Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Alternative combinations: Modiola merriami, Volsella merriami
Full reference: C. E. Weaver. 1905. Contribution to the palaeontology of the Martinez Group. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 4(5):101-123
Belongs to Modiolus (Modiolus) according to E. J. Moore 1983
See also Weaver 1905 and Weaver 1949
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) 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
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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