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Modiola angustissima

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Modiola angustissima was named by Newton (1895). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Andranosamonta Village, which is in an Oxfordian marine horizon in the Oolite Formation of Madagascar.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Modiola angustissima Newton p. 83 figs. Pl. 3:4

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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
genusModiola(Lamarck 1801)
speciesangustissima

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.

Modiola angustissima Newton 1895
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Diagnosis
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