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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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 05:18:14
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:27:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland M. sp. (177724)
Ypresian - Bartonian56.0 - 38.0USA (Alabama) M. alabamensis (98367)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) M. alabamensis (2454)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) M. seminuda (42636)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) M. semigranosa (71407)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Georgia) M. sp. (60831 60835)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) M. sp. (42290)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand M. elongata (67897)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Georgia) M. sp. (164698)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan M. semigranata (96943 96945)