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Taxonomy
Modiola alabamiensis was named by Aldrich (1895). Its type specimen is USNM 638959, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Modiolus (Brachydontes) alabamiensis by Barry (1942); it was recombined as Volsella alabamiensis by Shimer and Shrock (1944); it was recombined as Musculus alabamiensis by Gardner (1945); it was recombined as Brachidontes alabamiensis by Palmer and Brann (1965).
It was recombined as Modiolus (Brachydontes) alabamiensis by Barry (1942); it was recombined as Volsella alabamiensis by Shimer and Shrock (1944); it was recombined as Musculus alabamiensis by Gardner (1945); it was recombined as Brachidontes alabamiensis by Palmer and Brann (1965).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1895 | Modiola alabamiensis Aldrich p. 16 figs. pl. 5, fig. 13 |
| 1942 | Modiolus (Brachydontes) alabamiensis Barry p. 57 |
| 1944 | Volsella alabamiensis Shimer and Shrock p. 413 |
| 1945 | Musculus alabamiensis Gardner p. 57 |
| 1965 | Brachidontes alabamiensis 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 alabamiensis Aldrich 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available