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Modiolopsinae

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Modiolopsinae was named by Liljedahl (1994). It is not extant. Its type is Modiolopsis.

It was assigned to Modiomorphidae by Liljedahl (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Modiolopsinae Liljedahl p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyModiomorphidae
subfamilyModiolopsinae
subfamilyModiolopsinae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Modiolopsinae Liljedahl 1994
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G. †Modiolopsis Hall 1847
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†Modiolopsis alvae Liljedahl 1994
†Modiolopsis anodontoides Emmons 1842
†Modiolopsis borealis Foerste 1924
†Modiolopsis brevantica Foerste 1916
†Modiolopsis concentrica Hall and Whitfield 1875
†Modiolopsis convexa Cullison 1938
†Modiolopsis dalecarlica Isberg 1934
†Modiolopsis draboviensis Barrande 1881
†Modiolopsis elongata Kobayashi 1934
†Modiolopsis exanimis Raymond 1916
†Modiolopsis exilis Billings 1874
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Invalid names: Modiolopsis ruda Billings 1874 [synonym]
†Modiolopsis fabaformis Raymond 1905
†Modiolopsis hinomotoensis Kobayashi 1934
†Modiolopsis hyacinthensis Foerste 1924
†Modiolopsis kogenensis Kobayashi 1934
†Modiolopsis leptaenarum Isberg 1934
†Modiolopsis meafordensis Foerste 1924
†Modiolopsis modiolaris Conrad 1838
†Modiolopsis morierei de Tromelin 1840
†Modiolopsis nana Ulrich 1894
†Modiolopsis nilssoni Hisinger 1837
†Modiolopsis occidens Walcott 1884
†Modiolopsis ovata Conrad 1842
†Modiolopsis parviuscula Billings 1859
†Modiolopsis pogonipensis Walcott 1884
†Modiolopsis pragensis Kříž and Steinová 2009
†Modiolopsis pygmaea Isberg 1934
†Modiolopsis reedi Kobayashi 1934
†Modiolopsis rugosa Kobayashi 1934
†Modiolopsis sowteri Raymond 1905
†Modiolopsis teplofi de Verneuil 1845
†Modiolopsis vera Foerste 1924
Invalid names: Lithobia Koken 1902 [synonym], Modiodesma Ulrich 1924 [objective synonym], Orthonotella Miller 1882 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 18:04:52
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:34:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Dawan to the top of the Capitanian or 478.60000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (308 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Guizhou) Modiolopsis sp. (5279)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (YunNan) Modiolopsis sp. (7733 7736)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hunan) Modiolopsis sp. (7712)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hunan and Hubei) Modiolopsis sp. (7719)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Sichuan) Modiolopsis sp. (5418)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Missouri) Modiolopsis convexa (75553 75554)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (Hunan and Hubei) Modiolopsis sp. (7717)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (YunNan) Modiolopsis sp. (7732)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0France (Ille-et-Vilaine) Modiolopsis caillaudi (20852)
Klabava478.6 - 466.0France (Montagne Noire) Modiolopsis sp. (20824)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Modiolopsis leightoni (40697)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Belgium (Liege?) Modiolopsis corneti, Modiolopsis elepempousa (11722)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Poland Modiolopsis sp. (23019)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic Modiolopsis sp. (14189)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Morocco Modiolopsis flexa (13936)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Modiolopsis chapmani (40700)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Vietnam Modiolopsis caobangensis (83248)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Madagascar (Toliara) Modiolopsis stockleyi (41495)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tanzania (Morogoro) Modiolopsis stockleyi, Modiolopsis kidodiensis (41488 41489)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17India Modiolopsis teplofi (230622)