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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!
This page documents data for Lydeard et al. (1996), such as genera and species attributed to that publication (including known misspellings, misidentifications, and other unavailable names) as well as taxonomic opinions, if available. Taxonomic opinions refer to uses of genera and species as valid and invalid in that work.
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Publication information
Lydeard, C., M. Mulvey & G.M. Davis. 1996. Molecular systematics and evolution of reproductive traits of North American freshwater unionacean mussels (Mollusca: Bivalvia) as inferred from 16S rRNA gene sequences. Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. London (B, Biol. Sci.) 351: 1593-1603.
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Cladogram Figures
(click the figure number to see the cladogram) fig. 3 fig. 4
Attributed Species Names
Anodonta imbecilis Lea, 1836
‘Say’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54.
Conrad, 1853, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 264.
Adams & Adams, 1857, Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 502.
Say, 1858, [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 140.
Lapham, 1860, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 156.
B.H. Wright, 1888, Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [7].
Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 506.
Clench & Turner, 1956, Bull. Fla. State Mus. 1: 187.
Murray & Leonard, 1962, Handbk. Unionid Muss. Kansas: 95.
R.I. Johnson, 1970, Bull. MCZ 140(6): 362.
Heard, 1975, Malacologia 15(1): 84.
Kat, 1983, Malacologia 23(2): 362.
Hoeh, 1990, Malac. Review 23: 63.
Lydeard et al., 1996, Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. London (B, Biol. Sci.) 351: 1595.
Rosenberg et al., 1997, J. Moll. Studies 63: 303.
Adamkewicz et al., 1997, MBE 14(6): 622.
(error for Anodonta imbecillis Say, 1829)
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Taxonomic Opinions
Cladogram Figure 3
+----- Cumberlandia_monodonta
+--------------------------+
| | +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
| +--+
| +-- Margaritifera_falcata
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| +----- Utterbackia_imbecillis
| +--+
| | | +-- Utterbackiana_couperiana
--+ | +--+
| +--------------------+ +-- Utterbackiana
| | |
| | | +----- Strophitus_radiatus
| | +--+
| | | +-- Lasmigona_costata
| | +--+
| | +-- Alasmidonta_triangulata
+--+
| +----- Megalonaias_nervosa
| +--------------------+
| | | +-- Quadrula_quadrula
| | +--+
| | +-- Theliderma_metanevra
| |
+--+ +----- Elliptoideus_sloatianus
| |
| +-----------------+ +-- Eurynia_dilatata
| | | |
| | +--+-- Pleurobema_pyriforme
| | |
+--+ +-- Uniomerus_carolinianus
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| +-------------------- Amblema_plicata
| |
+--+ +-- Plectomerus_dombeyanus
| +--------------+
| | +-- Obliquaria_reflexa
+--+
| +-------------- Potamilus_fragilis
| |
+--+ +----------- Ptychobranchus_subtentus
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+--+ +-------- Medionidus_conradicus
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+--+ +----- Potamilus_purpuratus
| |
| | +-- Ellipsaria_lineolata
+--+--+
| +-- Villosa_delumbis
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| +-- Lampsilis_teres
+--+
+-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea
Cladogram Figure 4
+-------------------------------------------- None
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| +----- Cumberlandia_monodonta
| +-----------------------------------+
| | | +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
--+ | +--+
| | +-- Margaritifera_falcata
| |
| | +----- Utterbackia_imbecillis
| | +--+
| | | | +-- Utterbackiana_couperiana
+--+ | +--+
| +-----------------------------+ +-- Anodonta
| | |
| | | +----- Strophitus_radiatus
| | +--+
| | | +-- Lasmigona_costata
| | +--+
| | +-- Alasmidonta_triangulata
+--+
| +----- Megalonaias_nervosa
| +-----------------------------+
| | | +-- Quadrula_quadrula
| | +--+
| | +-- Theliderma_metanevra
| |
+--+ +-------- Elliptoideus_sloatianus
| +-----------------------+
| | | +----- Uniomerus_carolinianus
| | +--+
| | | +-- Eurynia_dilatata
+--+ +--+
| +-- Pleurobema_pyriforme
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| +----------------------------- Amblema_plicata
+--+
| +-------------------------- Plectomerus_dombeyanus
+--+
| +----------------------- Obliquaria_reflexa
+--+
| +-------------------- Medionidus_conradicus
+--+
| +----------------- Ptychobranchus_subtentus
+--+
| +-------------- Potamilus_fragilis
+--+
| +----------- Potamilus_purpuratus
+--+
| +-------- Ellipsaria_lineolata
+--+
| +----- Villosa_delumbis
+--+
| +-- Lampsilis_teres
+--+
+-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea
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