Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Full reference: E. O. Ulrich. 1894. The Lower Silurian Lamellibranchiata of Minnesota. Minnesota Geology and Natural History Survey 3:475-628
Parent taxon: Modiomorphidae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ataviaconcha, Butovicellinae, Byssodesma, Corallidomus, Cymatonota, Dceruska, Glossites, Goniophoriopsis, Guerangeria, Hippomya, Janicula, Joannininae, Liromytilus, Megambonia, Modiolopsinae, Modiomorphinae, Modiophorus, Naiadopsis, Neofordilla, Orthodesma, Parallelodus, Pholadomorpha, Phorinoplax, Plicatomorpha, Procarinaria, Prolobella, Pyanomya, Redonia, Saffordia, Semicorallidomus, Spathella, Sphenotomorpha, Tylophora, Whiteavesia, Palanatina
Subtaxa: Aristerella nitidula
Type: Aristerella nitidula
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Estonia (1 collection), United States (11: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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