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Modiolus anatinus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy

Modiolus anatinus was named by Smith (1817). It is not extant.

Synonyms

Modiola cuneata was named by Sowerby (1818). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Modiolus anatinus by Monari (1994).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1817	Modiolus anatinus Smith
1818	Modiola cuneata Sowerby

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Pteriomorphia	(Beurlen 1944)
—	Mytilomorphi	Ferussac 1822
order	Mytilida	(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamily	Mytiloidea	Rafinesque 1815
family	Mytilidae	Rafinesque 1815
genus	Modiolus	(Lamarck 1801)
species	anatinus	Smith 1817

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.

†Modiolus anatinus Smith 1817

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Invalid names: Modiola cuneata Sowerby 1818 [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:

stationaryg

Attached:

yesg

Epibiont:

yesg

Life habit:

semi-infaunalg

Diet:

suspension feederg

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2004-02-29 15:52:47

Modified:

2009-09-09 10:25:35

Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Callovian or 170.30000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Middle Jurassic	174.7 - 161.5	United Kingdom (Gloucestershire)	Modiolus anatinus (204062 204101 204102 204104)
Bajocian	170.3 - 168.3	Italy (Umbria)	Modiolus anatinus (202124)
Bajocian	170.3 - 168.3	Tanzania	Modiolus anatinus (36401 36404)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Callovian	167.7 - 163.5	Hungary	Modiolus anatinus (125433)