Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Parent taxon: Modiomorphidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Cox et al. 1969 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aristerella, Ataviaconcha, Butovicellinae, Byssodesma, Corallidomus, Cymatonota, Dceruska, Glossites, Goniophoriopsis, Guerangeria, Hippomya, Janicula, Joannininae, Liromytilus, Megambonia, Modiolopsinae, Modiomorphinae, Modiophorus, Naiadopsis, Neofordilla, Parallelodus, Pholadomorpha, Phorinoplax, Plicatomorpha, Procarinaria, Prolobella, Pyanomya, Redonia, Saffordia, Semicorallidomus, Spathella, Sphenotomorpha, Tylophora, Whiteavesia, Palanatina
Subtaxa: Orthodesma approximatum Orthodesma canaliculatum Orthodesma nasutum Orthodesma postplicatum Orthodesma prolatum Orthodesma pulaskiense Orthodesma rectum
Type: Orthodesma rectum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (1: Ontario collection), United States (9: New York)
• Whiterockian of United States (2: Minnesota)
• Ordovician of Australia (3), Canada (5: Ontario, Quebec), the United Kingdom (1), United States (52: Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa)
Total: 73 collections including 74 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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