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Modiolus (bivalve)

Modiolus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Modiolus
Lamarck, 1799
Type species
Modiolus modiolus[1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Eumodiolus Ihering, 1900
  • Modiola Lamarck, 1801

Modiolus, the horsemussels, are a genus of medium-sized marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae.

Fossil record

Fossils of species within this very ancient genus can be found in sediments from the Devonian period to recent (age range: 409.1 to 0.0 Ma).[2]

  • Modiolus bipartitus Middle Jurassic
    Modiolus bipartitus
    Middle Jurassic
  • Modiolus giganteus Middle Jurassic
    Modiolus giganteus
    Middle Jurassic

Species

Species within the genus Modiolus include:[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Philippe Bouchet; Serge Gofas (2012). "Modiolus Lamarck, 1799". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. ^ Fossilworks
  3. ^ "Modiolus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  4. ^ WoRMS
  5. ^ Roemer, F. (1849). Texas : mit besonderer Rücksicht auf deutsche Auswanderung und die physischen Verhältnisse des Landes nach eigener Beobachtung. A. Marcus.
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