     |  |  +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis   
     +--+--+                              
        |  +-- Pyganodon_grandis          
        |                                 
        |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
        +--+                              
           +-- Quadrula_quadrula          
Cladogram Figure 2b
  +-------------------------------------- Neotrigonia_margaritacea   
  |                                                                  
  |                                   +-- Mutela_dubia               
--+  +--------------------------------+                              
  |  |                                +-- Anodontites_trapesialis    
  |  |                                                               
  +--+  +-------------------------------- Echyridella_menziesii      
     |  |                                                            
     |  |                             +-- Margaritifera_falcata      
     |  |  +--------------------------+                              
     +--+  |                          +-- Cumberlandia_monodonta     
        |  |                                                         
        |  |                    +-------- Quadrula_quadrula          
        |  |  +-----------------+                                    
        +--+  |                 |  +----- Toxolasma_parvum           
           |  |                 +--+                                 
           |  |                    |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
           |  |                    +--+                              
           |  |                       +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
           |  |                                                      
           +--+                       +-- Sinohyriopsis_schlegelii   
              |                 +-----+                              
              |                 |     +-- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii     
              |  +--------------+                                    
              |  |              |  +----- Pronodularia_japanensis    
              |  |              +--+                                 
              |  |                 |  +-- Sinosolenaia_oleivora      
              +--+                 +--+                              
                 |                    +-- Sinosolenaia_carinata      
                 |                                                   
                 |  +-------------------- Unio_pictorum              
                 |  |                                                
                 +--+  +----------------- Aculamprotula_tortuosa     
                    |  |                                             
                    +--+              +-- Cristaria_plicata          
                       |  +-----------+                              
                       |  |           +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana       
                       +--+                                          
                          |  +----------- Anodonta_anatina           
                          |  |                                       
                          +--+        +-- Platynaias_subviridis      
                             |  +-----+                              
                             |  |     +-- Platynaias_compressa       
                             +--+                                    
                                |  +----- Pyganodon_grandis          
                                +--+                                 
                                   |  +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis   
                                   +--+                              
                                      +-- Utterbackia_imbecillis     
Cladogram Figure 2b-M
  +----------- Echyridella_menziesii      
  |                                       
--+  +-------- Cumberlandia_monodonta     
  |  |                                    
  |  |     +-- Sinosolenaia_carinata      
  +--+  +--+                              
     |  |  +-- Pronodularia_japanensis    
     |  |                                 
     |  |  +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis   
     +--+--+                              
        |  +-- Pyganodon_grandis          
        |                                 
        |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
        +--+                              
           +-- Quadrula_quadrula          

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