Modiolus (bivalve)

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

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

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

Fossil record

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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]

Species

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

See also

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References

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  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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