Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative combination: Modiolus veronensis
Full reference: P. D. Trask. 1922. The Briones Formation of Middle California. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 13(5):133-174
Belongs to Modiolus (Modiolus) according to E. J. Moore 1983
See also Trask 1922
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) scalprum, Modiolus (Modiolus) waverliensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) ynezianus
Subtaxa: Modiolus (Modiolus) veronensis temblorensis Modiolus (Modiolus) veronensis veronensis
Type specimen: UCMP 12373
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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