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

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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 | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae

subfamily VELESUNIONINAE Iredale, 1934: cladomics
     6 genera

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 23
number of subtaxa (rank: genus) = 6

analyzed in 62 cladograms in 37 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 7, mean = 2.31
maximum number of subtaxa (genus) in an analysis = 5, mean = 1.84

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 26
maximum number of included terminals = 7, mean = 4.12
maximum number of subtaxa (genus) = 5, mean = 3.0
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 0.69

Rigorous Monophyly

number of cladograms that test rigorous monophyly = 25
(Rigorous monophyly refers to cladograms with terminal species representing more than one subtaxon (genus) taxon and at least one rigorous outgroup (subfamily).
maximum number of included terminals = 7, mean = 4.2
maximum number of subtaxa (genus) = 5, mean = 3.08
proportion of cladograms that support rigorous monophyly = 0.68


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


Santos-Neto et al., 2016 [Publ 3739], fig. 2a_b

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
6 19 20 5 14 13 1 0.0

*** Top Monophyly Cladogram *** *** Top Sister-Group Cladogram ***

                 +----- Diplodon_suavidicus__1
  +--------------+                            
  |              |  +-- Hyriini               
  |              +--+                         
  |                 +-- Castaliini            
  |                                           
  |           +-------- Westralunio **           
  |           |                               
  +-----------+     +-- Hyridella_drapeta     
  |           |  +--+                         
--+           |  |  +-- Hyridella_depressa    
  |           +--+                            
  |              |  +-- Diplodon_gratus       
  |              +--+                         
  |                 +-- Diplodon_suavidicus__2
  |                                           
  |                 +-- Hyridella_australis   
  |  +--------------+                         
  |  |              +-- Cucumerunio           
  +--+                                        
     |  +-------------- Echyridella           
     +--+                                     
        |  +----------- Velesunio_ambiguus **    
        +--+                                  
           |  +-------- Microdontia **           
           +--+                               
              |  +----- Lortiella **             
              +--+                            
                 |  +-- Alathyria **             
                 +--+                         
                    +-- Velesunio_angasi **      

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
7 14 9 5 191 7 1 23.5
  +----------- Echyridella       
  |                              
  +----------- Westralunio **       
  |                              
  +----------- Hyridellini       
  |                              
  |     +----- Rhipidodontini    
  +-----+                        
--+     |  +-- Castaliini        
  |     +--+                     
  |        +-- Hyriini           
  |                              
  |     +----- Velesunio **         
  |  +--+                        
  |  |  |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni **
  |  |  +--+                     
  +--+     +-- Alathyria_profuga ** 
     |                           
     |  +----- Alathyria_pertexta **
     +--+                        
        |  +-- Lortiella **         
        +--+                     
           +-- Microdontia **       

Graf et al., 2015 [Publ 3619], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
7 7 5 5 13 7 1 24.5
  +-------------- Hyriinae          
  |                                 
--+  +----------- Westralunio **       
  |  |                              
  |  |     +----- Alathyria_jacksoni **
  +--+  +--+                        
     |  |  |  +-- Velesunio **         
     |  |  +--+                     
     +--+     +-- Alathyria_profuga ** 
        |                           
        |  +----- Alathyria_pertexta **
        +--+                        
           |  +-- Microdontia **       
           +--+                     
              +-- Lortiella **         

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
7 14 12 5 189 7 1 26.5
           +-- Westralunio **       
  +--------+                     
  |        +-- Hyriinae          
  |                              
--+     +----- Velesunio **         
  |  +--+                        
  |  |  |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni **
  |  |  +--+                     
  +--+     +-- Alathyria_profuga ** 
     |                           
     |  +----- Alathyria_pertexta **
     +--+                        
        |  +-- Lortiella **         
        +--+                     
           +-- Microdontia **       

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
7 14 12 5 191 7 1 26.5
           +-- Westralunio **       
  +--------+                     
  |        +-- Hyriinae          
  |                              
--+     +----- Alathyria_jacksoni **
  |  +--+                        
  |  |  |  +-- Alathyria_profuga ** 
  |  |  +--+                     
  +--+     +-- Velesunio **         
     |                           
     |  +----- Alathyria_pertexta **
     +--+                        
        |  +-- Lortiella **         
        +--+                     
           +-- Microdontia **       

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
6 6 4 4 133 3 1 25.5
  +----------- Hyriinae          
  |                              
  |     +----- Alathyria_pertexta **
--+  +--+                        
  |  |  |  +-- Microdontia **       
  |  |  +--+                     
  +--+     +-- Lortiella **         
     |                           
     |  +----- Velesunio **         
     +--+                        
        |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni **
        +--+                     
           +-- Alathyria_profuga ** 

Santos-Neto et al., 2016 [Publ 3739], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
6 13 11 5 14 13 1 16.0
                    +----- Diplodon_suavidicus__2
  +-----------------+                            
  |                 |  +-- Hyriini               
  |                 +--+                         
  |                    +-- Castaliini            
  |                                              
  |              +-------- Westralunio **           
--+              |                               
  |  +-----------+     +-- Hyridella_drapeta     
  |  |           |  +--+                         
  |  |           |  |  +-- Hyridella_depressa    
  |  |           +--+                            
  |  |              |  +-- Diplodon_suavidicus__1
  +--+              +--+                         
     |                 +-- Diplodon_gratus       
     |                                           
     |  +----------------- Echyridella           
     |  |                                        
     +--+              +-- Cucumerunio           
        |  +-----------+                         
        |  |           +-- Hyridella_australis   
        +--+                                     
           |  +----------- Velesunio_ambiguus **    
           +--+                                  
              |  +-------- Alathyria **             
              +--+                               
                 |  +----- Velesunio_angasi **      
                 +--+                            
                    |  +-- Lortiella **             
                    +--+                         
                       +-- Microdontia **           

Bolotov et al., 2016 [Publ 3743], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
6 6 4 4 24 3 1 25.5
  +----------- Hyriinae          
  |                              
  |     +----- Microdontia **       
--+  +--+                        
  |  |  |  +-- Alathyria_pertexta **
  |  |  +--+                     
  +--+     +-- Lortiella **         
     |                           
     |  +----- Velesunio **         
     +--+                        
        |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni **
        +--+                     
           +-- Alathyria_profuga ** 

Bolotov et al., 2016 [Publ 3743], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
6 6 4 4 24 3 1 25.5
  +----------- Hyriinae          
  |                              
  |     +----- Microdontia **       
--+  +--+                        
  |  |  |  +-- Lortiella **         
  |  |  +--+                     
  +--+     +-- Alathyria_pertexta **
     |                           
     |  +----- Velesunio **         
     +--+                        
        |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni **
        +--+                     
           +-- Alathyria_profuga ** 

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
6 6 4 4 133 3 1 25.5
  +----------- Hyriinae          
  |                              
  |     +----- Velesunio **         
--+  +--+                        
  |  |  |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni **
  |  |  +--+                     
  +--+     +-- Alathyria_profuga ** 
     |                           
     |  +----- Microdontia **       
     +--+                        
        |  +-- Alathyria_pertexta **
        +--+                     
           +-- Lortiella **         

Walker et al., 2006 [Publ 2666], fig. 6

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
5 5 4 3 31 5 1 22.5
  +----------------- Castaliini         
  |                                     
  +----------------- Rhipidodontini     
--+                                     
  |  +-------------- Hyridella_depressa 
  |  |                                  
  |  +-------------- Hyridella_australis
  +--+                                  
     |  +----------- Echyridella        
     |  |                               
     |  |        +-- Velesunio_ambiguus ** 
     +--+  +-----+                      
        |  |     +-- Velesunio__3 **       
        |  |                            
        +--+  +----- Velesunio__2 **       
           |  |                         
           |  |  +-- Alathyria **          
           +--+--+                      
              |  +-- Velesunio__1 **       
              |                         
              |  +-- Velesunio_angasi **   
              +--+                      
                 +-- Lortiella **          

Hoeh et al., 2009 [Publ 2716], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
3 3 1 2 43 6 1 20.5
  +-------- Hyriinae          
--+                           
  |  +----- Velesunio_ambiguus **
  +--+                        
     |  +-- Velesunio_angasi **  
     +--+                     
        +-- Lortiella **         

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
3 3 1 2 44 6 1 20.5
  +-------- Hyriinae          
--+                           
  |  +----- Velesunio_ambiguus **
  +--+                        
     |  +-- Velesunio_angasi **  
     +--+                     
        +-- Lortiella **         

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
3 3 1 2 43 6 1 20.5
  +-------- Hyriinae          
--+                           
  |  +----- Velesunio_ambiguus **
  +--+                        
     |  +-- Velesunio_angasi **  
     +--+                     
        +-- Lortiella **         

Klunzinger et al., 2022 [Publ 4259], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
3 3 1 2 1 1 1 22.0
  +----- Hyriinae   
--+                 
  |  +-- Velesunio **  
  +--+              
     +-- Westralunio **

Klunzinger et al., 2021 [Publ 4086], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
3 4 2 2 3 1 1 21.0
  +----- Westralunio **
--+                 
  |  +-- Velesunio **  
  +--+              
     +-- Hyriinae   

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
3 3 1 2 11 7 1 22.0
  +----------- Echyridella       
  |                              
--+        +-- Hyridellini       
  |  +-----+                     
  |  |     +-- Rhipidodontini    
  +--+                           
     |  +----- Velesunio_ambiguus **
     +--+                        
        |  +-- Velesunio **         
        +--+                     
           +-- Lortiella **         

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
3 3 1 2 44 6 1 20.5
  +-------- Hyriinae          
--+                           
  |  +----- Velesunio_ambiguus **
  +--+                        
     |  +-- Velesunio_angasi **  
     +--+                     
        +-- Lortiella **         

Baker et al., 2004 [Publ 2685], fig. 2-3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
3 3 4 2 6 5 1 22.0
              +----- Hyridella_depressa 
  +-----------+                         
  |           |  +-- Hyridella_australis
  |           +--+                      
  |              +-- Rhipidodontini     
--+                                     
  |              +-- Echyridella        
  |  +-----------+                      
  |  |           +-- Castaliini         
  |  |                                  
  +--+           +-- Velesunio__3 **       
     |  +--------+                      
     |  |        +-- Velesunio__4 **       
     +--+                               
        |  +-------- Velesunio__2 **       
        +--+                            
           |  +----- Velesunio_angasi **   
           +--+                         
              |  +-- Velesunio__1 **       
              +--+                      
                 +-- Alathyria **          

Baker et al., 2003 [Publ 2690], fig. 5

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 1 6 5 1 --
           +-- Hyridella_australis
  +--------+                      
  |        +-- Rhipidodontini     
--+                               
  |  +-------- Hyridella_depressa 
  +--+                            
     |  +----- Velesunio **          
     +--+                         
        |  +-- Echyridella        
        +--+                      
           +-- Castaliini         

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 32 3 1 --
        +-- Castaliini    
  +-----+                 
  |     +-- Rhipidodontini
--+                       
  |  +----- Echyridella   
  +--+                    
     |  +-- Velesunio **     
     +--+                 
        +-- Lortiella **     

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 29 3 1 --
        +-- Castaliini    
  +-----+                 
  |     +-- Rhipidodontini
--+                       
  |  +----- Echyridella   
  +--+                    
     |  +-- Velesunio **     
     +--+                 
        +-- Lortiella **     

Hoeh et al., 2001 [Publ 2652], fig. 14f2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 5 0 2 29 3 1 21.5
  +----- Rhipidodontini
  |                    
  +----- Echyridella   
--+                    
  +----- Lortiella **     
  |                    
  |  +-- Castaliini    
  +--+                 
     +-- Velesunio **     

Roe & Hoeh, 2003 [Publ 2655], fig. 4f2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 5 0 2 29 3 1 22.5
     +-- Castaliini    
  +--+                 
  |  +-- Velesunio **     
--+                    
  |  +-- Echyridella   
  |  |                 
  +--+-- Lortiella **     
     |                 
     +-- Rhipidodontini

Roe & Hoeh, 2003 [Publ 2655], fig. 4f3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 29 3 1 --
        +-- Castaliini    
  +-----+                 
  |     +-- Rhipidodontini
--+                       
  |  +----- Echyridella   
  +--+                    
     |  +-- Velesunio **     
     +--+                 
        +-- Lortiella **     

Hoeh et al., 2001 [Publ 2652], fig. 14f4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 29 3 1 --
        +-- Castaliini    
  +-----+                 
  |     +-- Rhipidodontini
--+                       
  |  +----- Echyridella   
  +--+                    
     |  +-- Lortiella **     
     +--+                 
        +-- Velesunio **     

Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 68 2 1 --
  +----- Hyriini    
--+                 
  |  +-- Hyridellini
  +--+              
     +-- Velesunio **  

Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 68 2 1 --
  +----- Hyriini    
--+                 
  |  +-- Hyridellini
  +--+              
     +-- Velesunio **  

Bieler et al., 2014 [Publ 3622], fig. 28

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

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

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

Elderkin et al., 2016 [Publ 3693], fig. 2

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

Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 68 2 1 --
  +----- Hyriini    
--+                 
  |  +-- Hyridellini
  +--+              
     +-- Velesunio **  

Bieler et al., 2014 [Publ 3622], fig. 26_27_29_30

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

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 21 1 1 --
  +-- Hyriinae   
--+              
  +-- Westralunio **

Combosch et al., 2017 [Publ 3806], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 14 2 1 --
  +----- Hyriini    
--+                 
  |  +-- Velesunio **  
  +--+              
     +-- Hyridellini

Sonowal et al., 2021 [Publ 4221], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 15 2 1 --
  +----- Hyriini    
--+                 
  |  +-- Velesunio **  
  +--+              
     +-- Hyridellini

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 2_I

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 90 2 1 --
  +-- Alathyria **
--+            
  +-- Hyriinae 

González & Giribet, 2015 [Publ 3632], fig. 6

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

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 35 3 1 --
  +-- Velesunio **
--+            
  +-- Hyriinae 

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 39 3 1 --
  +-- Velesunio **
--+            
  +-- Hyriinae 

Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000 [Publ 2649], fig. 1_2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 10 5 1 --
  +-- Velesunio **
--+            
  +-- Hyriinae 

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 40 4 1 --
  +-- Westralunio **
--+              
  +-- Hyriinae   

Wu et al., 2020 [Publ 4121], fig. S1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 33 2 1 --
  +----- Hyriini    
--+                 
  |  +-- Hyridellini
  +--+              
     +-- Velesunio **  

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 119 1 1 --
  +-- Hyriinae 
--+            
  +-- Velesunio **

Huang et al., 2018 [Publ 3828], fig. 3_5

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 28 2 1 --
  +----- Hyriini    
--+                 
  |  +-- Velesunio **  
  +--+              
     +-- Hyridellini

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 79 1 1 --
  +-- Hyriinae 
--+            
  +-- Velesunio **

Lopes-Lima et al., 2018 [Publ 3829], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 27 2 1 --
  +----- Hyriini    
--+                 
  |  +-- Velesunio **  
  +--+              
     +-- Hyridellini

Graf, 2002 [Publ 2651], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 17 3 1 --
  +-- Velesunio **
--+            
  +-- Hyriinae 

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 21 1 1 --
  +-- Hyriinae   
--+              
  +-- Westralunio **

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 35 3 1 --
  +-- Velesunio **
--+            
  +-- Hyriinae 

Wu et al., 2020 [Publ 4121], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 33 2 1 --
  +----- Hyriini    
--+                 
  |  +-- Hyridellini
  +--+              
     +-- Velesunio **  

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 40 4 1 --
        +-- Echyridella   
  +-----+                 
  |     +-- Westralunio **   
--+                       
  |  +----- Rhipidodontini
  +--+                    
     |  +-- Castaliini    
     +--+                 
        +-- Hyriini       

Lopes-Lima et al., 2018 [Publ 3829], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 27 2 1 --
  +----- Hyriini    
--+                 
  |  +-- Velesunio **  
  +--+              
     +-- Hyridellini

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

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

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 6

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 90 2 1 --
  +-- Alathyria **
--+            
  +-- Hyriinae 

Sonowal et al., 2021 [Publ 4221], fig. 3b

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 14 2 1 --
  +-- Hyriini    
  |              
--+-- Velesunio **  
  |              
  +-- Hyridellini

Combosch et al., 2017 [Publ 3806], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 14 2 1 --
  +-- Velesunio **
--+            
  +-- Hyriinae 

González & Giribet, 2015 [Publ 3632], fig. 4

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

Sonowal et al., 2021 [Publ 4221], fig. 3a

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 14 2 1 --
  +-- Hyriini    
  |              
--+-- Hyridellini
  |              
  +-- Velesunio **  

González & Giribet, 2015 [Publ 3632], fig. 2

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

Graf, 2000 [Publ 2647], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 16 3 1 --
  +-------- Castaliini    
--+                       
  |  +----- Rhipidodontini
  +--+                    
     |  +-- Hyridellini   
     +--+                 
        +-- Velesunio **     

González & Giribet, 2015 [Publ 3632], fig. 3

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

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