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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini

genus Venustaconcha Frierson, 1927: cladomics
     5 valid species

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 5

analyzed in 78 cladograms in 45 publications
maximum number of terminal species in an analysis = 4, mean = 1.15

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 9
maximum number of included species = 4, mean = 2.33
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 0.78


Lane et al., 2016, fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
4 4 0 4 2 2 2 0.0

*** Top Monophyly Cladogram ***

  +----- Paetulunio_fabalis         
  |                                 
  +----- Epioblasma_capsaeformis    
--+                                 
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_trabalis[1] **  
  |  |                              
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_trabalis[2] **  
  +--+                              
     +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
     |                              
     +-- Venustaconcha_pleasii **      

Campbell et al., 2005, fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 44 0 2 115 47 22 43.0

*** Top Sister-Group Cladogram ***

                                +-- Toxolasma_parvum           
                          +-----+                              
                          |     +-- Toxolasma_texasiense       
  +-----------------------+                                    
  |                       |  +----- Obliquaria_reflexa         
  |                       +--+                                 
  |                          |  +-- Cyrtonaias_tampicoensis    
  |                          +--+                              
  |                             +-- Glebula_rotundata          
  |                                                            
  |                             +-- Potamilus_fragilis         
  |                          +--+                              
  |                          |  +-- Potamilus_leptodon         
  |              +-----------+                                 
  |              |           |  +-- Potamilus_alatus           
  |              |           +--+                              
--+              |              +-- Potamilus_purpuratus       
  |              |                                             
  |  +-----------+              +-- Sagittunio_nasutus         
  |  |           |           +--+                              
  |  |           |           |  +-- Medionidus_conradicus      
  |  |           |  +--------+                                 
  |  |           |  |        |  +-- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris 
  |  |           |  |        +--+                              
  |  |           +--+           +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  |  |              |                                          
  |  |              |  +----------- Medionidus_acutissimus     
  |  |              +--+                                       
  |  |                 |  +-------- Lemiox_rimosus             
  |  |                 +--+                                    
  +--+                    |  +----- Dromus_dromas              
     |                    +--+                                 
     |                       |  +-- Cyprogenia_aberti          
     |                       +--+                              
     |                          +-- Cyprogenia_stegaria        
     |                                                         
     |                          +-- Ellipsaria_lineolata       
     |  +-----------------------+                              
     |  |                       +-- Truncilla_truncata         
     |  |                                                      
     |  |  +----------------------- Villosa_villosa            
     |  |  |                                                   
     |  |  |                    +-- Obovaria_olivaria          
     +--+  |     +--------------+                              
        |  |     |              +-- Venustaconcha_pleasii **      
        |  |     |                                             
        |  |  +--+           +----- Obovaria_unicolor          
        |  |  |  |  +--------+                                 
        |  |  |  |  |        |  +-- Obovaria_arkansasensis     
        +--+  |  |  |        +--+                              
           |  |  +--+           +-- Obovaria_subrotunda        
           |  |     |                                          
           |  |     |  +----------- Epioblasma_brevidens       
           |  |     +--+                                       
           |  |        |  +-------- Epioblasma_triquetra       
           |  |        +--+                                    
           |  |           |  +----- Epioblasma_walkeri[2]      
           |  |           +--+                                 
           |  |              |  +-- Epioblasma_capsaeformis    
           +--+              +--+                              
              |                 +-- Epioblasma_walkeri[1]      
              |                                                
              |                 +-- Ligumia_recta              
              |        +--------+                              
              |        |        +-- Cambarunio_iris            
              |     +--+                                       
              |     |  |  +-------- Lampsilis_teres            
              |     |  +--+                                    
              |     |     |  +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina    
              |     |     +--+                                 
              |     |        |  +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
              |     |        +--+                              
              |     |           +-- Leaunio_vanuxemensis       
              +-----+                                          
                    |           +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
                    |        +--+                              
                    |        |  +-- Lampsilis_ovata            
                    |  +-----+                                 
                    |  |     |  +-- Ortmanniana_pectorosa      
                    |  |     +--+                              
                    |  |        +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
                    |  |                                       
                    +--+     +----- Hamiota_australis[2]       
                       |  +--+                                 
                       |  |  |  +-- Hamiota_australis[1]       
                       |  |  +--+                              
                       |  |     +-- Hamiota_subangulata        
                       +--+                                    
                          |  +----- Hamiota_altilis[2]         
                          |  |                                 
                          |  |  +-- Hamiota_altilis[1]         
                          +--+--+                              
                             |  +-- Hamiota_perovalis[1]       
                             |                                 
                             |  +-- Hamiota_altilis[3]         
                             +--+                              
                                +-- Hamiota_perovalis[2]       

Gangloff et al., 2013, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
3 3 1 3 2 2 2 3.0
        +-- Ligumia_recta              
  +-----+                              
  |     +-- Sagittunio_nasutus         
--+                                    
  |  +----- Venustaconcha_pleasii[2] **   
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
     +--+                              
        +-- Venustaconcha_pleasii[1] **   

Campbell et al., 2005, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 44 0 2 113 47 22 43.0
              +----- Obliquaria_reflexa         
  +-----------+                                 
  |           |  +-- Cyrtonaias_tampicoensis    
  |           +--+                              
  |              +-- Glebula_rotundata          
  |                                             
  |  +-------------- Sagittunio_nasutus         
  |  |                                          
  |  +-------------- Leaunio_vanuxemensis       
  |  |                                          
  |  |           +-- Ellipsaria_lineolata       
  |  +-----------+                              
  |  |           +-- Truncilla_truncata         
  |  |                                          
  |  |        +----- Lampsilis_teres            
  |  +--------+                                 
  |  |        |  +-- Ortmanniana_ligamentina    
  |  |        +--+                              
  |  |           +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
  |  |                                          
  |  |        +----- Villosa_villosa            
  |  +--------+                                 
--+  |        |  +-- Ligumia_recta              
  |  |        +--+                              
  |  |           +-- Cambarunio_iris            
  |  |                                          
  |  |     +-------- Ortmanniana_pectorosa      
  |  +-----+                                    
  |  |     |  +----- Lampsilis_ornata           
  |  |     +--+                                 
  |  |        |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
  |  |        +--+                              
  |  |           +-- Lampsilis_ovata            
  |  |                                          
  |  |           +-- Potamilus_fragilis         
  |  |        +--+                              
  |  |        |  +-- Potamilus_leptodon         
  |  +--------+                                 
  |  |        |  +-- Potamilus_alatus           
  |  |        +--+                              
  |  |           +-- Potamilus_purpuratus       
  |  |                                          
  |  |           +-- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris 
  +--+  +--------+                              
     |  |        +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
     |  |                                       
     +--+  +-------- Medionidus_conradicus      
     |  |  |                                    
     |  |  |     +-- Lemiox_rimosus             
     |  +--+-----+                              
     |     |     +-- Medionidus_acutissimus     
     |     |                                    
     |     |  +----- Dromus_dromas              
     |     +--+                                 
     |        |  +-- Cyprogenia_aberti          
     |        +--+                              
     |           +-- Cyprogenia_stegaria        
     |                                          
     |        +----- Hamiota_australis[2]       
     |  +-----+                                 
     |  |     |  +-- Hamiota_australis[1]       
     |  |     +--+                              
     |  |        +-- Hamiota_subangulata        
     +--+                                       
     |  |        +-- Hamiota_altilis[3]         
     |  |  +-----+                              
     |  |  |     +-- Hamiota_perovalis[2]       
     |  +--+                                    
     |     |  +----- Hamiota_altilis[2]         
     |     +--+                                 
     |        |  +-- Hamiota_altilis[1]         
     |        +--+                              
     |           +-- Hamiota_perovalis[1]       
     |                                          
     |  +----------- Obovaria_olivaria          
     |  |                                       
     |  +----------- Venustaconcha_pleasii **      
     |  |                                       
     |  |     +----- Obovaria_unicolor          
     |  +-----+                                 
     +--+     |  +-- Obovaria_arkansasensis     
        |     +--+                              
        |        +-- Obovaria_subrotunda        
        |                                       
        |        +-- Epioblasma_brevidens       
        |  +-----+                              
        |  |     +-- Epioblasma_triquetra       
        +--+                                    
           |  +----- Epioblasma_walkeri[1]      
           +--+                                 
              |  +-- Epioblasma_walkeri[2]      
              +--+                              
                 +-- Epioblasma_capsaeformis    

Zanatta & Murphy, 2006, fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 55 47 22 --
              +-------- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
  +-----------+                                    
  |           |  +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina    
  |           +--+                                 
  |              |  +-- Cambarunio_iris            
  |              +--+                              
  |                 +-- Ligumia_recta              
--+                                                
  |                 +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  |  +--------------+                              
  |  |              +-- Venustaconcha_pleasii **      
  |  |                                             
  |  |        +-------- Obovaria_olivaria          
  +--+  +-----+                                    
     |  |     |  +----- Obovaria_unicolor          
     |  |     +--+                                 
     |  |        |  +-- Obovaria_subrotunda        
     +--+        +--+                              
        |           +-- Obovaria_arkansasensis     
        |                                          
        |  +----------- Epioblasma_brevidens       
        +--+                                       
           |  +-------- Epioblasma_triquetra       
           +--+                                    
              |  +----- Epioblasma_rangiana        
              +--+                                 
                 |  +-- Epioblasma_walkeri         
                 +--+                              
                    +-- Epioblasma_capsaeformis    

Zanatta & Murphy, 2006, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 56 47 22 --
  +----------------- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
  |                                             
  |  +-------------- Obovaria_olivaria          
  |  |                                          
--+  |           +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  |  +-----------+                              
  |  |           +-- Venustaconcha_pleasii **      
  |  |                                          
  +--+        +----- Obovaria_unicolor          
     +--------+                                 
     |        |  +-- Obovaria_subrotunda        
     |        +--+                              
     |           +-- Obovaria_arkansasensis     
     |                                          
     |  +----------- Epioblasma_brevidens       
     +--+                                       
        |  +-------- Epioblasma_triquetra       
        +--+                                    
           |  +----- Epioblasma_rangiana        
           +--+                                 
              |  +-- Epioblasma_walkeri         
              +--+                              
                 +-- Epioblasma_capsaeformis    

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012, fig. 1-2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 72 13 10 --
        +-- Epioblasma_rangiana        
  +-----+                              
  |     +-- Obovaria_arkansasensis     
--+                                    
  |  +----- Obovaria_olivaria          
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
     +--+                              
        +-- Venustaconcha_pleasii **      

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012, fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 72 13 10 --
        +-- Epioblasma_rangiana        
  +-----+                              
  |     +-- Obovaria_arkansasensis     
--+                                    
  |  +----- Obovaria_olivaria          
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
     +--+                              
        +-- Venustaconcha_pleasii **      

Zanatta & Harris, 2013, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 3 2 2 --
  +-------- Lampsilis_cardium          
--+                                    
  |  +----- Epioblasma_rangiana        
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Venustaconcha_pleasii **      
     +--+                              
        +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Chapman et al., 2008, fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 20 12 10 --
              +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +-----------+                              
  |           +-- Obovaria_olivaria          
--+                                          
  |  +----------- Hamiota_subangulata        
  +--+                                       
     |  +-------- Lampsilis_ovata            
     +--+                                    
        |  +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina    
        +--+                                 
           |  +-- Lampsilis_straminea        
           +--+                              
              +-- Lampsilis_hydiana          

Chapman et al., 2008, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 20 12 10 --
              +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +-----------+                              
  |           +-- Obovaria_olivaria          
--+                                          
  |  +----------- Hamiota_subangulata        
  +--+                                       
     |  +-------- Lampsilis_ovata            
     +--+                                    
        |  +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina    
        +--+                                 
           |  +-- Lampsilis_straminea        
           +--+                              
              +-- Lampsilis_hydiana          

Breton et al., 2011, fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 38 12 7 --
     +-- Cambarunio_iris            
  +--+                              
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
--+                                 
  |  +-- Lampsilis_powellii         
  |  |                              
  +--+-- Lampsilis_ornata           
     |                              
     +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      

Chen et al., 2012, fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 6 1 1 --
  +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
--+                              
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Huang et al., 2013, fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 15 2 2 --
  +----- Toxolasma_parvum           
--+                                 
  |  +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
  +--+                              
     +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Huang et al., 2013, fig. 3-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 5 0 0 --
-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis

Xue et al., 2016, fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 15 1 1 --
  +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
--+                              
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Xue et al., 2016, fig. 1-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 --
-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis

Froufe et al., 2015, fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 11 0 0 --
-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis

Froufe et al., 2015, fig. 1-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 7 0 0 --
-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis

Plazzi et al., 2011, fig. 5

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 17 2 2 --
  +----- Lampsilis_ornata           
--+                                 
  |  +-- Epioblasma_rangiana        
  +--+                              
     +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Sheng et al., 2014, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 7 1 1 --
-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis

Zhou et al., 2016, fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 19 2 2 --
  +----- Toxolasma_parvum           
--+                                 
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                              
     +-- Lampsilis_ornata           

Wu et al., 2016, fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 20 1 1 --
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
--+                              
  +-- Lampsilis_ornata           

Soroka & Burzynski, 2018, fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 6 0 0 --
-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis

Soroka & Burzynski, 2018, fig. 3-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 6 0 0 --
-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis

Guerra et al., 2017, fig. 2a

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 24 2 2 --
  +----- Toxolasma_parvum           
--+                                 
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                              
     +-- Lampsilis_ornata           

Guerra et al., 2017, fig. 2a-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 7 0 0 --
-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis

Guerra et al., 2017, fig. 2b

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 24 2 2 --
  +----- Toxolasma_parvum           
--+                                 
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                              
     +-- Lampsilis_ornata           

Guerra et al., 2017, fig. 2b-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 7 0 0 --
-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis

Burzynski et al., 2017, fig. 1 bottom

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 12 0 0 --
-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis

Burzynski et al., 2017, fig. 1 top

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 12 0 0 --
-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis

Fonseca et al., 2016, fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 31 2 2 --
  +----- Toxolasma_parvum           
--+                                 
  |  +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
  +--+                              
     +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Fonseca et al., 2016, fig. 1-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 8 0 0 --
-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis

Amaro et al., 2017, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 15 2 2 --
  +----- Toxolasma_parvum           
--+                                 
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                              
     +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      

Amaro et al., 2017, fig. 2-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 9 1 1 --
  +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
--+                              
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Amaro et al., 2017, fig. 3A

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 11 1 1 --
  +-- Toxolasma_parvum           
--+                              
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Amaro et al., 2017, fig. 3A-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 6 0 0 --
-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis

Amaro et al., 2017, fig. 3B

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 11 1 1 --
  +-- Toxolasma_parvum           
--+                              
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Amaro et al., 2017, fig. 3B-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 6 0 0 --
-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis

Lopes-Lima et al., 2017, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 32 2 2 --
  +----- Toxolasma_parvum           
--+                                 
  |  +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
  +--+                              
     +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Lopes-Lima et al., 2017, fig. 2-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 9 0 0 --
-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis

Wen et al., 2017, fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 15 4 3 --
     +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
  +--+                              
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
--+                                 
  |  +-- Potamilus_leptodon         
  +--+                              
     +-- Potamilus_alatus           

Wen et al., 2017, fig. 3-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 5 1 1 --
  +-- Potamilus_alatus           
--+                              
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Huang et al., 2018, fig. 6

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 42 4 3 --
     +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
  +--+                              
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
--+                                 
  |  +-- Potamilus_leptodon         
  +--+                              
     +-- Potamilus_alatus           

Huang et al., 2018, fig. 6-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 16 1 1 --
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
--+                              
  +-- Potamilus_alatus           

Huang et al., 2019, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 198 13 11 --
  +-------------- Potamilus_alatus           
  |                                          
  |  +----------- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  |  |                                       
--+  +----------- Leaunio_lienosus           
  |  |                                       
  |  |        +-- Ellipsaria_lineolata       
  |  +--------+                              
  +--+        +-- Truncilla_truncata         
     |                                       
     |        +-- Medionidus_conradicus      
     +--------+                              
     |        +-- Ptychobranchus_subtentus   
     |                                       
     |  +-------- Cambarunio_iris            
     +--+                                    
        |  +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina    
        +--+                                 
           |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
           +--+                              
              +-- Lampsilis_ornata           

Huang et al., 2019, fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 56 6 4 --
  +-------- Leaunio_lienosus           
--+                                    
  |  +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
     +--+                              
        +-- Lampsilis_ornata           

Huang et al., 2019, fig. 3-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 22 1 1 --
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
--+                              
  +-- Potamilus_alatus           

Huang et al., 2019, fig. S3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 196 13 11 --
        +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +-----+                              
  |     +-- Cambarunio_iris            
--+                                    
  |  +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina    
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
     +--+                              
        +-- Lampsilis_ornata           

Huang et al., 2019, fig. S4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 198 13 11 --
  +-------- Ellipsaria_lineolata       
  |                                    
  +-------- Potamilus_leptodon         
  |                                    
  +-------- Medionidus_conradicus      
  |                                    
  +-------- Potamilus_alatus           
  |                                    
  +-------- Ptychobranchus_subtentus   
--+                                    
  +-------- Truncilla_truncata         
  |                                    
  +-------- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  |                                    
  +-------- Cambarunio_iris            
  |                                    
  +-------- Leaunio_lienosus           
  |                                    
  |  +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina    
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
     +--+                              
        +-- Lampsilis_ornata           

Wang et al., 2018, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 31 4 3 --
     +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                              
  |  +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
--+                                 
  |  +-- Potamilus_leptodon         
  +--+                              
     +-- Potamilus_alatus           

Chase et al., 2018, fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 38 11 7 --
           +-------- Toxolasma_parvum           
  +--------+                                    
  |        |  +----- Toxolasma_lividum          
  |        +--+                                 
  |           |  +-- Toxolasma_paulum           
  |           +--+                              
--+              +-- Toxolasma_texasiense       
  |                                             
  |  +-------------- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  |  |                                          
  |  |        +----- Lemiox_rimosus             
  +--+  +-----+                                 
     |  |     |  +-- Lampsilis_powellii         
     |  |     +--+                              
     +--+        +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
        |                                       
        |  +-------- Potamilus_metnecktayi      
        +--+                                    
           |  +----- Cambarunio_iris            
           +--+                                 
              |  +-- Ellipsaria_lineolata       
              +--+                              
                 +-- Truncilla_macrodon         

Burzynski & Soroka, 2018, fig. 5a

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 19 1 1 --
  +-- Potamilus_alatus           
--+                              
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Aunins et al., 2018, fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 40 2 2 --
  +----- Toxolasma_parvum           
--+                                 
  |  +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
  +--+                              
     +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Wu et al., 2019, fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 46 4 3 --
     +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
  +--+                              
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
--+                                 
  |  +-- Potamilus_leptodon         
  +--+                              
     +-- Potamilus_alatus           

Wang et al., 2018, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 31 4 3 --
     +-- Potamilus_leptodon         
  +--+                              
  |  +-- Potamilus_alatus           
--+                                 
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                              
     +-- Lampsilis_ornata           

Burlakova et al., 2019, fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 32 25 17 --
  +----------- Cambarunio_simus     
  |                                 
  +----------- Leaunio_lienosus     
  |                                 
  +----------- Villosa_villosa      
  |                                 
  |        +-- Sagittunio_nasutus   
  +--------+                        
--+        +-- Lampsilis_ovata      
  |                                 
  |     +----- Venustaconcha_pleasii **
  +-----+                           
  |     |  +-- Epioblasma_rangiana  
  |     +--+                        
  |        +-- Obovaria_unicolor    
  |                                 
  |  +-------- Lampsilis_teres      
  +--+                              
     |  +----- Lampsilis_siliquoidea
     +--+                           
        |  +-- Lampsilis_hydiana    
        +--+                        
           +-- Lampsilis_straminea  

Froufe et al., 2019, fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 44 4 3 --
     +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
  +--+                              
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
--+                                 
  |  +-- Potamilus_leptodon         
  +--+                              
     +-- Potamilus_alatus           

Froufe et al., 2019, fig. 3-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 18 1 1 --
  +-- Potamilus_alatus           
--+                              
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Froufe et al., 2019, fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 18 1 1 --
  +-- Potamilus_alatus           
--+                              
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Froufe et al., 2019, fig. 6

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 43 4 3 --
     +-- Potamilus_leptodon         
  +--+                              
  |  +-- Potamilus_alatus           
--+                                 
  |  +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
  +--+                              
     +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Smith et al., 2019, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 41 36 19 --
              +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +-----------+                                 
  |           |  +-- Obovaria_subrotunda        
  |           +--+                              
--+              +-- Epioblasma_rangiana        
  |                                             
  |  +-------------- Ortmanniana_pectorosa      
  +--+                                          
     |  +----------- Ortmanniana_ligamentina    
     +--+                                       
        |  +-------- Lampsilis_ovata            
        +--+                                    
           |  +----- Lampsilis_dolabraeformis   
           +--+                                 
              |  +-- Lampsilis_satura           
              +--+                              
                 +-- Lampsilis_cardium          

Fukata & Iigo, 2020, fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 53 7 3 --
        +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
  +-----+                              
  |     +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
--+                                    
  |  +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Lampsilis_powellii         
     +--+                              
        +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      

Wu et al., 2020, fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 49 4 3 --
     +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                              
  |  +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
--+                                 
  |  +-- Potamilus_alatus           
  +--+                              
     +-- Potamilus_leptodon         

Wu et al., 2018, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 21 1 1 --
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
--+                              
  +-- Lampsilis_ornata           

Wu et al., 2020, fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 29 1 1 --
  +-- Toxolasma_parvum           
--+                              
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Guerra et al., 2019, fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 40 2 2 --
  +----- Toxolasma_parvum           
--+                                 
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                              
     +-- Potamilus_alatus           

Guerra et al., 2019, fig. 1-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 21 1 1 --
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
--+                              
  +-- Potamilus_alatus           

Guerra et al., 2019, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 40 2 2 --
  +----- Toxolasma_parvum           
--+                                 
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                              
     +-- Potamilus_alatus           

Guerra et al., 2019, fig. 2-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 21 1 1 --
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
--+                              
  +-- Potamilus_alatus           

Teiga-Teixeira et al., 2020, fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 18 7 3 --
        +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
  +-----+                              
  |     +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
--+                                    
  |  +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Lampsilis_powellii         
     +--+                              
        +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      

Zieritz et al., 2021, fig. 3-F, 5

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 48 4 3 --
     +-- Potamilus_alatus           
  +--+                              
  |  +-- Potamilus_leptodon         
--+                                 
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                              
     +-- Lampsilis_ornata           

Zieritz et al., 2021, fig. 3-M, 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 22 1 1 --
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
--+                              
  +-- Potamilus_alatus           

Wu et al., 2022, fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 73 8 4 --
        +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
  +-----+                              
  |     +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
--+                                    
  |  +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
     +--+                              
        +-- Lampsilis_powellii         

Pavan-Kumar et al., 2022, fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 35 5 3 --
     +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
  +--+                              
  |  +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
--+                                 
  |  +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
  +--+                              
     +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Pavan-Kumar et al., 2022, fig. S5

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 38 5 3 --
     +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
  +--+                              
  |  +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
--+                                 
  |  +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
  +--+                              
     +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Mejia-Trujillo & Smith, 2022, fig. 2-F

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 14 8 3 --
        +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
  +-----+                              
  |     +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
--+                                    
  |  +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
     +--+                              
        +-- Lampsilis_powellii         

Mejia-Trujillo & Smith, 2022, fig. 2-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 5 4 2 --
        +-- Potamilus_streckersoni     
  +-----+                              
  |     +-- Potamilus_alatus           
--+                                    
  |  +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Lampsilis_powellii         
     +--+                              
        +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      

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