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Taxonomy
Modiola alabamensis was named by Aldrich (1895) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Atlantic.]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Modiolus alabamensis by Cooke (1936); it was recombined as Brachidontes alabamensis by Palmer and Brann (1965).
It was recombined as Modiolus alabamensis by Cooke (1936); it was recombined as Brachidontes alabamensis by Palmer and Brann (1965).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1895 | Modiola alabamensis Aldrich p. 68 figs. pl. 5, fig. 13 |
| 1912 | Modiola alabamensis Maury p. 43 |
| 1936 | Modiolus alabamensis Cooke p. 44 |
| 1965 | Brachidontes alabamensis Palmer and Brann p. 53 |
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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.
†Brachidontes alabamensis Aldrich 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available