†family Modiolopsidae Fischer 1885 (clam)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Modiolopsidae

Full reference: P. Fischer. 1885. Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des molluscques vivants et fossiles. Fasc. VIII 1-1369

Parent taxon: Modiolopsoidea according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011

See also Cope 1996 and Raymond 1916

Sister taxa: Goniophorinidae, Saffordiidae

Subtaxa: Dipleurodonta Ectenocardiomorpha Haidongoconcha Parallelodus Paramodiola Runnegaria Whiteavsia

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Type: Modiolopsis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Chazyan of United States (3: New York collections)

• Arenig of Argentina (1)

• Ordovician of Australia (1), Canada (1: Ontario), China (3), Norway (1), Sweden (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: Missouri)

Total: 15 collections including 21 occurrences

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