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Modiolopsis

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Modiolopsis Hall
1882Orthonotella Miller p. 117
1902Lithobia Koken p. 132
1916Modiolopsis Raymond
1924Modiodesma Ulrich
1934Modiodesma Isberg
1934Modiolopsis Isberg
1969Modiolopsis Cox et al. p. N397
1975Modiolopsis Toni
1980Modiolopsis Vokes p. 70
1994Modiolopsis Liljedahl p. 82
2002Modiolopsis Sepkoski
2010Modiolopsis Bouchet et al.

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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.

G. †Modiolopsis Hall 1847
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Modiolopsis alvae Liljedahl 1994
Modiolopsis anodontoides Emmons 1842
Modiolopsis borealis Foerste 1924
Modiolopsis brevantica Foerste 1916
Modiolopsis concentrica Hall and Whitfield 1875
Modiolopsis convexa Cullison 1938
Modiolopsis dalecarlica Isberg 1934
Modiolopsis draboviensis Barrande 1881
Modiolopsis elongata Kobayashi 1934
Modiolopsis exanimis Raymond 1916
Modiolopsis exilis Billings 1874
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Invalid names: Modiolopsis ruda Billings 1874 [synonym]
Modiolopsis fabaformis Raymond 1905
Modiolopsis hinomotoensis Kobayashi 1934
Modiolopsis hyacinthensis Foerste 1924
Modiolopsis kogenensis Kobayashi 1934
Modiolopsis leptaenarum Isberg 1934
Modiolopsis meafordensis Foerste 1924
Modiolopsis modiolaris Conrad 1838
Modiolopsis morierei de Tromelin 1840
Modiolopsis nana Ulrich 1894
Modiolopsis nilssoni Hisinger 1837
Modiolopsis occidens Walcott 1884
Modiolopsis ovata Conrad 1842
Modiolopsis parviuscula Billings 1859
Modiolopsis pogonipensis Walcott 1884
Modiolopsis pragensis Kříž and Steinová 2009
Modiolopsis pygmaea Isberg 1934
Modiolopsis reedi Kobayashi 1934
Modiolopsis rugosa Kobayashi 1934
Modiolopsis sowteri Raymond 1905
Modiolopsis teplofi de Verneuil 1845
Modiolopsis vera Foerste 1924
Invalid names: Lithobia Koken 1902 [synonym], Modiodesma Ulrich 1924 [objective synonym], Orthonotella Miller 1882 [synonym]
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
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Byssally attached, semi-infaunal (McKerrow, 1979); Kobluk et al (1978) indicates that Corallidomus is a borer: Data from Meyer et al (2009). BODY SIZE: Data from Cox et al. (1969)g
Created: 2009-04-11 13:15:35
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:12:10
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Dawan to the top of the Capitanian or 478.60000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (308 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hunan) M. sp. (7712)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (YunNan) M. sp. (7733 7736)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Sichuan) M. sp. (5418)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hunan and Hubei) M. sp. (7719)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Guizhou) M. sp. (5279)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Missouri) M. convexa (75553 75554)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (Hunan and Hubei) M. sp. (7717)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0France (Ille-et-Vilaine) M. caillaudi (20852)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (YunNan) M. sp. (7732)
Klabava478.6 - 466.0France (Montagne Noire) M. sp. (20824)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') M. leightoni (40697)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Poland M. sp. (23019)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Australia (Victoria) M. sp. (7196)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Morocco M. flexa (13936)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Belgium (Liege?) M. corneti, M. elepempousa (11722)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') M. chapmani (40700)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Vietnam M. caobangensis (83248)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tanzania (Morogoro) M. stockleyi, M. kidodiensis (41488 41489)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Madagascar (Toliara) M. stockleyi (41495)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17India M. teplofi (230622)