Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Parent taxon: Modiomorphidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, 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, Naiadopsis, Neofordilla, Orthodesma, Pholadomorpha, Phorinoplax, Plicatomorpha, Procarinaria, Prolobella, Pyanomya, Semicorallidomus, Spathella, Sphenotomorpha, Tylophora, Whiteavesia, Palanatina
Subtaxa: Saffordia ventralis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (3: Nunavut, Ontario collections), Norway (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (14: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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