Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Parent taxon: Modiomorphidae according to M. R. W. Amler 2010
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Aristerella, Ataviaconcha, Butovicellinae, Byssodesma, Corallidomus, Cymatonota, Dceruska, 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: Glossites (Pharciglossites) Glossites lingualis
Type: Glossites lingualis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic to Jurassic of United States (1: Alaska collection)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Iowa)
• Devonian of Antarctica (1), Argentina (1), Australia (8), China (1), France (1), New Zealand (3), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (1), United States (28: Colorado, New York, Ohio), Venezuela (1), Vietnam (1)
• Silurian of China (1)
Total: 50 collections including 52 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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