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Taxonomy
Modiola plicifera was named by von Koenen (1897). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mungo River, between Mundame and Eliki, which is in a Turonian carbonate limestone/sandstone in the Mungo River Formation of Cameroon.
It was recombined as Modiolus pliciferus by Dartevelle and Freneix (1957).
It was recombined as Modiolus pliciferus by Dartevelle and Freneix (1957).
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 |
|---|---|
| 1897 | Modiola plicifera von Koenen p. 26 figs. Pl 2, fig 2 |
| 1957 | Modiolus pliciferus Dartevelle and Freneix p. 45 |
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†Modiolus pliciferus von Koenen 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available