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Modiolopsis nilssoni

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Modiola nilssoni was named by Hisinger (1837).

It was recombined as Modiolopsis nilssoni by M'Coy (1855), Kjerulf (1865) and Toni (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Modiola nilssoni Hisinger figs. pl. 18, fig. 13
1855Modiolopsis nilssoni M'Coy p. 267 figs. pl. 11, fig. 21
1865Modiolopsis nilssoni Kjerulf p. 11 fig. 27
1975Modiolopsis nilssoni Toni pp. 150 - 151 fig. 3L

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyModiomorphidae
subfamilyModiolopsinae
genusModiolopsis
speciesnilssoni(Hisinger 1837)

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.

†Modiolopsis nilssoni Hisinger 1837
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-11 13:15:35
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:12:10
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Rawtheyan to the top of the Pirgu or 448.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rawtheyan - Pirgu448.8 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Modiolopsis nilssoni (164719)
Rawtheyan - Porkuni448.8 - 443.7Norway (Oslo) Modiolopsis nilssoni (164720)