†superfamily Modiolopsoidea Fischer 1886 (clam)

Bivalvia - Mytilida

Parent taxon: Mytilida according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011

See also Bouchet et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Fungiacara, Isognomoidea, Lunulacardioidea, Malleoidea, Modiomytilus, Myapalmula, Mysidielloidea, Mytiloidea, Mytilon, Paramusculus, Regoria, Regulifer, Septiola, Skarlatella, Striamodiolus, Strimodiolus

Subtaxa: Goniophorinidae Modiolopsidae Saffordiidae

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Argentina (1 collection), Australia (1), Canada (1: Ontario), China (1), Norway (1), Sweden (2)

• Chazy of United States (3: New York)

• Arenig of Argentina (2)

Total: 12 collections including 18 occurrences

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