Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative combinations: Modiola modiolus, Modiolus modiolus, Mytilus modiolus, Volsella modiola, Volsella modiolus
Belongs to Modiolus (Modiolus) according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Coan et al. 2000, Richards 1962, Richards et al. 1969, Willett 1937 and Wood 1850
Sister taxa: Modiolus (Modiolus) auriculatus, Modiolus (Modiolus) clarki, Modiolus (Modiolus) contracta, Modiolus (Modiolus) directus, Modiolus (Modiolus) fountainensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus, Modiolus (Modiolus) lagunanus, Modiolus (Modiolus) mandannaensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) meganosensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) merriami, Modiolus (Modiolus) metcalfei, Modiolus (Modiolus) moralejai, Modiolus (Modiolus) paronai, Modiolus (Modiolus) pittsburgensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) radiatus, Modiolus (Modiolus) sacculifer, Modiolus (Modiolus) scalprum, Modiolus (Modiolus) veronensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) waverliensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) ynezianus
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (2 collections), Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador), Iceland (2), Ireland (1), the Netherlands (6), the United Kingdom (3), United States (11: California, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon)
• Pliocene of Belgium (2), the Russian Federation (2), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: North Carolina)
Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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