Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Modiolus pliciferus |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Modiolus pliciferus | species | belongs to Modiola | stated with evidence | von Koenen, 1897 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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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) | E. Dartevelle and S. Freneix. 1957. Mollusques fossiles du Crétace de la Côte occidentale d'Afrique du Cameroun à l'Angola. II. - Lamellibranches. Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge, Série in-8, Sciences Géologiques 20:1-271 |
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