Modiolaria Loven 1846 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Parent taxon: Mytilidae according to L. C. Glenn 1904

Sister taxa: Adipicola, Amygdalum, Antetrichomya, Arcomytilus, Arcoperna, Arcuatula, Arcuatulinae, Arvella, Aulacomya, Bathymodiolinae, Bathymodiolus, Botulina, Botulopa, Botulopsis, Brachiodontes, Ciboticola, Coxesia, Crenomytilus, Cuneolus, Dacrydium, Eyrena, Falcimytilus, Fluviolanatus, Geukensia, Hilgardella, Inoperna, Lecompteus, Lioberus, Lithophaga, Lithophaginae, Lycettia, Mauricia, Modiolatus, Modiolinae, Modiolus, Musculista, Mytilaster, Mytilinae, Mytiloconcha, Phthonia, Promytilus, Rhomboidella, Stavelia, Trichomusculus, Trichomya, Volsella, Volsellina, Vulcanidas, Xenomytilinae, Xenostrobus

Subtaxa: Modiolaria alabamaensis Modiolaria arcaeformis Modiolaria curta Modiolaria semigranosa Modiolaria singularis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections)

• Pliocene of United States (1: Georgia)

• Miocene of New Zealand (1), United States (1: Florida)

• Oligocene of United States (2: Georgia)

• Eocene of Australia (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: Alabama)

• Paleocene of Greenland (1)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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