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Modiomorpha

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Modiomorpha Hall and Whitfield p. 72
1934Modiomorpha Isberg
1969Modiomorpha Cox et al. p. N393
1980Modiomorpha Vokes p. 70
1994Modiomorpha Liljedahl p. 49
2002Modiomorpha Sepkoski
2010Modiomorpha 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
subfamilyModiomorphinaeMiller 1877
genusModiomorphaHall and Whitfield 1869

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. †Modiomorpha Hall and Whitfield 1869
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†Modiomorpha altiforme Walcott 1884
†Modiomorpha ambigua Walcott 1884
†Modiomorpha concentrica Conrad 1838
†Modiomorpha desiderata Walcott 1884
†Modiomorpha lata Meek 1877
†Modiomorpha mytiloides Conrad 1841
†Modiomorpha oblonga Walcott 1884
†Modiomorpha obtusa Walcott 1884
†Modiomorpha ostbjorkae Isberg 1934
†Modiomorpha ovata Meek 1877
†Modiomorpha pintoensis Walcott 1884
†Modiomorpha praecursor Frech 1891
†Modiomorpha quadrula Hall 1885
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Cox et al. (1969)g
Created: 2009-06-05 11:56:59
Modified: 2009-06-05 13:56:59
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Katian to the top of the Bithynian or 453.00000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (286 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dobrotivian - Berounian459.0 - 449.8France (Calvados) M. sp. (20884)
Caradoc - Katian458.4 - 445.2Bolivia (General de Saavedra) M. sp. (9102)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) M. kallholniense (124939)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Sweden (Jamtland) M. sp. (153332)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4China (Zhejiang) M. crypta (27741)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Argentina M. sp. (25072)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Jiangxi) M. crypta (27831)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Sichuan) M. crypta (27908)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5China (Guizhou) M. sp. (27787)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4China (Jiangsu) M. crypta (27751)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) Modiomorpha indet. (12932)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4China (Sichuan) M. crypta (27762 27763)
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) Modiomorpha indet. (13069)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6USA (Alaska) M. sp. (153969)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (Michigan and Ohio) M. sp. (492)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (New Brunswick) M. sp. (593)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Ukraine M. chapmani (23493)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Florida) M. sp. (75630)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Australia (Victoria) M. sp. (7196 8481)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') M. simplex (40697)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8New Zealand M. sp. (40534)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Australia (New South Wales) M. sp. (25706)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6Algeria M. sp. (27169)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Antarctica M. herculi (35560 35564 35565)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Australia (Victoria) M. sp. (8343 8353 8354 8355 8356 8361 8362 8379)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Canada (Quebec) M. sp. (597)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (Victoria) Modiomorpha indet. (75675 75698 75700) Modiomorpha indet., M. quadrula (75713 75714)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') M. anulifera (40701)
Pragian - Emsian410.8 - 393.3Turkey (Istanbul) Pterinea concentrica (32470)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') M. anulifera, M. polarica (40703)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Eifel) Modiomorpha indet. (24623)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Uruguay M. sp. (37078)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Quebec) M. sp. (608) M. varia (233202)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Brazil M. austronotica (37070)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3China (Guangxi) M. sp. (27420 27422)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3New Zealand M. herculi (40520) M. kaka, M. sp. (40525 40529)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Brazil (Parana) M. sp. (37080 37082 37092)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3South Africa M. minuta (35578) M. minuta, M. scapula, M. sp. (a) (35581)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Parana) M. sp. (37105 37107)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Goias) M. sp. (37111)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9United Kingdom (England) M. modiola (38391 38392) M. modiols (38393)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9China (Guangxi) M. harrisae (4825) M. harrisae, M. paradoxa (4799) M. oblonga (4807) M. paradoxa (4805 4863) M. sp. (4796)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Luxembourg M. eisleka (233203) M. eisleka, M. elevata, M. simplex, M. modiola (232220)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') M. subalata (40708)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Australia (Queensland) M. sp. (7209)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Japan (Iwate) M. sp. (104031)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Maryland) M. sp. (611)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Brazil (Para) M. sp. (37137)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7USA (Indiana) M. concentrica (5708)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Brazil (Parana) M. sp. (37146)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) M. concentrica, M. mytiloides (91216) M. mytiloides (91215) M. subalata (91227 91229 91236 91239 91242 91250 91267)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Alaska) M. sp. (111862)
Eifelian - Frasnian393.3 - 372.2Brazil M. austronotica, M. erebus (37073)
Cazenovian391.9 - 383.7USA (New York) M. concentrica, M. mytiloides (69461)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) M. mitchellae (66568)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Illinois) M. concentrica (157345)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Pennsylvania) M. concentrica (9659 9704 9893 9905) M. sp. (627 670)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) M. concentrica, M. mytiloides (38450 38451 38452 38453 38454 38455 38456) M. concentricum (38462) M. subalata (38458 38459 38460 76557 76565) M. subalta (38457)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Guangxi) M. paradoxa (4792)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Brazil (Para) M. sp. (37173)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) M. chemungensis (86268 89894 89901 89930 96357 96376 111425 111843) M. chemungensis, M. concentrica, M. mytiloides (111471) M. chemungensis, M. mytiloides (86643) M. chemungensis, M. subalata, M. mytiloides (86635) M. concentrica (8824 8830 8833 8920 8959 8961 8962 8963 8965 8967 8970 8973 8982 8983 8987 8991 8993 9003 9006 9014 9027 9028 86649 89648 89651 89653 89655 89657 89660 89699 89701 89731 89740 89741 89754 89778 89809 89882 89889 89921 89922 89924 89941 90841 90846 90867 96211 96338 96345 96356 96389 111330 111349 111616 111824 111830) M. concentrica, M. mytiloides (8829 89893 89942 111640) M. mutiloides (8814 8815) M. mutiloides, M. concentrica (8817 8818) M. mytiloides (8827 8828 8928 86317 86318 86321 86336 89879 89886 89899 89912 89923 89944 89964 96386 111331) M. pygmaea (9016) M. quadrula (96379) M. sp. (5669 8717 8726 8756 8757 8765 8770 9357 9382 9383 9399 9400 9403 9404 9405 9503 9504 9506 9507 9509 9510 9596 9600 9603 9604 9606 9608 9609 9610 9611 9612 10109 10523 10539 10541 94450 111343 111468) M. subalata (8981 86240 86263 89945 89959 89960 90844 96209 96212 96387 111443 111638 111842) M. subalata, M. concentrica (90843 96210 96213) M. subalata, M. concentrica, M. mytiloides (89876 89883 89891) M. subalata, M. mytiloides (89927 96346) M. subalata, M. quadrula (86250)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2South Africa (Eastern Cape) M. sp. (77958)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New York) M. concentrica (76167) M. sp. (10316 10318 10321 10415 10419 10438 10439)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Alberta) M. sp. (629)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Libya M. sp., M. concentrica (36202)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (California) M. desiderata (214521)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Nevada) M. pintoensis (62735)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Iowa) M. sp. (3294)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Illinois) M. sp. (50219)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) M. ovata, M. lata (142624)