†family Anodontopsidae Miller 1889 (clam)
Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Anodontopsidae
Synonym: Allodesmatidae Dall 1895
Parent taxon: Anodontopsoidea according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Nevesskaja 2009 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Actinodontidae, Baidiostracidae, Cycloconchidae, Intihuarellidae, Redoniidae
Subtaxa: Allodesma Anodontopsis Orthodontiscus
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Brazil (1 collection), China (2), Paraguay (1), the United Kingdom (4)
• Ordovician of China (1), Norway (1), Sweden (1), United States (2: Minnesota, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa)
Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences