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, Redonia, Saffordia, Semicorallidomus, Spathella, Sphenotomorpha, Tylophora, Whiteavesia, Palanatina
Subtaxa: Modiolopsis
Type: Modiolopsis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of India (1 collection), Madagascar (1), Tanzania (2)
• Devonian of Australia (1), Belgium (1), the Czech Republic (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), the Czech Republic (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 the Czech Republic (1)
• Chazyan of Canada (8: Ontario, Quebec), United States (12: New York)
• Whiterockian of United States (4: Minnesota, Utah)
• Volkhov of Argentina (1)
• Arenig of China (1), France (1)
• Klabava of France (1)
• Dawan of China (1)
• Ordovician of Argentina (4), Canada (15: Ontario, Quebec, Québec), China (5), the Czech Republic (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 (105: Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia)
• Tremadoc of China (6)
Total: 308 collections including 343 occurrences