Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Parent taxon: Modiomorphidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Liljedahl 1994
Sister taxa: Aristerella, Ataviaconcha, Butovicellinae, Byssodesma, Corallidomus, Cymatonota, Dceruska, Glossites, Goniophoriopsis, Guerangeria, Hippomya, Janicula, Joannininae, Liromytilus, Megambonia, Modiolopsinae, Naiadopsis, Neofordilla, Orthodesma, Pholadomorpha, Phorinoplax, Plicatomorpha, Procarinaria, Prolobella, Pyanomya, Saffordia, Semicorallidomus, Spathella, Sphenotomorpha, Tylophora, Whiteavesia, Palanatina
Subtaxa: Aleodonta Callodonta Eurymyella Goniomorpha Goniophora Mimerodonta Modiodonta Modiolodon Modiomorpha Radiatodonta
Type: Modiomorpha
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (1: Nevada collection)
• Permian of United States (2: Wyoming)
• Carboniferous of United States (6: Alaska, California, Illinois, Iowa, Nevada)
• Devonian of Algeria (1), Antarctica (4), Australia (25), Brazil (13), Canada (6: Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Quebec), China (14), France (1), Germany (1), Japan (1), Kazakhstan (1), Libya (4), Luxembourg (3), New Zealand (4), the Russian Federation (4), Saudi Arabia (1), South Africa (4), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), Türkiye (1), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (4), United States (263: Alaska, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvannia), Uruguay (1), Venezuela (4)
• Silurian of Argentina (2), China (11), Czechia (1), Sweden (11), the United Kingdom (27), United States (9: Alaska, Michigan and Ohio, New York, Oklahoma, Wisconsin)
• Dobrotivian of France (1)
• Whiterockian of United States (2: Minnesota)
• Arenig of Argentina (1)
• Ordovician of Bolivia (1), Canada (6: Nunavut, Ontario), China (1), North Korea (1), Spain (1), Sweden (3), the United Kingdom (6), United States (36: Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee)
Total: 491 collections including 641 occurrences