Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Alternative combination: Modiolus directus

Belongs to Modiolus (Modiolus) according to E. J. Moore 1983

See also Etherington 1931 and Moore 1963

Sister taxa: Modiolus (Modiolus) auriculatus, Modiolus (Modiolus) clarki, Modiolus (Modiolus) contracta, 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) veronensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) waverliensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) ynezianus

Type specimen: USNM 153947

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Modiolus (Modiolus) directus in the database

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