†subfamily Modiolopsinae Liljedahl 1994 (clam)

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Full reference: L. Liljedahl. 1994. Silurian nuculoid and modiomorphid bivalves from Sweden. Fossils and Strata (33)1-89

Parent taxon: Modiomorphidae according to L. Liljedahl 1994

Sister taxa: Aristerella, Ataviaconcha, Butovicellinae, Byssodesma, Corallidomus, Cymatonota, Dceruska, Glossites, Goniophoriopsis, Guerangeria, Hippomya, Janicula, Joannininae, Liromytilus, Megambonia, Modiomorphinae, Modiophorus, Naiadopsis, Neofordilla, Orthodesma, Parallelodus, Pholadomorpha, Phorinoplax, Plicatomorpha, Procarinaria, Prolobella, Pyanomya, Saffordia, Semicorallidomus, Spathella, Sphenotomorpha, Tylophora, Whiteavesia, Palanatina

Subtaxa: Modiolopsis

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Type: Modiolopsis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of India (1 collection), Madagascar (1), Tanzania (2)

• Devonian of Australia (1), Belgium (1), Czechia (1), Morocco (1), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (2), Vietnam (1)

• Silurian to Devonian of Morocco (2), Poland (1)

• Silurian of Canada (13: Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario), China (3), Czechia (3), Estonia (2), Italy (2), Jordan (5), Morocco (1), Spain (1), Sweden (4), the United Kingdom (10), United States (35: Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New York, West Virginia)

• Dobrotivian of France (2), Spain (9)

• Letna of Czechia (1)

• Chazyan of Canada (8: Ontario, Quebec), United States (12: New York)

• Whiterockian of United States (4: Minnesota, Utah)

• Klabava of France (1)

• Arenig of China (1), France (1)

• Dawan of China (1)

• Ordovician of Argentina (5), Canada (15: Ontario, Quebec, Québec), China (11), Czechia (4), France (3), Morocco (1), North Korea (1), Norway (6), Peru (1), South Korea (1), Spain (1), Sweden (3), the United Kingdom (17), United States (106: Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia)

Total: 309 collections including 346 occurrences

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