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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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This page documents data for Smith et al. (2020), 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

Smith, C.H., J.M. Pfeiffer & N.A. Johnson. 2020. Comparative phylogenomics reveal complex evolution of life history strategies in a clade of bivalves with parasitic larvae (Bivalvia: Unionoida: Ambleminae). Cladistics 36: 505-520.

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Cladogram Figures

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fig. 1
fig. 2-3

Attributed Genus Names

Atlanticoncha Smith et al., 2020
Smith et al., 2020, Cladistics 36: 516.
Type species: Unio ochraceus Say, 1817 (orig. desig.) = Atlanticoncha ochracea

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema plicata

Atlanticoncha ochracea (Say, 1817)

Cyrtonaias tampicoensis

Ellipsaria lineolata

Elliptoideus sloatianus

Lampsilis cardium

Obliquaria reflexa

Pachynaias spheniopsis

Plectomerus dombeyanus

Pleurobema strodeanum

Popenaias popeii

Potamilus alatus (Say, 1817)

Potamilus amphichaenus

Potamilus capax

Potamilus fragilis

Potamilus inflatus

Potamilus leptodon

Potamilus metnecktayi

Potamilus ohiensis

Potamilus purpuratus

Potamilus streckersoni

Psoronaias semigranosa

Quadrula quadrula

Reginaia ebenus

Truncilla cognata

Truncilla donaciformis

Truncilla macrodon

Truncilla truncata

Cladogram Figure 1
  +-------------------------------------- Quadrula_quadrula      
  |                                                              
  |                                   +-- Pleurobema_strodeanum  
--+  +--------------------------------+                          
  |  |                                +-- Elliptoideus_sloatianus
  |  |                                                           
  |  |                             +----- Reginaia_ebenus        
  +--+  +--------------------------+                             
     |  |                          |  +-- Amblema_plicata        
     |  |                          +--+                          
     |  |                             +-- Plectomerus_dombeyanus 
     +--+                                                        
        |                             +-- Popenaias_popeii       
        |  +--------------------------+                          
        |  |                          +-- Psoronaias_semigranosa 
        |  |                                                     
        +--+  +-------------------------- Obliquaria_reflexa     
           |  |                                                  
           |  |  +----------------------- Cyrtonaias_tampicoensis
           +--+  |                                               
              |  |                    +-- Pachynaias_spheniopsis 
              |  |  +-----------------+                          
              +--+  |                 +-- Lampsilis_cardium      
                 |  |                                            
                 |  |        +----------- Ellipsaria_lineolata   
                 |  |  +-----+                                   
                 +--+  |     |  +-------- Truncilla_truncata     
                    |  |     +--+                                
                    |  |        |  +----- Truncilla_donaciformis 
                    |  |        +--+                             
                    |  |           |  +-- Truncilla_cognata      
                    |  |           +--+                          
                    +--+              +-- Truncilla_macrodon     
                       |                                         
                       |  +-------------- Atlanticoncha_ochracea 
                       |  |                                      
                       |  |           +-- Potamilus_fragilis     
                       |  |     +-----+                          
                       |  |     |     +-- Potamilus_leptodon     
                       +--+  +--+                                
                          |  |  |  +----- Potamilus_metnecktayi  
                          |  |  +--+                             
                          |  |     |  +-- Potamilus_alatus       
                          |  |     +--+                          
                          +--+        +-- Potamilus_purpuratus   
                             |                                   
                             |        +-- Potamilus_capax        
                             |  +-----+                          
                             |  |     +-- Potamilus_inflatus     
                             +--+                                
                                |  +----- Potamilus_ohiensis     
                                +--+                             
                                   |  +-- Potamilus_streckersoni 
                                   +--+                          
                                      +-- Potamilus_amphichaenus 
Cladogram Figure 2-3
  +----------------------------------------- Quadrula_quadrula      
  |                                                                 
  |                                      +-- Pleurobema_strodeanum  
--+  +-----------------------------------+                          
  |  |                                   +-- Elliptoideus_sloatianus
  |  |                                                              
  |  |                                +----- Reginaia_ebenus        
  +--+  +-----------------------------+                             
     |  |                             |  +-- Amblema_plicata        
     |  |                             +--+                          
     |  |                                +-- Plectomerus_dombeyanus 
     +--+                                                           
        |                                +-- Popenaias_popeii       
        |  +-----------------------------+                          
        |  |                             +-- Psoronaias_semigranosa 
        |  |                                                        
        +--+  +----------------------------- Obliquaria_reflexa     
           |  |                                                     
           |  |  +-------------------------- Cyrtonaias_tampicoensis
           +--+  |                                                  
              |  |                       +-- Pachynaias_spheniopsis 
              |  |  +--------------------+                          
              +--+  |                    +-- Lampsilis_cardium      
                 |  |                                               
                 |  |           +----------- Ellipsaria_lineolata   
                 |  |  +--------+                                   
                 +--+  |        |  +-------- Truncilla_truncata     
                    |  |        +--+                                
                    |  |           |  +----- Truncilla_donaciformis 
                    |  |           +--+                             
                    |  |              |  +-- Truncilla_cognata      
                    +--+              +--+                          
                       |                 +-- Truncilla_macrodon     
                       |                                            
                       |  +----------------- Atlanticoncha_ochracea 
                       |  |                                         
                       |  |              +-- Potamilus_capax        
                       +--+  +-----------+                          
                          |  |           +-- Potamilus_inflatus     
                          |  |                                      
                          |  |        +----- Potamilus_ohiensis     
                          +--+  +-----+                             
                             |  |     |  +-- Potamilus_streckersoni 
                             |  |     +--+                          
                             |  |        +-- Potamilus_amphichaenus 
                             +--+                                   
                                |        +-- Potamilus_fragilis     
                                |  +-----+                          
                                |  |     +-- Potamilus_leptodon     
                                +--+                                
                                   |  +----- Potamilus_metnecktayi  
                                   +--+                             
                                      |  +-- Potamilus_alatus       
                                      +--+                          
                                         +-- Potamilus_purpuratus   

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