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Taxonomy
Mytilus meekii was named by Evans and Shumard (1857).
It was recombined as Volsella meekii by Meek (1876); it was recombined as Modiola meeki by Gill (1935); it was recombined as Modiolus meekii by Jensen and Varnes (1964); it was recombined as Modiolus meeki by Hume (1925) and Sava (2007).
It was recombined as Volsella meekii by Meek (1876); it was recombined as Modiola meeki by Gill (1935); it was recombined as Modiolus meekii by Jensen and Varnes (1964); it was recombined as Modiolus meeki by Hume (1925) and Sava (2007).
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 |
|---|---|
| 1857 | Mytilus meekii Evans and Shumard p. 40 |
| 1876 | Volsella meekii Meek p. 72 figs. pl. 15, figs. 3.a-c |
| 1925 | Modiolus meeki Hume |
| 1935 | Modiola meeki Gill |
| 1964 | Modiolus meekii Jensen and Varnes |
| 2007 | Modiolus meeki Sava |
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†Modiolus meeki Evans and Shumard 1857
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available