Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Belongs to Modiolopsis according to Kobayashi 1934
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 parviuscula, Modiolopsis pogonipensis, Modiolopsis pragensis, Modiolopsis pygmaea, Modiolopsis reedi, Modiolopsis sowteri, Modiolopsis subquadrilateralis, Modiolopsis teplofi, Modiolopsis vera, Modiodesma modiolare, Modiodesma kullsbergensis, Modiodesma leptaenarum, Modiodesma dalecarlica, Orthonotella faberi, Lithobia atava
Type specimen: UMUT PM0561. Its type locality is Saisho-ri (=Saishori), which is in a Llandeilo carbonate limestone in the Tsuibon Formation of North Korea.
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Saisho-ri (=Saishori)
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