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| Rank | subgenus (PBDB) |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Modiolus (Modiolus) |
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Classification
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Modiolus (Modiolus) | subgenus | belongs to Modiolus | stated with evidence | Lamarck, 1799 | | Modiolus (Modiolus) | subgenus | belongs to Modiolus | stated without evidence | Squires and Goedert, 1991 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 5 (38%) |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 339 - 326 Ma
Carboniferous |
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| Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic,brackish,freshwater (based on Mytilidae) |
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| Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont (based on Modiolus) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Modiolus) |
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| Ontogeny | accretion (based on Mytilidae) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite, low Mg calcite,intermediate,minor ribbing (based on Mytilidae) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. D. Hoare, M. T. Sturgeon, and EA Kindt. 1978. New Pennsylvanian bivalves and occurrences of Pseudoconocardium from Ohio and West Virginia. Journal of Paleontology 52(5):1023-1036 |
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| Hoare R. D., Sturgeon M. T., et al (1978) New Pennsylvanian bivalves and occurrences of Pseudoconocardium from Ohio and West Virginia, Journal of Paleontology 52 5, 1023-1036 |
| Oostingh C. H. (1935) Die Mollusken des Pliozäns von Boemiajoe (Java), Dienst van den Mijnbouw in Nederlandsch-Indië Wetenschappelijke Mededeelingen 26, 1-247 |
| Squires R. L., Goedert J. L. (1991) New Late Eocene mollusks from localized limestone deposits formed by subduction-related methane seeps, Southwestern Washington, Journal of Paleontology 65 3, 412-416 doi:10.1017/S0022336000030389 |
Modiolus (Modiolus)
