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Modiolopsis ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : Modiolopsis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Modiolopsis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Modiolopsis Hall, 1847 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | N. H. New York (Pal. I) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Byssally attached, semi-infaunal (McKerrow, 1979); Kobluk et al (1978) indicates that Corallidomus is a borer: Data from Meyer et al (2009). BODY SIZE: Data from Cox et al. (1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | intermediate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Hall. 1847. Containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower division of the New York system (equivalent of the Lower Silurian rocks of Europe). Paleontology of New York 1:1-338 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Corallidomus concentricus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cypricardites modiolaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lithobia atava ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Modiodesma dalecarlica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Modiodesma kullsbergensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Modiodesma leptaenarum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Modiodesma modiolare ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Modiola nilssoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis alata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis alvae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 431 Ma Silurian | 426 Ma Silurian | |
Modiolopsis angustata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis anodontoides ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis arguta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis borealis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis brevantica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis chatfieldensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis concava species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis concentrica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis consimilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis convexa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis cumberlandicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis dalecarlica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis elongata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis exanimis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis exilis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis fabaformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis gregarius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis harrisae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis hinomotoensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis hyacinthensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis kallholniensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis kogenensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis leightoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis leptaenarum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis manitoulinensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis meafordensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis modiolaris ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 29 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 431 Ma Silurian | |
Modiolopsis morierei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis nana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis nilssoni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis oblonga species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis obsoleta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis occidens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis orthoconcavus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
Modiolopsis orthonota species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis ovata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 433 Ma Silurian | |
Modiolopsis oweni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis parva species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis parviuscula ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis pogonipensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis pragensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Modiolopsis prisca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis pulchella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis pygmaea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis reedi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis rogersensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis rugosa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis similis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis simulatrix species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis sowteri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Modiolopsis subparallela species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis subquadrilateralis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Modiolopsis subtruncata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis valida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Modiolopsis vera ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Orthonotella faberi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pterinea modiolaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1847 | Modiolopsis Hall |
1882 | Orthonotella Miller p. 117 |
1902 | Lithobia Koken p. 132 |
1916 | Modiolopsis Raymond |
1924 | Modiodesma Ulrich |
1934 | Modiodesma Isberg |
1934 | Modiolopsis Isberg |
Year | Name and Author |
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1969 | Modiolopsis Cox et al. p. N397 |
1975 | Modiolopsis Toni |
1980 | Modiolopsis Vokes p. 70 |
1994 | Modiolopsis Liljedahl p. 82 |
2002 | Modiolopsis Sepkoski, Jr. |
2010 | Modiolopsis Bouchet et al. |
References
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!