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Modiolopsis modiolaris

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Pterinea modiolaris was named by Conrad (1838). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Modiolopsis modiolaris by Hall (1847), Cox et al. (1969), Toni (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Modiolopsis modiolaris Hall p. 157
1969Modiolopsis modiolaris Cox et al. p. N397
1975Modiolopsis modiolaris Toni

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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
speciesmodiolaris(Conrad 1838)

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.

†Modiolopsis modiolaris Conrad 1838
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-11 13:15:35
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:12:10
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Mohawkian to the top of the Gorstian or 457.30000 to 425.00000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Soudleyan458.2 - 457.2United Kingdom (Wales) Modiolopsis modiolaris (3301 192387)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Ohio) Modiolopsis modiolaris (64424 64425)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Kentucky) Modiolopsis modiolaris (64416)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (New York) Modiolopsis modiolaris (346)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Maryland) Modiolopsis modiolaris (407 409)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Virginia) Modiolopsis modiolaris (76081 76083 85578 85579 85581 85587 85595 85609)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Modiolopsis modiolaris (76749)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Modiolopsis modiolaris (64475)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Modiolopsis modiolaris (5374)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Modiolopsis modiolaris (64417)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) Modiolopsis modiolaris (64421)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Kentucky) Modiolopsis modiolaris (64167)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Modiolopsis modiolaris (64170)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Indiana) Modiolopsis modiolaris (64224 64225 64230 64232)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Kentucky) Modiolopsis modiolaris (64169)
Homerian - Gorstian430.6 - 425.0USA (Alaska) Modiolopsis modiolaris (153969)