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Modiolus (Modiolus)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

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).

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
YearName and author
1799Modiolus (Modiolus) Lamarck
1935Modiolus (Modiolus) Oostingh p. 161
1983Modiolus (Modiolus) Moore p. A74
1991Modiolus (Modiolus) Squires and Goedert p. 413

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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)
subgenusModiolusLamarck 1799

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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Invalid names: Mytilus merriami Clark 1915 [replaced]
Modiolus (Modiolus) lagunanus Loel and Corey 1932
Modiolus (Modiolus) meganosensis Clark and Woodford 1927
Modiolus (Modiolus) modiolus Linnaeus 1758 [northern horsemussel]
Modiolus (Modiolus) radiatus Hoare et al. 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height128.8

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 15:52:47
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:25:35
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
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

Collections (406 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian - Brigantian335.4 - 330.3USA (Ohio) Modiolus waverliensis, Modiolus fountainensis (85363)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (West Virginia) Modiolus waverliensis (92970)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Arizona) Modiola fountainensis (124256)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (West Virginia) Modiolus waverliensis (56142)
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Ohio) Modiolus radiatus (79377)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Germany Modiolus transiens (47402 47403 47404 47405 47406)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Germany Modiolus imbricatus (28867)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) Modiolus scalprum (53472)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Germany Modiolus imbricatus (28869)
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5France (Isère) Modiolus scalprum (127114)
Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Modiolus scalprum (53878)
Jurassic201.4 - 143.1Tunisia Modiolus imbricatus (13787)
Jurassic - Late/Upper Jurassic201.4 - 143.1Tunisia Modiolus imbricatus (13812 13861 13862 13906)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Modiolus scalprum (53278)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Slovakia Modiolus scalprum (141986)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Modiolus scalprum (53864)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (Yukon) Modiolus mandannaensis (53111 53114 53131)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Modiolus mandannaensis (53100)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Chile Modiolus imbricatus (7415 7416 7417 7418 7419 7420 7421 7422 7423 7424 7425 7432 7433 7434)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Modiolus scalprum (53879)