Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Parent taxon: Modiomorphidae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969
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, Neofordilla, Orthodesma, Parallelodus, Pholadomorpha, Phorinoplax, Plicatomorpha, Procarinaria, Prolobella, Pyanomya, Redonia, Saffordia, Semicorallidomus, Spathella, Sphenotomorpha, Tylophora, Palanatina
Subtaxa: Whiteavesia antiquior Whiteavesia cincinnatiensis
Type: Modiolopsis cincinnatiensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Letna of the Czech Republic (1 collection)
• Ordovician of Argentina (1), Canada (2: Nunavut), the Czech Republic (1), Sweden (1), United States (17: Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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