Modiomorphida

Extinct order of bivalves

Modiomorphida
Saffordia sp. from Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subterclass: Euheterodonta
Superorder: Imparidentia
Order: Modiomorphida
Newell 1969
Families
  • †Modiomorphidae
  • †Myoconchidae
Synonyms

Modiomorphoida

Modiomorphida is an extinct order of fossil saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs.

Genera

  • Ananterodonta
  • Brahcylyrodesma
  • Carminodonta
  • Celtoconcha
  • Cycloconchacea
  • Dulcineaia
  • Eurymya
  • Fortowensia
  • Goniophora
  • Junjagiana
  • Modiomorphoidea
  • Moridunia
  • Neofordilla
  • Plicatomorpha
  • Rimmyjmima
  • Saffordia
  • Tromelinodonta
  • Whiteavesia

External links

  • Data related to Modiomorphida at Wikispecies
  • "Modiomorphida". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  • "Modiomorphida" at the Encyclopedia of Life
Taxon identifiers
Modiomorphida
Modiomorphoida


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