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Modiolaria

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Modiolaria was named by Loven (1846). It is extant.

It was assigned to Mytilidae by Glenn (1904).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Modiolaria Loven
1904Modiolaria Glenn p. 368

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusModiolariaLoven 1846

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.

G. Modiolaria Loven 1846
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†Modiolaria arcaeformis Cossmann 1887
†Modiolaria curta Glenn 1904
†Modiolaria singularis Tate 1886
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available