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Modiomorphida

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida

Taxonomy
Modiomorphoida was named by Newell (1969). It is not extant.

It was corrected as Modiomorphida by Carter et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Palaeoheterodonta by Vokes (1980); to Bivalvia by Sepkoski (2002); to Heteroconchia by Scholz et al. (2008); and to Cardiiformii by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Modiomorphoida Newell
1980Modiomorphoida Vokes p. 69
2002Modiomorphoida Sepkoski
2008Modiomorphoida Scholz et al.
2011Modiomorphida Carter et al. p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)

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.

Or. †Modiomorphida Newell 1969
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G. †Brahcylyrodesma Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
G. †Caspiconcha Kelly 2000
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Caspiconcha rubani Kiel et al. 2010
Superfm. †Cycloconchacea Ulrich 1884
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Fm. †Allodesmatidae Dall 1895
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G. †Allodesma Ulrich 1894
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Allodesma subellipticum Ulrich 1892
G. †Anodontopsis McCoy 1851
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G. †Ischyrodonta Ulrich 1890
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Ischyrodonta curta Conrad 1841
Ischyrodonta dakei Cullison 1938
G. †Orthodontiscus Meek 1871
Fm. †Carydiidae Haffer 1959
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G. †Carydium Beushausen 1895
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Carydium bellastriatum Conrad 1841
Carydium boliviensis Swartz 1925
Carydium clarkei Bailey 1986
Carydium globularis Hall 1885
Carydium insularis Walcott 1884
Carydium manitobensis Whiteaves 1892
Carydium sociale Beushausen 1895
Carydium varicosum Hall and Whitfield 1869
Invalid names: Lamellodontidae Vogel 1962 [empty]
Superfm. †Modiomorphoidea Miller 1877
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Fm. †Cypricardiniidae Ulrich 1894
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G. †Cypricardinia Hall 1860
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Cypricardinia borealica Muromtseva 1984
Cypricardinia eopermica Biakov 2005
Cypricardinia fossa Campbell and Engel 1963
Cypricardinia indenta Conrad 1842
Cypricardinia permica Licharew 1931
Cypricardinia planulata Conrad 1842
Cypricardinia revoluta Winchell and Marcy 1865
Cypricardinia securigera Talent 1963
Cypricardinia ulrichi Foerste 1909
Invalid names: Newsomella Foerste 1909 [synonym]
Fm. †Modiomorphidae Miller 1877
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G. †Aristerella Ulrich 1894
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Aristerella nitidula Ulrich 1894
G. †Ataviaconcha Hryniewicz et al. 2017
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Ataviaconcha wendti Hryniewicz et al. 2017
Subfm. †Butovicellinae Kríž 1965
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G. †Butovicella Kríž 1965
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Butovicella gallemmu Kríž 1993
Butovicella migrans Barrande 1881
G. †Byssodesma Isberg 1934
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Byssodesma ulrikae Isberg 1934
G. †Corallidomus Whitfield 1895
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Corallidomus scobina Pojeta and Palmer 1976
G. †Cymatonota Ulrich 1893
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Cymatonota lenior Foerste 1914
Cymatonota parallela Hall 1847
Cymatonota pholadis Hall 1847
Cymatonota prolata Kříž 2008
Cymatonota recta Ulrich 1893
Cymatonota semistriata Ulrich 1893
Cymatonota typicalis Ulrich 1894
Cymatonota verisimilis Tunnicliff 1987
Invalid names: Chaenodomus Ulrich 1894 [synonym], Endodesma Ulrich 1894 [synonym], Physetomya Ulrich 1893 [synonym], Psiloconcha Ulrich 1894 [synonym]
G. †Dceruska Barrande 1881
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Dceruska primula Barrande 1881
Invalid names: Filiola [synonym]
G. †Glossites Hall 1885
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Glossites lingualis Hall 1885
G. †Goniophoriopsis Zhang 1977
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G. †Guerangeria Oehlert 1880
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Guerangeria davousti Oehlert 1880
G. †Hippomya Salter 1864
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Hippomya ringens Salter 1864
Hippomya salteri Barrois 1891
G. †Janicula Kříž 2008
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Janicula potens Barrande 1881
G. †Liromytilus La Rocque 1950
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Liromytilus attenuata Whiteaves 1894
G. †Megambonia Hall 1859
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Megambonia occidualis Walcott 1884
Subfm. †Modiolopsinae Liljedahl 1994
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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]
Subfm. †Modiomorphinae Miller 1877
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G. †Aleodonta Liljedahl 1994
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Aleodonta burei Liljedahl 1994
G. †Callodonta Isberg 1934
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Callodonta monilifera Isberg 1934
G. †Colpomya Ulrich 1893
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Colpomya audae Liljedahl 1994
Colpomya balderi Liljedahl 1994
Colpomya constricta Ulrich 1894
Colpomya elongata Sánchez 2001
Colpomya faba Hall 1847
Colpomya friggi Liljedahl 1994
Colpomya heimeri Liljedahl 1994
Colpomya hugini Liljedahl 1994
Colpomya lokei Liljedahl 1994
Colpomya munini Liljedahl 1994
Colpomya ranae Liljedahl 1994
Colpomya vaki Liljedahl 1994
G. †Eurymyella Williams 1912
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Eurymyella dalecarlia Isberg 1934
Eurymyella shaleri Williams 1912
Eurymyella suecica Isberg 1934
G. †Goniomorpha Carter et al. 2011
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Goniomorpha hamiltonensis Hall and Whitfield 1869
G. †Goniophora Phillips 1848
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Subg. †Goniophora (Cosmogoniophora) McLearn 1918
Subg. †Goniophora (Goniophora) Phillips 1848
Goniophora alei Liljedahl 1994
Goniophora andersoni Clark and Durham 1946
Goniophora ascia Kříž 2008
Goniophora bragei Liljedahl 1994
Goniophora brimeri Liljedahl 1994
Goniophora compta Kříž 2008
Goniophora gymeri Liljedahl 1994
Goniophora orientalis Kobayashi 1934
Goniophora solci Kříž 2008
Goniophora thula Kriz et al. 2011
Goniophora tyri Liljedahl 1994
Invalid names: Mytilomorpha Hind 1899 [synonym]
G. †Mimerodonta Liljedahl 1994
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Mimerodonta atlei Liljedahl 1994
Mimerodonta njordi Liljedahl 1994
Mimerodonta phaseolus Kříž 2008
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Modiodonta gothlandica Hisinger 1831
G. †Modiolodon Ulrich 1894
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Modiolodon kagawongensis Foerste 1924
Modiolodon oviformis Ulrich 1894
Modiolodon patulus Ulrich 1894
Modiolodon poststriatus Foerste 1914
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
G. †Radiatodonta Dahmer 1921
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G. †Modiophorus Fang and Morris 1997
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Modiophorus bilsteinensis Beushausen 1895
G. †Naiadopsis Mendes 1952
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Naiadopsis cristata Chronic 1952
Naiadopsis lamellosus Mendes 1952
G. †Neofordilla Krasilova 1977
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Neofordilla elegans Krasilova 1977
G. †Orthodesma Hall and Whitfield 1875
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Orthodesma approximatum Foerste 1914
Orthodesma canaliculatum Ulrich 1894
Orthodesma nasutum Hall 1847
Orthodesma postplicatum Foerste 1914
Orthodesma prolatum Foerste 1914
Orthodesma pulaskiense Foerste 1914
Orthodesma rectum Whitfield 1875
G. †Parallelodus Branson 1909
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Parallelodus obliquus Branson 1909
G. †Pholadomorpha Foerste 1914
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G. †Phorinoplax Johnson 1993
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Phorinoplax striata Johnson 1993
G. †Plicatomorpha Krasilova 1979
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Plicatomorpha plicata Krasilova 1979
G. †Procarinaria Perner 1911
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Procarinaria zephyrina Barrande 1881
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Invalid names: Procarinaria bohemica Perner 1903 [synonym]
G. †Prolobella Ulrich 1894
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Prolobella striatula Ulrich 1894
G. †Pyanomya Miller 1881
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Pyanomya gibbosa Miller 1881
G. †Redonia Rouault 1851
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Redonia deshayesiana Rouault 1851
Redonia riojana Sanchez 1997
Redonia suriensis Sánchez and Babin 1994
G. †Saffordia Ulrich 1894
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Saffordia ventralis Ulrich 1894
G. †Semicorallidomus Isberg 1934
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Semicorallidomus hians Isberg 1934
G. †Spathella Hall 1885
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Spathella typica Hall 1885
G. †Sphenotomorpha Williams and Berger 1916
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Sphenotomorpha rigidula Williams and Berger 1916
G. †Tylophora Dahmer 1936
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Tylophora radiculosa Hick 1892
G. †Whiteavesia Ulrich 1893
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Whiteavesia antiquior Barrande 1881
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Invalid names: Astarte convergens Barrande 1881 [synonym]
Whiteavesia cincinnatiensis Hall and Whitfield 1875
Invalid names: Hippomyidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [synonym], Joannininae Carter 2011 [empty], Palanatinidae Miller 1877 [synonym]
Fm. †Palaeopharidae Marwick 1953
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G. †Palaeopharus Kitti 1907
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Subg. †Palaeopharus (Minepharus) Tokuyama 1958
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Palaeopharus buriji Kiparisova 1954
Palaeopharus kiparisovae Efimova 1966
Palaeopharus magadanicus Bytschkov 1966
Palaeopharus raricostatus Bytschkov 1966
Fm. †Tusayanidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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G. †Tusayana Stoyanow 1948
Invalid names: Coxiconchidae Babin 1977 [empty], Hippopodiumidae Cox 1969 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available