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Modiolatus rectus (straight horsemussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Modiola recta was named by Conrad (1837). It is extant.

It was recombined as Modiolus rectus by Dall (1898), Arnold (1903), Hertlein and Grant (1972); it was recombined as Volsella recta by Grant, IV and Gale (1931) and Delong (1941); it was recombined as Modiolus (Modiolus) rectus by Moore (1983); it was recombined as Modiolus (Modiolusia) rectus by Coan et al. (2000); it was recombined as Modiolatus rectus by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012), Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. hanleyi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Modiola recta Conrad p. 243
1850Mytilus (Modiola) flabellatus Gould p. 343
1898Modiolus rectus Dall p. 793
1903Modiolus rectus Arnold p. 120
1931Volsella recta Grant, IV and Gale pp. 249-250
1941Volsella recta Delong
1972Modiolus rectus Hertlein and Grant p. 166
1983Modiolus (Modiolus) rectus Moore p. A76 figs. Plate 20, figure 9
2000Modiolus (Modiolusia) rectus Coan et al. p. 186
2012Modiolatus rectus Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 148
2021Modiolatus rectus 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
genusModiolatus
speciesrectus(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.

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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 113.20000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar Modiola recta (98228 98244 98268)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Modiola recta (86497)
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 (California) Modiolus rectus (97209 206366 206369 220200)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Oregon) Modiolus rectus (71149)
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)