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Modiolus capax

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Modiola capax Conrad p. 242
1937Volsella capax Willett p. 387
1983Modiolus (Modiolus) capax Moore p. A76 figs. Plate 20, figure 6
1997Volsella capax Libbey and Johnson
2000Modiolus (Modiolus) capax Coan et al. p. 183
2012Modiolus capax Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 146
2021Modiolus capax Hendy

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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
genusModiolus(Lamarck 1801)
speciescapax(Conrad 1837)

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.

Modiolus capax Conrad 1837
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