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Taxonomy
Modiola major was named by Gabb (1869).
It was recombined as Myoconcha major by Stewart (1930); it was recombined as Modiolus major by Anderson (1938).
It was recombined as Myoconcha major by Stewart (1930); it was recombined as Modiolus major by Anderson (1938).
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. ornatus, 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