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Modiolodon

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Modiolodon was named by Ulrich (1894) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m O Ashg-m].

It was assigned to Modiomorphidae by Cox et al. (1969) and Vokes (1980); to Modiomorphinae by Liljedahl (1994); to Modiomorphoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Modiolodontidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Modiolodon Ulrich p. 521
1969Modiolodon Cox et al. p. N397
1980Modiolodon Vokes p. 69
1994Modiolodon Liljedahl p. 49
2002Modiolodon Sepkoski
2010Modiolodon 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
genusModiolodonUlrich 1894

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. †Modiolodon Ulrich 1894
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Modiolodon kagawongensis Foerste 1924
Modiolodon oviformis Ulrich 1894
Modiolodon patulus Ulrich 1894
Modiolodon poststriatus Foerste 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available