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Taxonomy
Modiolus (Modiolus) was named by Lamarck (1799). It is extant.
It was assigned to Modiolus by Lamarck (1799), Oostingh (1935), Moore (1983), Squires and Goedert (1991).
It was assigned to Modiolus by Lamarck (1799), Oostingh (1935), Moore (1983), Squires and Goedert (1991).
Subtaxa
Modiolus (Modiolus) auriculatus, Modiolus (Modiolus) clarki (syn. Mytilus merriami), Modiolus (Modiolus) contracta, Modiolus (Modiolus) directus, Modiolus (Modiolus) fountainensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus, Modiolus (Modiolus) lagunanus, Modiolus (Modiolus) mandannaensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) meganosensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) merriami, Modiolus (Modiolus) metcalfei, Modiolus (Modiolus) modiolus, Modiolus (Modiolus) moralejai, Modiolus (Modiolus) pittsburgensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) radiatus, Modiolus (Modiolus) sacculifer, Modiolus (Modiolus) scalprum, Modiolus (Modiolus) veronensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) waverliensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) ynezianus
Species lacking formal opinion data
Modiolus adrarae, Modiolus adriaticus, Modiolus aequiplicatus, Modiolus agrawali, Modiolus altijugatus, Modiolus andinus, Modiolus arakawensis, Modiolus arcacea, Modiolus archiaci, Modiolus arkawensis, Modiolus bakevelloides, Modiolus barbatus, Modiolus baylei, Modiolus beirensis, Modiolus blandus, Modiolus bolodekensis, Modiolus brevis, Modiolus bripartitus, Modiolus bukharensis, Modiolus capensis, Modiolus capitatus, Modiolus carchedonius, Modiolus cercadicus, Modiolus cervus, Modiolus chejsleveemensis, Modiolus chiesai, Modiolus chilensis, Modiolus chilensis, Modiolus coloradoensis, Modiolus concentricus, Modiolus contortus, Modiolus corrugatus, Modiolus cowlitzensis, Modiolus cretaceus, Modiolus cristatus, Modiolus cuneatus, Modiolus curtulus, Modiolus czekanovskii, Modiolus czekanowskii, Modiolus dalmasi, Modiolus daviesi, Modiolus dawsoni, Modiolus difficilis, Modiolus doingosi, Modiolus dolichus, Modiolus ducateli, Modiolus ducatelli, Modiolus dunkeri, Modiolus durnivovariae, Modiolus durnovariae, Modiolus eberstadtensis, Modiolus eberstadtensis, Modiolus elegans, Modiolus elongatus, Modiolus elongatus, Modiolus ervensis, Modiolus excheri, Modiolus ezoensis, Modiolus fabacea, Modiolus fabellus, Modiolus falcatus, Modiolus flagellifer, Modiolus formosissimus, Modiolus gammalensis, Modiolus gibbosus, Modiolus gigas, Modiolus glendayi, Modiolus gregarius, Modiolus guppyi, Modiolus hallanus, Modiolus hannonicus, Modiolus harrimani, Modiolus hartii, Modiolus hastatus, Modiolus hattaensis, Modiolus hillana, Modiolus hillanoides, Modiolus hoernesi, Modiolus hoffmanni, Modiolus impricatus, Modiolus inbricatus, Modiolus incomptaeformis, Modiolus incomptus, Modiolus incrassatus, Modiolus ishikariensis, Modiolus isonemus, Modiolus johnsoni, Modiolus jolyi, Modiolus klipsteini, Modiolus kovatschensis, Modiolus kremmlingensis, Modiolus langportensis, Modiolus lenzi, Modiolus liasina, Modiolus lobatus, Modiolus longaevus, Modiolus lonsdalei, Modiolus lonsdalei, Modiolus lorioli, Modiolus lusitanica, Modiolus maedae, Modiolus magatama, Modiolus magharensis, Modiolus mallurensis, Modiolus manzourensis, Modiolus maonis, Modiolus marquezensis, Modiolus matchgarensis, Modiolus mediocarinatus, Modiolus michaelis, Modiolus minalatus, Modiolus mingaudi, Modiolus minuta, Modiolus modioloides, Modiolus myoconchaeformis, Modiolus myoconchus, Modiolus nagatoensis, Modiolus nakadyi, Modiolus napanensis, Modiolus nevadensis, Modiolus nitens, Modiolus nitidula, Modiolus nuda, Modiolus numismalis, Modiolus nysti, Modiolus okubatensis, Modiolus oppeli, Modiolus ornatus, Modiolus ovata, Modiolus ovatus, Modiolus parallelus, Modiolus paronaiformis, Modiolus parvoblongus, Modiolus perplicatus, Modiolus perrarus, Modiolus perryi, Modiolus pontotocensis, Modiolus portunus, Modiolus producta, Modiolus productus, Modiolus purpuratus, Modiolus qinghaiensis, Modiolus radiatus, Modiolus reversa, Modiolus romani, Modiolus rosii, Modiolus rugosus, Modiolus rustica, Modiolus rusticus, Modiolus schafhaeutli, Modiolus sedesclaris, Modiolus sedesclarus, Modiolus sedisclarus, Modiolus semicircularis, Modiolus sestiniae, Modiolus shimonadensis, Modiolus sibiricus, Modiolus sibiricus, Modiolus silicatus, Modiolus siliquus, Modiolus siliquus, Modiolus simoni, Modiolus sodburiensis, Modiolus sowerbianus, Modiolus sowerbyi, Modiolus squamosus, Modiolus stampinensis, Modiolus stoppanii, Modiolus striatocostatus, Modiolus stubbsi, Modiolus subcancellatus, Modiolus subimbricatus, Modiolus subincrassatus, Modiolus subinflatus, Modiolus subpapilio, Modiolus subpontis, Modiolus subreniformis, Modiolus substractus, Modiolus sukuboensis, Modiolus suprarectus, Modiolus tetragonalis, Modiolus thiollierei, Modiolus thiollieri, Modiolus thomsoni, Modiolus tigilensis, Modiolus traillii, Modiolus transiens, Modiolus transiens, Modiolus trequetra, Modiolus triangulus, Modiolus trigonus, Modiolus trigonus, Modiolus triquetrus, Modiolus triquetus, Modiolus turkestanensis, Modiolus turneri, Modiolus umbricatus, Modiolus ungulatus, Modiolus utcholokensis, Modiolus ventricosus, Modiolus vicinalis, Modiolus virgulinus, Modiolus visgnolae, Modiolus vishnu, Modiolus vozini, Modiolus wanizakiensis, Modiolus waverliensis, Modiolus willapensis, Modiolus yamasakii, Modiolus ynezianus, Modiolus yokoyamai
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1799 | Modiolus (Modiolus) Lamarck |
1935 | Modiolus (Modiolus) Oostingh p. 161 |
1983 | Modiolus (Modiolus) Moore p. A74 |
1991 | Modiolus (Modiolus) Squires and Goedert p. 413 |
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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.
Subg. Modiolus (Modiolus) Lamarck 1799
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Modiolus (Modiolus) auriculatus Krauss 1848
†Modiolus (Modiolus) contracta Conrad 1855
†Modiolus (Modiolus) directus Dall 1909
†Modiolus (Modiolus) fountainensis Weller 1916
†Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818
†Modiolus (Modiolus) lagunanus Loel and Corey 1932
†Modiolus (Modiolus) mandannaensis Lees 1934
†Modiolus (Modiolus) meganosensis Clark and Woodford 1927
†Modiolus (Modiolus) merriami Weaver 1905
Modiolus (Modiolus) metcalfei Hanley 1844
Modiolus (Modiolus) modiolus Linnaeus 1758 [northern horsemussel]
†Modiolus (Modiolus) moralejai Calzada 1982
Modiolus (Modiolus) pittsburgensis Clark 1918
†Modiolus (Modiolus) radiatus Hoare et al. 1978
Modiolus (Modiolus) sacculifer Berry 1953
†Modiolus (Modiolus) scalprum Sowerby 1821
†Modiolus (Modiolus) veronensis Trask 1922
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†Modiolus (Modiolus) veronensis veronensis Trask 1922
†Modiolus (Modiolus) veronensis temblorensis Adegoke 1969
†Modiolus (Modiolus) waverliensis Herrick 1888
†Modiolus (Modiolus) ynezianus Arnold 1908
†Modiolus (Modiolus) ynezianus garzaensis Adegoke 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chesterian to the top of the Holocene or 335.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 330.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 330.3 Ma
Collections (406 total)
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Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Chesterian - Brigantian | USA (Ohio) | Modiolus waverliensis, Modiolus fountainensis (85363) | |
Chesterian | USA (West Virginia) | Modiolus waverliensis (92970) | |
Chesterian | USA (Arizona) | Modiola fountainensis (124256) | |
Serpukhovian | USA (West Virginia) | Modiolus waverliensis (56142) | |
Atokan | USA (Ohio) | Modiolus radiatus (79377) | |
Carnian | Germany | Modiolus transiens (47402 47403 47404 47405 47406) | |
Early/Lower Hettangian | Germany | Modiolus imbricatus (28867) | |
Hettangian | Canada (British Columbia) | Modiolus scalprum (53472) | |
Late/Upper Hettangian | Germany | Modiolus imbricatus (28869) | |
Liasicus | France (Isère) | Modiolus scalprum (127114) | |
Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian | Canada (British Columbia) | Modiolus scalprum (53878) | |
Jurassic | Tunisia | Modiolus imbricatus (13787) | |
Jurassic - Late/Upper Jurassic | Tunisia | Modiolus imbricatus (13812 13861 13862 13906) | |
Early/Lower Sinemurian | Canada (British Columbia) | Modiolus scalprum (53278) | |
Early/Lower Sinemurian | Slovakia | Modiolus scalprum (141986) | |
Late/Upper Sinemurian | Canada (British Columbia) | Modiolus scalprum (53864) | |
Sinemurian | Canada (Yukon) | Modiolus mandannaensis (53111 53114 53131) | |
Sinemurian | Canada (British Columbia) | Modiolus mandannaensis (53100) | |
Sinemurian | Chile | Modiolus imbricatus (7415 7416 7417 7418 7419 7420 7421 7422 7423 7424 7425 7432 7433 7434) | |
Early/Lower Pliensbachian | Canada (British Columbia) | Modiolus scalprum (53879) |