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Modiolopsis morierei

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Modiolopsis morierei was named by de Tromelin (1840) [Modiolopsis Morierei].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Modiolopsis morierei de Tromelin p. 234
1890Modiolopsis morierei Bigot p. 795 figs. pI. 22, fig. 4
1966Modiolopsis morierei Babin p. 188 figs. pI. 7, f. 8.
1999Modiolopsis morierei GutiƩrrez-Marco and Babin pp. 235 - 236 fig. 1

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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
speciesmoriereide Tromelin 1840

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 morierei de Tromelin 1840
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Dobrotivian or 459.00000 to 457.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Ciudad Real) Modiolopsis morierei (174659 174660)