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Modiomorpha ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4587172	https://www.gbif.org/species/4587172
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	17149	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17149

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Modiomorpha

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Modiomorpha

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Heteroconchia
-	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Modiomorphida
superfamily	Modiomorphoidea
family	Modiomorphidae	Miller 1877
subfamily	Modiomorphinae	Miller 1877
genus	Modiomorpha	Hall 1869

Scientific Name

Modiomorpha Hall, 1869

Name Published In

Prelim. Not. Lamell. Shells, 2

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Modiomorpha	genus	belongs to Modiolopsidae	stated with evidence	Isberg, 1934
Modiomorpha	genus	belongs to Modiomorphidae	stated with evidence	Cox et al., 1969
Modiomorpha	genus	belongs to Modiomorphinae	stated with evidence	Liljedahl, 1994
Modiomorpha	genus	belongs to Modiomorphoida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Modiomorpha	genus	belongs to Modiomorphidae	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

247 - 242 Ma
Triassic

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Modiomorphidae)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Modiomorphidae)

Ecospace Comments

BODY SIZE: Data from Cox et al. (1969)

Taphonomy

intermediate,minor ribbing

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Gosseletia praecursor ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Modiomorpha altiforme species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha ambigua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha chapmani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha charlestownensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha chemos species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha concentrica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		86	411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Modiomorpha convexa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha crassa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha desiderata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha diffidens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha herrmanni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha impar species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha kallholniense ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Modiomorpha lata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Modiomorpha lunulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha mitchellae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	388 Ma Middle Devonian	388 Ma Middle Devonian
Modiomorpha mytiloides ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		36	392 Ma Middle Devonian	388 Ma Middle Devonian
Modiomorpha obliqua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha obtusa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha ostbjorkae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Modiomorpha ovata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Modiomorpha pediformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha pimentana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha pintoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha ponderosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha quadrula ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	388 Ma Middle Devonian
Modiomorpha saccula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Modiomorpha schucherti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1869	Modiomorpha Hall and Whitfield p. 72
1934	Modiomorpha Isberg
1969	Modiomorpha Cox et al. p. N393
1980	Modiomorpha Vokes p. 70
1994	Modiomorpha Liljedahl p. 49
2002	Modiomorpha Sepkoski, Jr.
2010	Modiomorpha Bouchet et al.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Isberg O. (1934) Studien über Lamellibranchiaten des Leptaenakalkes in Dalarna, Håkan Ohlssons Buchdruckerei, 1-493

Cox L. R., Newell N. D., et al (1969) Mollusca 6: Bivalvia, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1, N1-N489

Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Liljedahl L. (1994) Silurian nuculoid and modiomorphid bivalves from Sweden, Fossils and Strata 33, 1-89

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., et al (2010) Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families, Malacologia 52 2, 1-184 doi:10.4002/040.052.0201

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Prelim. Not. Lamell. Shells, 2 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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