Modiolus (genus)

Modiolus (genus)
Modiolus
Modiolus barbatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorphia
Order: Mytiloida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Modiolus
Lamarck, 1799
Species

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Modiolus, the horsemussels, are a genus of medium-sized marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae.

Species

Species within the genus Modiolus include[1]:

  • Modiolus adriaticus (Lamarck, 1819)
  • Modiolus americanus (Leach, 1815) - tulip mussel
  • Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - bearded horsemussel
  • Modiolus capax (Conrad, 1837) - fat horsemussel
  • Modiolus carpenteri (Soot-Ryen, 1963) - California horsemussel
  • Modiolus demissus
  • Modiolus eiseni (Strong and Hertlein, 1937) - eisen horsemussel
  • Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) - northern horsemussel
  • Modiolus neglectus (Soot-Ryen, 1955) - neglected horsemussel
  • Modiolus phaseolinus
  • Modiolus rectus (Conrad, 1837) - straight horsemussel
  • Modiolus sacculifer (S. S. Berry, 1953) - bag horsemussel
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References

  1. ^ "Modiolus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=79500. 

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