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Modiolopsis 3 spp%

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyModiomorphidae
subfamilyModiolopsinae
genusModiolopsis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Diagnosis
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Measurements
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No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Placentian to the top of the Norian or 538.80000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (313 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Placentian538.8 - 516.2Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Modiolopsis thecoides (240670)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Hunan) Modiolopsis sp. (7712)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Guizhou) Modiolopsis sp. (5279)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Hunan and Hubei) Modiolopsis sp. (7719)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Sichuan) Modiolopsis sp. (5418)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (YunNan) Modiolopsis sp. (7733 7736)
Cassinian483.4 - 471.3USA (Missouri) Modiolopsis convexa (75553 75554)
Dawan478.8 - 466.6China (Hunan and Hubei) Modiolopsis sp. (7717)
Moridunian477.1 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) Modiolopsis ramseyensis, Modiolopsis homfrayi, Modiolopsis solvensis, Modiolopsis cambriensis (89324) Modiolopsis sp. A, Modiolopsis sp. B (87601)
Klabava477.1 - 469.4France (Montagne Noire) Modiolopsis sp. (20824)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Poland Modiolopsis sp. (23019)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Modiolopsis chapmani (40700)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Vietnam Modiolopsis caobangensis (83248)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (New South Wales) Modiolopsis imbricata, Modiolopsis arcodes, Modiolopsis simplex (119250)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (New South Wales) Modiolopsis siliqua, Modiolopsis praerupta, Modiolopsis acutifrons (133337)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tanzania (Morogoro) Modiolopsis stockleyi, Modiolopsis kidodiensis (41488 41489)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Madagascar (Toliara) Modiolopsis stockleyi (41495)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14India Modiolopsis teplofi (230622)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Singapore Modiolopsis gonoides (202320)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Malaysia (Pahang) Modiolopsis gonoides (204428)