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

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The Cladomics Summary provides an overview of the number of studies that have included terminal species representing this taxon as well as an indication of how frequently it has been recovered as monophyletic.

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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 90 cladograms in 53 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 3, mean = 1.07

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 5
maximum number of included terminals = 3, mean = 2.2
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 1.0


Pairwise Cladogram Clustering

The graphs below depict in two dimensions all pair-wise ingroup distances within the cladome. See the Cladmoics FARQ for more information.


PCoA Ordination


NJ tree


Lane et al., 2016 [Publ 3735], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
3 3 0 4 2 2 2 0.0

*** Top Monophyly Cladogram ***

  +----- Paetulunio                 
  |                                 
  +----- Epioblasma                 
--+                                 
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_trabalis__1 **  
  |  |                              
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_trabalis__2 **  
  +--+                              
     +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
     |                              
     +-- Venustaconcha_pleasii **      

Zanatta & Murphy, 2006 [Publ 2672], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 55 47 22 --

*** Top Sister-Group Cladogram ***

                                   +-- Cyrtonaias                 
  +--------------------------------+                              
  |                                +-- Glebula                    
  |                                                               
--+  +-------------------------------- Paetulunio                 
  |  |                                                            
  |  |                             +-- Obliquaria                 
  +--+  +--------------------------+                              
     |  |                          +-- Toxolasma                  
     |  |                                                         
     |  |  +-------------------------- Sagittunio                 
     +--+  |                                                      
        |  |              +----------- Potamilus                  
        |  |              |                                       
        |  |  +-----------+        +-- Medionidus_conradicus      
        |  |  |           |  +-----+                              
        +--+  |           |  |     +-- Ptychobranchus             
           |  |           +--+                                    
           |  |              |  +----- Medionidus_acutissimus     
           |  |              |  |                                 
           |  |              +--+----- Lemiox                     
           |  |                 |                                 
           |  |                 |  +-- Dromus                     
           +--+                 +--+                              
              |                    +-- Cyprogenia                 
              |                                                   
              |                 +----- Lampsilis_teres            
              |  +--------------+                                 
              |  |              |  +-- Truncilla                  
              |  |              +--+                              
              |  |                 +-- Ellipsaria                 
              |  |                                                
              +--+  +----------------- Leaunio                    
                 |  |                                             
                 |  |     +----------- Hamiota                    
                 |  |     |                                       
                 |  |  +--+        +-- Lampsilis_fasciola         
                 +--+  |  |  +-----+                              
                    |  |  |  |     +-- Ortmanniana_pectorosa      
                    |  |  +--+                                    
                    |  |     |  +----- Lampsilis_ornata           
                    |  |     +--+                                 
                    |  |        |  +-- Lampsilis_ovata            
                    +--+        +--+                              
                       |           +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
                       |                                          
                       |        +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
                       |  +-----+                                 
                       |  |     |  +-- Obovaria                   
                       |  |     +--+                              
                       +--+        +-- Epioblasma                 
                          |                                       
                          |  +-------- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
                          +--+                                    
                             |  +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina    
                             +--+                                 
                                |  +-- Cambarunio                 
                                +--+                              
                                   +-- Ligumia                    

Gangloff et al., 2013 [Publ 3551], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 2 2 2 --
     +-- Ligumia                    
  +--+                              
  |  +-- Sagittunio                 
--+                                 
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                              
     +-- Venustaconcha_pleasii **      

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3309], fig. 1-2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 71 13 10 --
  +----------------- Potamilus_alatus           
  |                                             
  +----------------- Potamilus_capax            
  |                                             
  +----------------- Glebula                    
  |                                             
  |              +-- Toxolasma                  
  +--------------+                              
--+              +-- Paetulunio                 
  |                                             
  |              +-- Dromus                     
  +--------------+                              
  |              +-- Lemiox                     
  |                                             
  |              +-- Lampsilis_ovata            
  |  +-----------+                              
  |  |           +-- Obliquaria                 
  +--+                                          
     |  +----------- Lampsilis_virescens        
     |  |                                       
     +--+        +-- Epioblasma                 
        |  +-----+                              
        |  |     +-- Obovaria_arkansasensis     
        +--+                                    
           |  +----- Obovaria_olivaria          
           +--+                                 
              |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
              +--+                              
                 +-- Venustaconcha_pleasii **      

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3309], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 71 13 10 --
  +-------------------- Obliquaria                 
  |                                                
  |              +----- Potamilus                  
--+  +-----------+                                 
  |  |           |  +-- Dromus                     
  |  |           +--+                              
  +--+              +-- Lemiox                     
     |                                             
     |  +-------------- Lampsilis_ovata            
     |  |                                          
     +--+  +----------- Lampsilis_virescens        
        |  |                                       
        +--+        +-- Epioblasma                 
           |  +-----+                              
           |  |     +-- Obovaria_arkansasensis     
           +--+                                    
              |  +----- Obovaria_olivaria          
              +--+                                 
                 |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
                 +--+                              
                    +-- Venustaconcha_pleasii **      

Zanatta & Harris, 2013 [Publ 3530], fig. 2

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

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 8a_S1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 91 10 4 --
  +----------------- Toxolasma                  
  |                                             
--+  +-------------- Potamilus                  
  |  |                                          
  +--+  +----------- Leaunio                    
     |  |                                       
     |  |     +----- Lampsilis_ornata           
     +--+  +--+                                 
        |  |  |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
        |  |  +--+                              
        +--+     +-- Lampsilis_cariosa          
           |                                    
           |  +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
           +--+                                 
              |  +-- Lampsilis_powellii         
              +--+                              
                 +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      

Wang et al., 2018 [Publ 3865], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 31 4 3 --
  +-------- Toxolasma                  
--+                                    
  |  +----- Potamilus                  
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
     +--+                              
        +-- Lampsilis                  

Breton et al., 2011 [Publ 3376], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 36 11 7 --
  +----------------- Toxolasma                  
  |                                             
--+  +-------------- Ellipsaria                 
  |  |                                          
  +--+  +----------- Truncilla                  
     |  |                                       
     +--+        +-- Lemiox                     
        |  +-----+                              
        |  |     +-- Potamilus                  
        +--+                                    
           |  +----- Lampsilis                  
           +--+                                 
              |  +-- Cambarunio                 
              +--+                              
                 +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Huang et al., 2018 [Publ 3828], fig. 6

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 42 4 3 --
  +-------- Toxolasma                  
--+                                    
  |  +----- Potamilus                  
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Lampsilis                  
     +--+                              
        +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. S3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 195 13 11 --
  +-------------------- Potamilus_leptodon         
  |                                                
--+  +----------------- Potamilus_alatus           
  |  |                                             
  |  |              +-- Medionidus                 
  +--+  +-----------+                              
     |  |           +-- Ptychobranchus             
     |  |                                          
     +--+           +-- Ellipsaria                 
        |  +--------+                              
        |  |        +-- Truncilla                  
        +--+                                       
           |  +-------- Leaunio                    
           |  |                                    
           +--+     +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
              |  +--+                              
              |  |  +-- Cambarunio                 
              +--+                                 
                 |  +-- Ortmanniana                
                 +--+                              
                    +-- Lampsilis                  

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 3-BI

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

Aunins et al., 2018 [Publ 3863], fig. 1

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

Huang et al., 2013 [Publ 3629], fig. 3

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

Guerra et al., 2017 [Publ 3772], fig. 2b-M

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

Dai et al., 2023 [Publ 4285], fig. 5

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 52 8 4 --
  +----------------- Toxolasma                  
  |                                             
--+  +-------------- Potamilus                  
  |  |                                          
  +--+  +----------- Leaunio                    
     |  |                                       
     +--+        +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
        |  +-----+                              
        |  |     +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
        +--+                                    
           |  +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
           +--+                                 
              |  +-- Lampsilis_powellii         
              +--+                              
                 +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      

Zhou et al., 2016 [Publ 3710], fig. 1

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

Amaro et al., 2017 [Publ 3791], fig. 2

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

Wang et al., 2018 [Publ 3846], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 31 4 3 --
  +-------- Toxolasma                  
--+                                    
  |  +----- Potamilus                  
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
     +--+                              
        +-- Lampsilis                  

Smith, 2021 [Publ 4331], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 19 3 2 --
  +----- Potamilus                  
--+                                 
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                              
     +-- Lampsilis                  

Xue et al., 2016 [Publ 3659], fig. 1-M

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

Wu et al., 2020 [Publ 4121], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 49 4 3 --
  +-------- Toxolasma                  
--+                                    
  |  +----- Potamilus                  
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
     +--+                              
        +-- Lampsilis                  

Froufe et al., 2019 [Publ 3936], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 44 4 3 --
  +-------- Toxolasma                  
--+                                    
  |  +----- Potamilus                  
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Lampsilis                  
     +--+                              
        +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Zanatta & Murphy, 2006 [Publ 2672], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 56 47 22 --
                                      +-- Paetulunio                 
  +-----------------------------------+                              
  |                                   +-- Toxolasma                  
  |                                                                  
  |                                +----- Obliquaria                 
  |  +-----------------------------+                                 
--+  |                             |  +-- Glebula                    
  |  |                             +--+                              
  |  |                                +-- Cyrtonaias                 
  |  |                                                               
  |  |                             +----- Ptychobranchus             
  |  |                          +--+                                 
  +--+                          |  |  +-- Dromus                     
     |                          |  +--+                              
     |  +-----------------------+     +-- Cyprogenia                 
     |  |                       |                                    
     |  |                       |  +----- Medionidus_conradicus      
     |  |                       +--+                                 
     |  |                          |  +-- Medionidus_acutissimus     
     |  |                          +--+                              
     +--+                             +-- Lemiox                     
        |                                                            
        |  +----------------------------- Sagittunio                 
        |  |                                                         
        |  +----------------------------- Potamilus                  
        |  |                                                         
        |  |                          +-- Truncilla                  
        +--+  +-----------------------+                              
           |  |                       +-- Ellipsaria                 
           |  |                                                      
           |  |                       +-- Ortmanniana_pectorosa      
           |  |                 +-----+                              
           |  |                 |     +-- Lampsilis_fasciola         
           +--+  +--------------+                                    
              |  |              |  +----- Lampsilis_ornata           
              |  |              +--+                                 
              |  |                 |  +-- Lampsilis_ovata            
              |  |                 +--+                              
              |  |                    +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
              +--+                                                   
                 |                    +-- Ligumia                    
                 |                 +--+                              
                 |                 |  +-- Cambarunio                 
                 |  +--------------+                                 
                 |  |              |  +-- Lampsilis_teres            
                 |  |              +--+                              
                 +--+                 +-- Hamiota                    
                    |                                                
                    |  +----------------- Leaunio                    
                    |  |                                             
                    +--+  +-------------- Ortmanniana_ligamentina    
                       |  |                                          
                       +--+  +----------- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
                          |  |                                       
                          +--+  +-------- Obovaria_olivaria          
                             |  |                                    
                             |  +-------- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
                             +--+                                    
                                +-------- Epioblasma                 
                                |                                    
                                |  +----- Obovaria_unicolor          
                                +--+                                 
                                   |  +-- Obovaria_subrotunda        
                                   +--+                              
                                      +-- Obovaria_arkansasensis     

Zieritz et al., 2021 [Publ 4231], fig. 3-M_4

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

Wen et al., 2017 [Publ 3795], fig. 3-M

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

Pavan-Kumar et al., 2022 [Publ 4263], fig. 4

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

Amaro et al., 2017 [Publ 3791], fig. 2-M

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

Chapman et al., 2008 [Publ 2744], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 20 12 10 --
  +-------------------------- Toxolasma                  
  |                                                      
--+  +----------------------- Obliquaria                 
  |  |                                                   
  |  |                    +-- Cyrtonaias                 
  +--+  +-----------------+                              
     |  |                 +-- Glebula                    
     |  |                                                
     +--+                 +-- Ptychobranchus             
        |  +--------------+                              
        |  |              +-- Lemiox                     
        |  |                                             
        +--+              +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
           |  +-----------+                              
           |  |           +-- Obovaria                   
           +--+                                          
              |  +----------- Hamiota                    
              +--+                                       
                 |  +-------- Lampsilis_ovata            
                 +--+                                    
                    |  +----- Ortmanniana                
                    +--+                                 
                       |  +-- Lampsilis_straminea        
                       +--+                              
                          +-- Lampsilis_hydiana          

Guerra et al., 2017 [Publ 3772], fig. 2b

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

Wu et al., 2019 [Publ 3864], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 46 4 3 --
  +-------- Toxolasma                  
--+                                    
  |  +----- Potamilus                  
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Lampsilis                  
     +--+                              
        +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Burzynski & Soroka, 2018 [Publ 3862], fig. 5a

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

Wu et al., 2022 [Publ 4238], fig. 3

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

Froufe et al., 2015 [Publ 3664], fig. 1

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

Wu et al., 2023 [Publ 4339], fig. 4_S5-nt

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 95 10 4 --
  +----------------- Toxolasma                  
  |                                             
--+  +-------------- Potamilus                  
  |  |                                          
  +--+  +----------- Leaunio                    
     |  |                                       
     |  |     +----- Lampsilis_ornata           
     +--+  +--+                                 
        |  |  |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
        |  |  +--+                              
        +--+     +-- Lampsilis_cariosa          
           |                                    
           |  +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
           +--+                                 
              |  +-- Lampsilis_powellii         
              +--+                              
                 +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      

Huang et al., 2013 [Publ 3629], fig. 3-M

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

Mejia-Trujillo & Smith, 2022 [Publ 4274], fig. 2-M

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 5 4 2 --
  +----- Potamilus                  
--+                                 
  |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  +--+                              
     +-- Lampsilis                  

Dai et al., 2024 [Publ 4386], fig. 6

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 39 2 1 --
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
--+                              
  +-- Lampsilis                  

Guerra et al., 2019 [Publ 4168], fig. 1

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

Froufe et al., 2019 [Publ 3936], fig. 4

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

Zieritz et al., 2021 [Publ 4231], fig. 3-F_5

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 48 4 3 --
  +-------- Toxolasma                  
--+                                    
  |  +----- Potamilus                  
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
     +--+                              
        +-- Lampsilis                  

Amaro et al., 2017 [Publ 3791], fig. 3B-M

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

Campbell et al., 2005 [Publ 2660], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 38 0 2 101 42 22 45.0
                       +-------- Toxolasma                     
  +--------------------+                                       
  |                    |  +----- Obliquaria                    
  |                    +--+                                    
  |                       |  +-- Cyrtonaias                    
  |                       +--+                                 
  |                          +-- Glebula                       
  |                                                            
  |              +-------------- Potamilus                     
  |              |                                             
  |              |     +-------- Medionidus_acutissimus        
--+              |  +--+                                       
  |  +-----------+  |  |  +----- Lemiox                        
  |  |           |  |  +--+                                    
  |  |           |  |     |  +-- Dromus                        
  |  |           |  |     +--+                                 
  |  |           +--+        +-- Cyprogenia                    
  |  |              |                                          
  |  |              |        +-- Sagittunio                    
  |  |              |     +--+                                 
  |  |              |     |  +-- Medionidus_conradicus         
  +--+              +-----+                                    
     |                    |  +-- Ptychobranchus                
     |                    +--+                                 
     |                       +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis__2 **
     |                                                         
     |                       +-- Ellipsaria                    
     |  +--------------------+                                 
     |  |                    +-- Truncilla                     
     |  |                                                      
     |  |  +-------------------- Villosa                       
     +--+  |                                                   
        |  |                 +-- Obovaria_olivaria             
        |  |        +--------+                                 
        |  |        |        +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis__1 **
        |  |  +-----+                                          
        +--+  |     |  +-------- Epioblasma                    
           |  |     +--+                                       
           |  |        |  +----- Obovaria_unicolor             
           |  |        +--+                                    
           |  |           |  +-- Obovaria_arkansasensis        
           |  |           +--+                                 
           |  |              +-- Obovaria_subrotunda           
           +--+                                                
              |        +-------- Hamiota                       
              |        |                                       
              |  +-----+     +-- Lampsilis_cardium             
              |  |     |  +--+                                 
              |  |     |  |  +-- Lampsilis_ovata               
              |  |     +--+                                    
              |  |        |  +-- Ortmanniana_pectorosa         
              +--+        +--+                                 
                 |           +-- Lampsilis_ornata              
                 |                                             
                 |           +-- Ligumia                       
                 |  +--------+                                 
                 |  |        +-- Cambarunio                    
                 +--+                                          
                    |  +-------- Lampsilis_teres               
                    +--+                                       
                       |  +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina       
                       +--+                                    
                          |  +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea         
                          +--+                                 
                             +-- Leaunio                       

Soroka & Burzynski, 2018 [Publ 3762], fig. 3

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

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4388], fig. 6

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 53 4 4 --
  +----------- Toxolasma                  
--+                                       
  |  +-------- Potamilus                  
  +--+                                    
     |  +----- Leaunio                    
     +--+                                 
        |  +-- Lampsilis                  
        +--+                              
           +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 56 6 4 --
  +----------- Toxolasma                  
--+                                       
  |  +-------- Potamilus                  
  +--+                                    
     |  +----- Leaunio                    
     +--+                                 
        |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
        +--+                              
           +-- Lampsilis                  

Amaro et al., 2017 [Publ 3791], fig. 3B

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

Guerra et al., 2017 [Publ 3772], fig. 2a-M

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

Wu et al., 2020 [Publ 4147], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 28 1 1 --
  +-- Toxolasma                  
--+                              
  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Plazzi et al., 2011 [Publ 3676], fig. 5

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

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. S4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 197 13 11 --
  +----- Ellipsaria                 
  |                                 
  +----- Potamilus_leptodon         
  |                                 
  +----- Medionidus                 
  |                                 
  +----- Potamilus_alatus           
  |                                 
  +----- Ptychobranchus             
--+                                 
  +----- Truncilla                  
  |                                 
  +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  |                                 
  +----- Cambarunio                 
  |                                 
  +----- Leaunio                    
  |                                 
  |  +-- Ortmanniana                
  +--+                              
     +-- Lampsilis                  

Chase et al., 2018 [Publ 3847], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 37 11 7 --
  +----------------- Toxolasma                  
  |                                             
--+  +-------------- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  |  |                                          
  +--+           +-- Lemiox                     
     |  +--------+                              
     |  |        +-- Lampsilis                  
     +--+                                       
        |  +-------- Potamilus                  
        +--+                                    
           |  +----- Cambarunio                 
           +--+                                 
              |  +-- Ellipsaria                 
              +--+                              
                 +-- Truncilla                  

Froufe et al., 2019 [Publ 3936], fig. 3-M

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

Mejia-Trujillo & Smith, 2022 [Publ 4274], fig. 2-F

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

Sheng et al., 2014 [Publ 3704], fig. 2

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

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 68 7 3 --
  +-------------- Toxolasma                  
  |                                          
--+  +----------- Potamilus                  
  |  |                                       
  +--+        +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
     |  +-----+                              
     |  |     +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
     +--+                                    
        |  +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
        +--+                                 
           |  +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
           +--+                              
              +-- Lampsilis_powellii         

Wu et al., 2023 [Publ 4339], fig. 4_S5-aa

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 95 10 4 --
  +----------------- Toxolasma                  
  |                                             
--+  +-------------- Potamilus                  
  |  |                                          
  +--+  +----------- Leaunio                    
     |  |                                       
     |  |     +----- Lampsilis_ornata           
     +--+  +--+                                 
        |  |  |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
        |  |  +--+                              
        +--+     +-- Lampsilis_cariosa          
           |                                    
           |  +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
           +--+                                 
              |  +-- Lampsilis_powellii         
              +--+                              
                 +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      

Wu et al., 2016 [Publ 3711], fig. 1

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

Teiga-Teixeira et al., 2020 [Publ 4173], fig. 1

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

Amaro et al., 2017 [Publ 3791], fig. 3A-M

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

Guerra et al., 2019 [Publ 4168], fig. 2

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

Froufe et al., 2015 [Publ 3664], fig. 1-M

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

Campbell et al., 2005 [Publ 2660], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 38 0 2 101 42 22 45.0
           +----- Obliquaria                    
  +--------+                                    
  |        |  +-- Cyrtonaias                    
  |        +--+                                 
  |           +-- Glebula                       
  |                                             
  |  +----------- Sagittunio                    
  |  |                                          
  |  +----------- Leaunio                       
  |  |                                          
  |  +----------- Potamilus                     
  |  |                                          
  |  +----------- Hamiota                       
  |  |                                          
  |  |        +-- Ellipsaria                    
--+  +--------+                                 
  |  |        +-- Truncilla                     
  |  |                                          
  |  |     +----- Lampsilis_teres               
  |  +-----+                                    
  |  |     |  +-- Ortmanniana_ligamentina       
  |  |     +--+                                 
  |  |        +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea         
  |  |                                          
  |  |     +----- Villosa                       
  |  +-----+                                    
  |  |     |  +-- Ligumia                       
  |  |     +--+                                 
  |  |        +-- Cambarunio                    
  |  |                                          
  +--+  +-------- Ortmanniana_pectorosa         
     +--+                                       
     |  |  +----- Lampsilis_ornata              
     |  +--+                                    
     |     |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium             
     |     +--+                                 
     |        +-- Lampsilis_ovata               
     |                                          
     |  +-------- Obovaria_olivaria             
     |  |                                       
     |  +-------- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis__2 **
     +--+                                       
     |  +-------- Epioblasma                    
     |  |                                       
     |  |  +----- Obovaria_unicolor             
     |  +--+                                    
     |     |  +-- Obovaria_arkansasensis        
     |     +--+                                 
     |        +-- Obovaria_subrotunda           
     |                                          
     |        +-- Ptychobranchus                
     |  +-----+                                 
     |  |     +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis__1 **
     |  |                                       
     +--+  +----- Medionidus_conradicus         
        |  |                                    
        |  |  +-- Lemiox                        
        +--+--+                                 
           |  +-- Medionidus_acutissimus        
           |                                    
           |  +-- Dromus                        
           +--+                                 
              +-- Cyprogenia                    

Chapman et al., 2008 [Publ 2667], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 20 12 10 --
  +-------------------------- Toxolasma                  
  |                                                      
--+  +----------------------- Obliquaria                 
  |  |                                                   
  |  |                    +-- Cyrtonaias                 
  +--+  +-----------------+                              
     |  |                 +-- Glebula                    
     |  |                                                
     +--+                 +-- Ptychobranchus             
        |  +--------------+                              
        |  |              +-- Lemiox                     
        |  |                                             
        +--+              +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
           |  +-----------+                              
           |  |           +-- Obovaria                   
           +--+                                          
              |  +----------- Hamiota                    
              +--+                                       
                 |  +-------- Lampsilis_ovata            
                 +--+                                    
                    |  +----- Ortmanniana                
                    +--+                                 
                       |  +-- Lampsilis_straminea        
                       +--+                              
                          +-- Lampsilis_hydiana          

Guerra et al., 2019 [Publ 4168], fig. 1-M

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

Burzynski et al., 2017 [Publ 3774], fig. 1-bottom

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

Pavan-Kumar et al., 2022 [Publ 4263], fig. S5

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

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 197 13 11 --
  +-------------- Potamilus_leptodon         
  |                                          
  |  +----------- Potamilus_alatus           
--+  |                                       
  |  |  +-------- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
  |  |  |                                    
  +--+  +-------- Leaunio                    
     |  |                                    
     |  |     +-- Ellipsaria                 
     |  +-----+                              
     +--+     +-- Truncilla                  
        |                                    
        |     +-- Medionidus                 
        +-----+                              
        |     +-- Ptychobranchus             
        |                                    
        |  +----- Cambarunio                 
        +--+                                 
           |  +-- Ortmanniana                
           +--+                              
              +-- Lampsilis                  

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 3-ML

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

Dai et al., 2024 [Publ 4358], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 51 5 4 --
  +----------- Toxolasma                  
--+                                       
  |  +-------- Potamilus                  
  +--+                                    
     |  +----- Leaunio                    
     +--+                                 
        |  +-- Lampsilis                  
        +--+                              
           +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Amaro et al., 2017 [Publ 3791], fig. 3A

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

Smith et al., 2019 [Publ 3951], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 40 35 19 --
  +----------------------- Obliquaria                 
  |                                                   
  |                    +-- Medionidus                 
  |                 +--+                              
  |                 |  +-- Lemiox                     
--+  +--------------+                                 
  |  |              |  +-- Cyprogenia                 
  |  |              +--+                              
  |  |                 +-- Ptychobranchus             
  |  |                                                
  +--+           +-------- Potamilus                  
     |  +--------+                                    
     |  |        |  +----- Atlanticoncha              
     |  |        +--+                                 
     |  |           |  +-- Ellipsaria                 
     |  |           +--+                              
     +--+              +-- Truncilla                  
        |                                             
        |              +-- Hamiota                    
        |  +-----------+                              
        |  |           +-- Villosa                    
        |  |                                          
        +--+  +----------- Ligumia                    
           |  |                                       
           |  |     +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
           +--+  +--+                                 
              |  |  |  +-- Obovaria                   
              |  |  +--+                              
              +--+     +-- Epioblasma                 
                 |                                    
                 |  +----- Ortmanniana_pectorosa      
                 +--+                                 
                    |  +-- Ortmanniana_ligamentina    
                    +--+                              
                       +-- Lampsilis                  

Guerra et al., 2019 [Publ 4168], fig. 2-M

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

Fonseca et al., 2016 [Publ 3775], fig. 1-M

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

Guerra et al., 2017 [Publ 3772], fig. 2a

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

Soroka & Burzynski, 2018 [Publ 3762], fig. 3-M

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

Froufe et al., 2019 [Publ 3936], fig. 6

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 44 4 3 --
  +-------- Toxolasma                  
--+                                    
  |  +----- Potamilus                  
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Lampsilis                  
     +--+                              
        +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Lopes-Lima et al., 2017 [Publ 3792], fig. 2

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

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. 3-M

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

Fonseca et al., 2016 [Publ 3775], fig. 1

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

Huang et al., 2018 [Publ 3828], fig. 6-M

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

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 8b_S2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 91 10 4 --
  +----------------- Toxolasma                  
  |                                             
--+  +-------------- Potamilus                  
  |  |                                          
  +--+  +----------- Leaunio                    
     |  |                                       
     +--+  +-------- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **
        |  |                                    
        |  |     +-- Lampsilis_powellii         
        +--+-----+                              
           |     +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
           |                                    
           |  +----- Lampsilis_ornata           
           +--+                                 
              |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
              +--+                              
                 +-- Lampsilis_cariosa          

Chen et al., 2012 [Publ 3624], fig. 4

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

Wu et al., 2018 [Publ 4143], fig. 2

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

Fukata & Iigo, 2020 [Publ 4106], fig. 1

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

Lopes-Lima et al., 2017 [Publ 3792], fig. 2-M

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

Burlakova et al., 2019 [Publ 3899], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 32 25 17 --
  +----------------- Toxolasma            
  |                                       
  |  +-------------- Potamilus            
  |  |                                    
  |  |           +-- Ellipsaria           
  |  +-----------+                        
--+  |           +-- Truncilla            
  |  |                                    
  |  |        +----- Medionidus           
  |  +--------+                           
  |  |        |  +-- Lemiox               
  |  |        +--+                        
  +--+           +-- Dromus               
     |                                    
     |  +----------- Cambarunio           
     |  |                                 
     |  +----------- Leaunio              
     |  |                                 
     |  +----------- Villosa              
     |  |                                 
     |  |        +-- Sagittunio           
     |  +--------+                        
     +--+        +-- Lampsilis_ovata      
        |                                 
        |     +----- Venustaconcha_pleasii **
        +-----+                           
        |     |  +-- Epioblasma           
        |     +--+                        
        |        +-- Obovaria             
        |                                 
        |  +-------- Lampsilis_teres      
        +--+                              
           |  +----- Lampsilis_siliquoidea
           +--+                           
              |  +-- Lampsilis_hydiana    
              +--+                        
                 +-- Lampsilis_straminea  

Wen et al., 2017 [Publ 3795], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 15 4 3 --
  +-------- Toxolasma                  
--+                                    
  |  +----- Potamilus                  
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Lampsilis                  
     +--+                              
        +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis **

Xue et al., 2016 [Publ 3659], fig. 1

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

Burzynski et al., 2017 [Publ 3774], fig. 1-top

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

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