Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative combinations: Modiola scalprum, Volsella scalprum
Belongs to Modiolus (Modiolus) according to J.-L. Dommergues et al. 2011
See also Aberhan 1998 and Meek 1877
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) modiolus, Modiolus (Modiolus) moralejai, Modiolus (Modiolus) pittsburgensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) radiatus, Modiolus (Modiolus) sacculifer, Modiolus (Modiolus) veronensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) waverliensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) ynezianus
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (9: British Columbia collections), Chile (8), France (1), Germany (1), Greenland (15), Slovakia (1), the United Kingdom (15)
Total: 50 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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