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Taxonomy
Volsella alveolana was named by Stephenson (1952). Its type specimen is U.S.N.M. 105262 and is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Modiolus alveolana by Kirkland (1996).
It was recombined as Modiolus alveolana by Kirkland (1996).
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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| 1952 | Volsella alveolana Stephenson pp. 82 0 83 figs. Plate 20, figures 5, 6 |
| 1996 | Modiolus alveolana Kirkland p. 19 |
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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 alveolana Stephenson 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available