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Taxonomy
Modiolus gigantus was named by Li et al. (1982). Its type specimen is Nanjing Inst Geol Min Res HI-2551, a valve (Left valve, internal mold), and it is a mold. Its type locality is Funiushan, undivided Upper Permian, Zhenjiang City, which is in a Lopingian marine horizon in China.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. altijugatus, M. arcacea, M. attenuatus, M. baylei, M. beirensis, M. blandus, M. capensis, M. ducatelli, M. eberstadtensis, M. flagellifer, M. formosissimus, M. galpinianus, M. gammalensis, M. gibbosus, M. harrimani, M. inbricatus, M. jolyi, M. kremmlingensis, M. lobatus, M. mediocarinatus, M. minalatus, M. mingaudi, M. minuta, M. parallelus, M. parvoblongus, M. perryi, M. purpuratus, M. qinghaiensis, M. romani, M. rusticus, M. sestiniae, M. siliquus, M. subimbricatus, M. suprarectus, M. thiollierei, M. thiollieri, M. thomsoni, M. transiens, M. trequetra, M. triangulus, M. wanizakiensis, M. waverliensis, M. nysti, M. lorioli, M. semicircularis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1982 | Modiolus gigantus Li et al. p. 321 figs. Pl 123, fig 9 |
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†Modiolus gigantus Li et al. 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available