Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Belongs to Modiolopsis according to Hall and Whitfield 1875
Sister taxa: Modiolopsis alvae, Modiolopsis anodontoides, Modiolopsis borealis, Modiolopsis brevantica, Modiolopsis convexa, Modiolopsis dalecarlica, Modiolopsis draboviensis, Modiolopsis elongata, Modiolopsis exanimis, Modiolopsis exilis, Modiolopsis fabaformis, Modiolopsis hinomotoensis, Modiolopsis hyacinthensis, Modiolopsis kallholniensis, Modiolopsis kogenensis, Modiolopsis leptaenarum, Modiolopsis manitoulinensis, Modiolopsis meafordensis, Modiolopsis modiolaris, Modiolopsis morierei, Modiolopsis nana, Modiolopsis nilssoni, Modiolopsis occidens, Modiolopsis orthoconcavus, Modiolopsis ovata, Modiolopsis parviuscula, Modiolopsis pogonipensis, Modiolopsis pragensis, Modiolopsis pygmaea, Modiolopsis reedi, Modiolopsis rugosa, Modiolopsis sowteri, Modiolopsis subquadrilateralis, Modiolopsis teplofi, Modiolopsis vera, Lithobia atava, Modiodesma kullsbergensis, Modiodesma dalecarlica, Modiodesma leptaenarum, Modiodesma modiolare, Orthonotella faberi
Subtaxa: Modiolopsis concentrica chambliensis
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Ontario collection), Peru (1), United States (1: Indiana)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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