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Modiomorpha ovata

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Modiomorpha ovata was named by Meek (1877). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North fork of Buena Vista Canon, West Humboldt Range, which is in a Bithynian carbonate limestone in Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Modiomorpha ovata Meek p. 103 figs. Pl 10, fig 1
1914Modiomorpha ovata Smith p. 145 figs. Pl 14, fig 1

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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
speciesovata

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.

Modiomorpha ovata Meek 1877
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Diagnosis
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