Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Synonyms: Chaenodomus Ulrich 1894, Endodesma Ulrich 1894, Physetomya Ulrich 1893, Psiloconcha Ulrich 1894
Parent taxon: Modiomorphidae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969
See also Fang 2006, Isberg 1934, Raymond 1916 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aristerella, Ataviaconcha, Butovicellinae, Byssodesma, Corallidomus, 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: Cymatonota lenior Cymatonota parallela Cymatonota pholadis Cymatonota prolata Cymatonota recta Cymatonota semistriata Cymatonota typicalis Cymatonota verisimilis Endodesma cuneatum Endodesma tranceps Physetomya acuminata Psiloconcha grandis Psiloconcha inornata Psiloconcha ostbjorkae Psiloconcha sinuata Psiloconcha subovalis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (1: New York collection)
• Silurian of the Czech Republic (1)
• Chazyan of United States (4: New York)
• Whiterockian of United States (1: Minnesota)
• Klabava of France (1)
• Ordovician of Canada (13: Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Québec), China (2), Norway (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (53: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa)
Total: 78 collections including 94 occurrences
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