Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Belongs to Modiolopsis according to Billings 1859
Sister taxa: Modiolopsis alvae, Modiolopsis anodontoides, Modiolopsis borealis, Modiolopsis brevantica, Modiolopsis concentrica, Modiolopsis convexa, Modiolopsis dalecarlica, Modiolopsis draboviensis, Modiolopsis elongata, Modiolopsis exanimis, Modiolopsis exilis, Modiolopsis fabaformis, Modiolopsis hinomotoensis, Modiolopsis hyacinthensis, Modiolopsis kallholniensis, Modiolopsis kogenensis, Modiolopsis leptaenarum, Modiolopsis manitoulinensis, Modiolopsis meafordensis, Modiolopsis modiolaris, Modiolopsis morierei, Modiolopsis nana, Modiolopsis nilssoni, Modiolopsis occidens, Modiolopsis orthoconcavus, Modiolopsis ovata, Modiolopsis pogonipensis, Modiolopsis pragensis, Modiolopsis pygmaea, Modiolopsis reedi, Modiolopsis rugosa, Modiolopsis sowteri, Modiolopsis subquadrilateralis, Modiolopsis teplofi, Modiolopsis vera, Orthonotella faberi, Modiodesma dalecarlica, Modiodesma kullsbergensis, Modiodesma modiolare, Modiodesma leptaenarum, Lithobia atava
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Chazyan of Canada (3: Ontario collections)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Quebec)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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