Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative combination: Modiolus wrighti
Full reference: P. S. Warren. 1934. Palaeontology of the Bearpaw Formation. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada 28:81-97
Belongs to Volsella according to L. S. Russell and R. W. Landes 1937
Sister taxa: Modiolus (Volsella) henryi, Modiolus (Volsella) onoensis, Volsella anomala, Volsella attenuata, Volsella bakevelloides, Volsella flabellata, Volsella flichei, Volsella galpiniana, Volsella siskiyouensis, Volsella telea
Type specimen: Nat. Mus. of Canada 8732, a shell.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (7: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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