Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Belongs to Modiolopsis according to Emmons 1842
Sister taxa: Modiolopsis alvae, 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 parviuscula, Modiolopsis pogonipensis, Modiolopsis pragensis, Modiolopsis pygmaea, Modiolopsis reedi, Modiolopsis rugosa, Modiolopsis sowteri, Modiolopsis subquadrilateralis, Modiolopsis teplofi, Modiolopsis vera, Modiodesma dalecarlica, Modiodesma leptaenarum, Modiodesma kullsbergensis, Modiodesma modiolare, Lithobia atava, Orthonotella faberi
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Lorraine, Pulaski member (Ordovician of New York)
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