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Modiolus major

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Modiola major Gabb p. 191 figs. pl. 31, fig. 88
1895Modiola major Stanton p. 48 figs. PI. Ill, fig. 1.
1930Myoconcha major Stewart p. 104 figs. Plate 4, fig. 1
1938Modiolus major Anderson pp. 113 - 114

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusModiolus(Lamarck 1801)
speciesmajor()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Modiolus major Gabb 1869
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