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Modiophorus

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Modiophorus was named by Fang and Morris (1997). It is not extant. Its type is Modiomorpha bilsteinensis.

It was assigned to Modiomorphidae by Fang and Morris (1997) and Fang et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Modiophorus Fang and Morris
2009Modiophorus Fang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyModiomorphidae
genusModiophorusFang and Morris 1997

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. †Modiophorus Fang and Morris 1997
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Modiophorus bilsteinensis Beushausen 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available