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:
• Miocene of United States (2: Washington collections)
• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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