Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Full reference: I. N. Krasilova. 1977. Fordillidae (Bivalvia) from the Lower Paleozoic of the Siberian Platform. Paleontologicheskiy Zhurnal 11(2):172-178

Parent taxon: Modiomorphidae according to B. Runnegar and C. Bentley 1983

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aristerella, Ataviaconcha, Butovicellinae, Byssodesma, Corallidomus, Cymatonota, Dceruska, Glossites, Goniophoriopsis, Guerangeria, Hippomya, Janicula, Joannininae, Liromytilus, Megambonia, Modiolopsinae, Modiomorphinae, Modiophorus, Naiadopsis, Orthodesma, Parallelodus, Pholadomorpha, Phorinoplax, Plicatomorpha, Procarinaria, Prolobella, Pyanomya, Saffordia, Semicorallidomus, Spathella, Sphenotomorpha, Tylophora, Whiteavesia, Palanatina

Subtaxa: Neofordilla elegans

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Lower Chunku River. Bed 25 (Ordovician of Russian Federation)

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