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Modiolatus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Modiolatus is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Mytilidae by Kendrick (1990); and to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. rectus (syn. Mytilus (Modiola) flabellatus)
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. hanleyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Modiolatus Kendrick pp. 35, 36
2002Modiolatus Sepkoski

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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
genusModiolatus

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.

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Modiolatus rectus Conrad 1837 [straight horsemussel]
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Invalid names: Mytilus (Modiola) flabellatus Gould 1850 [synonym]
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 113.20000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Modiola recta (86497)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar Modiola recta (98228 98244 98268)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Modiolus rectus (195078)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Modiolus rectus (216901)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Modiolus rectus (195029)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Oregon) Modiolus rectus (71149)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Modiolus rectus (97209 206366 206369 220200)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Modiolus rectus (237381)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (California) Volsella recta (19677)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Modiolus rectus (122752)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Modiolus rectus (71142)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Modiola recta (222663) Modiolus rectus (71053)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Modiola recta (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Modiola recta (222659 222660 222661) Modiolus rectus (160361 219030) Volsella recta (96895)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) M. hanleyi (63351)