Modiolus (Cyranus) hillanus Sowerby 1818 (horsemussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Alternative combinations: Modiola hillana, Modiolus (Modiolus) hillanus

Belongs to Modiolus (Cyranus) according to P. Hodges 2024

See also Freneix and Cubaynes 1984 and Paredes et al. 2013

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Denmark (1 collection), France (2), Greenland (2), Hungary (1), Portugal (2), the United Kingdom (18)

• Triassic to Jurassic of the United Kingdom (3)

• Triassic of the Netherlands (1), the United Kingdom (6)

Total: 36 collections including 37 occurrences

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