Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Parent taxon: Modiomorphinae according to L. Liljedahl 1994
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Cox et al. 1969, Isberg 1934, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Aleodonta, Callodonta, Colpomya, Eurymyella, Goniomorpha, Goniophora, Mimerodonta, Modiodonta, Modiolodon, Radiatodonta
Subtaxa: Modiomorpha altiforme Modiomorpha ambigua Modiomorpha concentrica Modiomorpha desiderata Modiomorpha kallholniense Modiomorpha lata Modiomorpha mitchellae Modiomorpha mytiloides Modiomorpha oblonga Modiomorpha obtusa Modiomorpha ostbjorkae Modiomorpha ovata Modiomorpha pintoensis Modiomorpha praecursor Modiomorpha quadrula
Type: Pterinea concentrica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (1: Nevada collection)
• Carboniferous of United States (4: California, Illinois, Iowa, Nevada)
• Devonian of Algeria (1), Antarctica (3), Australia (18), Brazil (11), Canada (5: Alberta, New Brunswick, Quebec), China (9), Germany (1), Japan (1), Libya (1), Luxembourg (2), New Zealand (4), the Russian Federation (4), South Africa (3), Turkey (1), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (196: Alaska, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania), Uruguay (1)
• Silurian of Argentina (1), China (7), United States (4: Alaska, Michigan and Ohio, New York, Wisconsin)
• Dobrotivian of France (1)
• Ordovician of Bolivia (1), Sweden (2)
Total: 286 collections including 332 occurrences
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