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Taxonomy
Modiola capax was named by Conrad (1837). It is extant.
It was recombined as Volsella capax by Willett (1937), Libbey and Johnson (1997); it was recombined as Modiolus (Modiolus) capax by Moore (1983), Coan et al. (2000); it was recombined as Modiolus capax by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012), Hendy (2021).
It was recombined as Volsella capax by Willett (1937), Libbey and Johnson (1997); it was recombined as Modiolus (Modiolus) capax by Moore (1983), Coan et al. (2000); it was recombined as Modiolus capax by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012), Hendy (2021).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. altijugatus, M. arcacea, M. attenuatus, M. baylei, M. beirensis, M. blandus, M. capensis, M. ducatelli, M. eberstadtensis, M. flagellifer, M. formosissimus, M. galpinianus, M. gammalensis, M. gibbosus, M. harrimani, M. inbricatus, M. jolyi, M. kremmlingensis, M. lobatus, M. mediocarinatus, M. minalatus, M. mingaudi, M. minuta, M. ornatus, M. parallelus, M. parvoblongus, M. perryi, M. purpuratus, M. qinghaiensis, M. romani, M. rusticus, M. sestiniae, M. siliquus, M. subimbricatus, M. suprarectus, M. thiollierei, M. thiollieri, M. thomsoni, M. transiens, M. trequetra, M. triangulus, M. wanizakiensis, M. waverliensis, M. nysti, M. lorioli, M. semicircularis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1837 | Modiola capax Conrad p. 242 |
| 1937 | Volsella capax Willett p. 387 |
| 1983 | Modiolus (Modiolus) capax Moore p. A76 figs. Plate 20, figure 6 |
| 1997 | Volsella capax Libbey and Johnson |
| 2000 | Modiolus (Modiolus) capax Coan et al. p. 183 |
| 2012 | Modiolus capax Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 146 |
| 2021 | Modiolus capax Hendy |
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Modiolus capax Conrad 1837
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (38 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Messinian | USA (California) | Modiolus capax (194866) | |
| Messinian - Zanclean | USA (California) | Volsella capax (39326 39333 39334 39335 39351 39353 39354 39393 39395 39396) | |
| Pliocene | USA (California) | Volsella capax (122281) | |
| Pliocene | Ecuador | Modiolus capax (96596) | |
| Piacenzian | USA (California) | Volsella capax (189542) | |
| Gelasian | USA (California) | Volsella capax (189559 189561 207642 207643 207644 207645 207648 207649 207656 207694 207697 207762) | |
| Pleistocene | Ecuador | Modiolus capax (62040) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (California) | Modiolus capax (138723) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Modiolus capax (160361 219030) Volsella capax (59063) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | Modiolus capax (88573 89597) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Sonora) | Modiolus capax (34934 44963 96557) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico | Volsella capax (147802 147803) |