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Modiolus
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Mytiloida
Superfamily:
Mytilacea (mussels)
Family:
Mytilidae
Subfamily:
Modiolinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Modiolus LAMARCK, 1799, p. 87
Type Species:
Mytilus modiolus Linné, 1758, SD GRAY, 1847, p. 198
Images
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Fig. C20, 13. *M. (M.) modiolus (Linné), Rec., Norway (Bergen), 13a, RV ext., X1, 13b, LV hinge of young specimen, X7 (450).
Synonyms
Modiola, Pernam, Eumodiolus, Nudiola
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Dev.
Beginning International Stage:
Lochkovian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
419
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
More or less inflated, rounded anteriorly, umbones obtuse, distinctly behind anterior end, hinge line smooth, ligament fairly long, periostracum commonly hirsute
References
Lamarck, J. B. de, 1799, Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères génériques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux: Soc. Histoire Nat. Paris, Mém. v. 1, p. 63-91. 1801, Système des animaux sans vertèbres: viii + 432 p. (Paris).
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Mytiloida
Superfamily:
Mytilacea (mussels)
Family:
Mytilidae
Subfamily:
Modiolinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Modiolus LAMARCK, 1799, p. 87
Type Species:
Mytilus modiolus Linné, 1758, SD GRAY, 1847, p. 198
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. C20, 13. *M. (M.) modiolus (Linné), Rec., Norway (Bergen), 13a, RV ext., X1, 13b, LV hinge of young specimen, X7 (450).
Synonyms
Modiola, Pernam, Eumodiolus, Nudiola
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Dev.
Beginning International Stage:
Lochkovian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
419
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
More or less inflated, rounded anteriorly, umbones obtuse, distinctly behind anterior end, hinge line smooth, ligament fairly long, periostracum commonly hirsute
References
Lamarck, J. B. de, 1799, Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères génériques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux: Soc. Histoire Nat. Paris, Mém. v. 1, p. 63-91. 1801, Système des animaux sans vertèbres: viii + 432 p. (Paris).