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Modiolopsis pygmaea ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8531150	https://www.gbif.org/species/8531150
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	223934	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=223934

Rank

species

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : Modiolopsis : Modiolopsis pygmaea

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Modiolopsis : Modiolopsis pygmaea

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	Modiolopsinae	Liljedahl 1994
genus	Modiolopsis	Hall 1847
species	Modiolopsis pygmaea	Isberg 1934

Generic Name

Modiolopsis

Scientific Name

Modiolopsis pygmaea Isberg, 1934

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Modiolopsis pygmaea	species	belongs to Modiolopsis	stated with evidence	Isberg, 1934

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

453 - 445 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

453 - 445 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Modiolopsis)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Modiolopsis)

Taphonomy

intermediate (based on Modiolopsis)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

O. Isberg. 1934. Studien über Lamellibranchiaten des Leptaenakalkes in Dalarna. Håkan Ohlssons Buchdruckerei

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1934	Modiolopsis pygmaea Isberg p. 157

References

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

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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