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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

Cladomics pages are experimental — even more so than the rest of this site!

The purpose of the cladomics pages for each genus and family-group level taxon is to provide statistics and references indicating the extent to which published phylogenetic work supports the classification used here.

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.

Following the summary, the available published clades representing the taxon are listed.

For more information, visit the Cladomics FARQ (frequently asked rhetorical questions) page. Abbreviations for the various statistics are explained on the FARQ!

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Amblemini

genus Amblema Rafinesque, 1820: cladomics
     12 valid species

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 12

analyzed in 113 cladograms in 77 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 3, mean = 1.23

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 22
maximum number of included terminals = 3, mean = 2.18
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


Inoue et al., 2020 [Publ 4128], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
3 3 1 3 26 2 1 0.0

*** Top Monophyly Cladogram ***

  +----- Amblema_plicata **  
--+                       
  |  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
  +--+                    
     +-- Amblema_neislerii **

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 113 4 2 --

*** Top Sister-Group Cladogram ***

     +-- Amblema_elliottii **   
  +--+                       
  |  +-- Amblema_plicata **     
--+                          
  |  +-- Reginaia_ebenus     
  |  |                       
  +--+-- Reginaia_rotulata[1]
     |                       
     +-- Reginaia_rotulata[2]

Mulvey et al., 1997 [Publ 3390], fig. 1, 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
3 3 1 3 2 0 0 0.0
  +----- Amblema_plicata **  
--+                       
  |  +-- Amblema_neislerii **
  +--+                    
     +-- Amblema_elliottii **

Inoue et al., 2020 [Publ 4128], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
3 3 1 3 26 2 1 2.0
  +----- Amblema_neislerii **
--+                       
  |  +-- Amblema_plicata **  
  +--+                    
     +-- Amblema_elliottii **

Patterson et al., 2021 [Publ 4222], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
3 3 1 3 1 0 0 2.0
  +----- Amblema_neislerii **
--+                       
  |  +-- Amblema_plicata **  
  +--+                    
     +-- Amblema_elliottii **

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 115 3 2 --
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_plicata **  

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3308], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 41 3 2 --
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_plicata **  

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3308], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 41 3 2 --
     +-- Reginaia_ebenus  
  +--+                    
  |  +-- Reginaia_rotulata
--+                       
  |  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
  +--+                    
     +-- Amblema_plicata **  

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3308], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 49 4 2 --
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_plicata **  

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3308], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 41 3 2 --
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_plicata **  

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 72 3 2 --
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_plicata **  

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 72 3 2 --
     +-- Amblema_elliottii **
  +--+                    
  |  +-- Amblema_plicata **  
--+                       
  |  +-- Reginaia_ebenus  
  +--+                    
     +-- Reginaia_rotulata

Burlakova et al., 2012 [Publ 3486], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 42 1 1 --
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_plicata **  

Pfeiffer et al., 2016 [Publ 3660], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 37 2 1 --
     +-- Amblema_plicata **  
  +--+                    
  |  +-- Amblema_neislerii **
--+                       
  |  +-- Reginaia_rotulata
  +--+                    
     +-- Reginaia_ebenus  

Inoue et al., 2018 [Publ 3858], fig. 1, 3a-c

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 203 3 2 --
  +-- Amblema_plicata **  
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **

Pfeiffer et al., 2019 [Publ 3866], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 37 2 1 --
     +-- Amblema_plicata **  
  +--+                    
  |  +-- Amblema_neislerii **
--+                       
  |  +-- Reginaia_ebenus  
  +--+                    
     +-- Reginaia_rotulata

Lopes-Lima et al., 2019 [Publ 3901], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 26 0 0 --
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_plicata **  

Lopes-Lima et al., 2019 [Publ 3901], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 27 0 0 --
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_plicata **  

Lopes-Lima et al., 2019 [Publ 3901], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 24 0 0 --
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_plicata **  

Inoue et al., 2020 [Publ 3941], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 42 2 1 --
     +-- Amblema_plicata **  
  +--+                    
  |  +-- Amblema_elliottii **
--+                       
  |  +-- Reginaia_ebenus  
  +--+                    
     +-- Reginaia_rotulata

Inoue et al., 2020 [Publ 3941], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 41 2 1 --
  +-- Amblema_plicata **  
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **

Porto-Hannes et al., 2021 [Publ 4227], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 14 0 0 --
  +-- Amblema_plicata **  
--+                    
  +-- Amblema_elliottii **

Graf & Cummings, 2006 [Publ 1968], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 46 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Araujo et al., 2009 [Publ 2589], fig. 7A

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

Araujo et al., 2009 [Publ 2589], fig. 7B

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

Araujo et al., 2009 [Publ 2589], fig. 7C

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 10 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000 [Publ 2648], fig. 2A

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 29 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000 [Publ 2648], fig. 2B

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 29 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000 [Publ 2649], fig. 1, 2

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

Bogan & Hoeh, 2000 [Publ 2650], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 33 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Graf, 2002 [Publ 2651], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 17 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Hoeh et al., 2001 [Publ 2652], fig. 14.2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 30 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Hoeh et al., 2001 [Publ 2652], fig. 14.4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 30 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Hoeh et al., 2002 [Publ 2653], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 30 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Roe & Hoeh, 2003 [Publ 2655], fig. 4.2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 30 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Roe & Hoeh, 2003 [Publ 2655], fig. 4.3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 30 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Lydeard et al., 1996 [Publ 2656], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 26 1 1 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Lydeard et al., 1996 [Publ 2656], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 27 1 1 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Huang et al., 2002 [Publ 2657], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 33 1 1 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Huang et al., 2002 [Publ 2657], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 33 1 1 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Serb et al., 2003 [Publ 2659], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 28 2 2 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Serb et al., 2003 [Publ 2659], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 28 2 2 --
-- Amblema_plicata

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 20 1 1 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Manendo et al., 2008 [Publ 2669], fig. 1

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

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

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

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 56 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Curole & Kocher, 2005 [Publ 2682], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 10 1 1 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Curole & Kocher, 2005 [Publ 2682], fig. 1-M

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

Krebs et al., 2003 [Publ 2691], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 33 1 1 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Hoeh et al., 1998 [Publ 2695], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 4 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Hoeh et al., 1998 [Publ 2695], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 4 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Hoeh et al., 2009 [Publ 2716], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 46 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Hoeh et al., 2009 [Publ 2716], fig. 5

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 45 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Boyer et al., 2011 [Publ 2718], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 34 1 1 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Boyer et al., 2011 [Publ 2718], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 37 1 1 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Rosenberg et al., 1997 [Publ 2720], fig. 2A

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

Rosenberg et al., 1997 [Publ 2720], fig. 2B

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

Turner et al., 2000 [Publ 2722], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 15 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 20 1 1 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Khalloufi et al., 2011 [Publ 2748], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 10 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Grobler et al., 2011 [Publ 3359], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 16 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Whelan et al., 2011 [Publ 3380], fig. 1 ML

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 36 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Whelan et al., 2011 [Publ 3380], fig. 1 MP

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 36 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Kandl et al., 2001 [Publ 3384], fig. 5

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 13 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Inoue et al., 2013 [Publ 3528], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 16 2 1 --
  +----- Amblema_plicata **  
--+                       
  |  +-- Reginaia_ebenus  
  +--+                    
     +-- Reginaia_rotulata

Prié & Puillandre, 2014 [Publ 3529], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 16 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Pfeiffer & Graf, 2013 [Publ 3531], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 34 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Szumowski et al., 2012 [Publ 3569], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 15 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Reis et al., 2013 [Publ 3580], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 13 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Reis et al., 2013 [Publ 3580], fig. 5

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 15 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Marshall et al., 2014 [Publ 3593], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 13 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Pfeiffer & Graf, 2015 [Publ 3620], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 39 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Inoue et al., 2014 [Publ 3635], fig. 3A

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 20 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Inoue et al., 2014 [Publ 3635], fig. 3B

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

Jadhav & Jamkhedkar, 2009 [Publ 3697], fig. 11

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 25 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Lopes-Lima et al., 2017 [Publ 3745], fig. 1-2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 80 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Bolotov et al., 2017 [Publ 3761], fig. S1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 140 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Bolotov et al., 2017 [Publ 3761], fig. S2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 140 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Bolotov et al., 2017 [Publ 3764], fig. S1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 130 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Perkins et al., 2017 [Publ 3777], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 36 1 1 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Araujo et al., 2017 [Publ 3801], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 13 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Bolotov et al., 2018 [Publ 3826], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 84 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Wu et al., 2018 [Publ 3836], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 52 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 203 1 1 --
-- Amblema_plicata

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 200 1 1 --
-- Amblema_plicata

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 201 1 1 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Johnson et al., 2018 [Publ 3844], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 15 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Keogh & Simons, 2019 [Publ 3935], fig. S1

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

Pfeiffer et al., 2019 [Publ 3937], fig. 4-5

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 56 2 2 --
  +----- Reginaia_ebenus       
--+                            
  |  +-- Plectomerus_dombeyanus
  +--+                         
     +-- Amblema_plicata **       

Pfeiffer et al., 2019 [Publ 3937], fig. 6

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 56 2 2 --
  +----- Reginaia_ebenus       
--+                            
  |  +-- Plectomerus_dombeyanus
  +--+                         
     +-- Amblema_plicata **       

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 41 2 2 --
  +-- Amblema_plicata **
--+                  
  +-- Reginaia_ebenus

Porto-Hannes et al., 2019 [Publ 3969], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 19 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Porto-Hannes et al., 2019 [Publ 3969], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 19 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Lopes-Lima et al., 2020 [Publ 4080], fig. 2-4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 121 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Bolotov et al., 2020 [Publ 4084], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 35 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Smith et al., 2020 [Publ 4129], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 27 2 2 --
  +----- Reginaia_ebenus       
--+                            
  |  +-- Amblema_plicata **       
  +--+                         
     +-- Plectomerus_dombeyanus

Smith et al., 2020 [Publ 4129], fig. 2-3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 27 2 2 --
  +----- Reginaia_ebenus       
--+                            
  |  +-- Amblema_plicata **       
  +--+                         
     +-- Plectomerus_dombeyanus

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 18 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Zieritz et al., 2021 [Publ 4218], fig. 5

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 31 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Porto-Hannes et al., 2021 [Publ 4227], fig. 4

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

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 73 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Jeratthitikul et al., 2022 [Publ 4260], fig. S1, 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 75 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Jeratthitikul et al., 2022 [Publ 4260], fig. S2, 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 75 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Konopleva et al., 2023 [Publ 4269], fig. S1, 4

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

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 14 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 52 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Neemuchwala et al., 2023 [Publ 4292], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 26 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Smith, 2021 [Publ 4331], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 19 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Wu et al., 2023 [Publ 4339], fig. 4, S5-aa

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 95 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Wu et al., 2023 [Publ 4339], fig. 4, S5-nt

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 96 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 8a, S1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 91 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 8b, S2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 91 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 51 0 0 --
-- Amblema_plicata

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