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Modiolus Lamarck, 1799

138223  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138223)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Pteriomorphia (Infraclass)
  7. Mytilida (Order)
  8. Mytiloidea (Superfamily)
  9. Modiolidae (Family)
  10. Modiolinae (Subfamily)
  11. Modiolus (Genus)
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Genus
Modiola [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Modiola (Gibbomodiola) Sacco, 1898 † · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Modiola (Modiola) Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Modiolarca (Volsella) Scopoli, 1777 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Modiolus (Eumodiolus) Ihering, 1900 · unaccepted (objective synonym of Modiolus)
Modiolus (Modiolus) Lamarck, 1799 · alternative representation
Modiolus (Strimodiolus) Fürsich, 1982 † · alternative representation
Mytilops (Modiola) [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Tamarindiformis Kuroda, 1931 · unaccepted > unavailable name
Volsella Scopoli, 1777 · unaccepted (invalid: suppressed by ICZN Opinion325)

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  1. Species Modiolus abaensis Betekhtina, 1979 †
  2. Species Modiolus adelaidensis Tate, 1886 †
  3. Species Modiolus adriaticus Lamarck, 1819
  4. Species Modiolus albicosta Lamarck, 1819
  5. Species Modiolus amaurus Cossmann, 1892 †
  6. Species Modiolus americanus Leach, 1815
  7. Species Modiolus anatinus W. Smith, 1817 †
  8. Species Modiolus areolatus (A. Gould, 1850)
  9. Species Modiolus auriculatus Krauss, 1848
  10. Species Modiolus aurum Osorio, 1979
  11. Species Modiolus balongensis K. Martin, 1931 †
  12. Species Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  13. Species Modiolus baylei (R. A. Philippi, 1899) †
  14. Species Modiolus bipartitus J. Sowerby, 1818 †
  15. Species Modiolus biradiatus Hanley, 1843
  16. Species Modiolus bourailensis (T. D. A. Cockerell, 1929)
  17. Species Modiolus brocchii M. Hörnes, 1867 †
  18. Species Modiolus capax Conrad, 1837
  19. Species Modiolus carpenteri T. Soot-Ryen, 1963
  20. Species Modiolus carvalhoi Klappenbach, 1966
  21. Species Modiolus cecillii (R. A. Philippi, 1847)
  22. Species Modiolus cimbricus Ockelmann & Cedhagen, 2019
  23. Species Modiolus cochlear (Menke, 1848)
  24. Species Modiolus comptus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1915)
  25. Species Modiolus curvus Betekhtina, 1979 †
  26. Species Modiolus dolabratus Deshayes, 1858 †
  27. Species Modiolus ducatelii Conrad, 1840 †
  28. Species Modiolus eiseni A. M. Strong & Hertlein, 1937
  29. Species Modiolus elongatus Fürsich, 1982 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, junior homonym of Modiola elongata Swainson, 1821)
  30. Species Modiolus ficoides Macsotay & Campos, 2001
  31. Species Modiolus flemischi K. Martin, 1933 †
  32. Species Modiolus friesenbichlerae Dominici & Danise, 2024 †
  33. Species Modiolus gubernaculum (Dunker, 1857)
  34. Species Modiolus hoernesi Reuss, 1867 †
  35. Species Modiolus imbricatus (J. Sowerby, 1818) †
  36. Species Modiolus incrassatus (A. d'Orbigny, 1844) †
  37. Species Modiolus intermedius Foresti, 1874 †
  38. Species Modiolus javanus (K. Martin, 1879) †
  39. Species Modiolus kaikourensis (H. Woods, 1917) †
  40. Species Modiolus katscharavai Kharatishvili, 1952 †
  41. Species Modiolus kurilensis F. R. Bernard, 1983
  42. Species Modiolus latecaudatus (Pritchard, 1903) †
  43. Species Modiolus lineus (Hedley, 1907)
  44. Species Modiolus lonsdalei (J. Morris & Lycett, 1853) †
  45. Species Modiolus lulat (Dautzenberg, 1891)
  46. Species Modiolus maeoticus Nevesskaja, 1976 †
  47. Species Modiolus margaritaceus (Nomura & Hatai, 1940)
  48. Species Modiolus martini (Schepman, 1907) †
  49. Species Modiolus martorelli Hidalgo, 1877
  50. Species Modiolus matris Pilsbry, 1921
  51. Species Modiolus minutus (Zieten, 1833) †
  52. Species Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  53. Species Modiolus modulaides (Röding, 1798)
  54. Species Modiolus montmollini (F.-J. Pictet & Campiche, 1866) †
  55. Species Modiolus mooraboolensis Chapman, 1922 †
  56. Species Modiolus mortenseni Schnetler & M. S. Nielsen, 2018 †
  57. Species Modiolus nekhoroschevi Betekhtina, 1979 †
  58. Species Modiolus nicklesi Ockelmann, 1983
  59. Species Modiolus nipponicus (Oyama, 1950)
  60. Species Modiolus penetectus Verco, 1907
  61. Species Modiolus philippinarum Hanley, 1843
  62. Species Modiolus praeruptus Pritchard, 1901 †
  63. Species Modiolus pseudobarbatus Ockelmann, 1983
  64. Species Modiolus pueblensis (Pritchard, 1901) †
  65. Species Modiolus rectus Conrad, 1837
  66. Species Modiolus reversus J. De C. Sowerby, 1836 †
  67. Species Modiolus rufus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
  68. Species Modiolus sacculifer (S. S. Berry, 1953)
  69. Species Modiolus scalprum J. Sowerby, 1821 †
  70. Species Modiolus semilaevigatus Deshayes, 1858 †
  71. Species Modiolus semirutus Zhizhchenko, 1934 †
  72. Species Modiolus simplex Leymerie, 1842 †
  73. Species Modiolus squamosus Beauperthuy, 1967
  74. Species Modiolus subcarinatus Lamarck, 1805 †
  75. Species Modiolus thomsoni Zinsmeister, 1984 †
  76. Species Modiolus traillii Reeve, 1857
  77. Species Modiolus tumescens Clessin, 1888
  78. Species Modiolus turneri Zinsmeister, 1984 †
  79. Species Modiolus ventricosus F. A. Roemer, 1836 †
  80. Species Modiolus verdensis Cosel, 1995
  81. Species Modiolus zujovici (Radovanović, 1888) †
  82. Subgenus Modiolus (Amygdalum) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 accepted as Amygdalum Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    1. Species Modiolus (Amygdalum) sagittatus Rehder, 1935 accepted as Amygdalum sagittatum (Rehder, 1935) (original combination)
  83. Subgenus Modiolus (Brachydontes) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    1. Species Modiolus (Brachydontes) denysianus [sic] † accepted as Musculus denisianus (A. d'Orbigny, 1845) † (misspelling; superseded combination)
    2. Species Modiolus (Brachydontes) marginatus (Eichwald, 1830) † accepted as Musculus marginatus (Eichwald, 1830) † accepted as Brachidontes marginatus (Eichwald, 1830) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Modiolus (Brachydontes) sarmaticus Gatuev, 1916 † accepted as Musculus sarmaticus (Gatuev, 1916) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Modiolus (Brachydontes) cowlitzensis C. E. Weaver & K. van W. Palmer, 1922 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    5. Species Modiolus (Brachydontes) grammatus Dall, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    6. Species Modiolus (Brachydontes) guppyi Dall, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    7. Species Modiolus (Brachydontes) olequaensis C. E. Weaver & K. van W. Palmer, 1922 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  84. Subgenus Modiolus (Eumodiolus) Ihering, 1900 accepted as Modiolus Lamarck, 1799 (objective synonym of Modiolus)
  85. Subgenus Modiolus (Gregariella) Monterosato, 1883 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1883 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Modiolus (Gregariella) minimus Dall, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  86. Subgenus Modiolus (Inoperna) Conrad, 1873 † accepted as Inoperna Conrad, 1873 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Modiolus (Inoperna) ligneus L. R. Cox & Arkell, 1948 † accepted as Inoperna lignea (L. R. Cox & Arkell, 1948) † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    2. Species Modiolus (Inoperna) plicatus J. Sowerby, 1819 † accepted as Inoperna plicata (J. Sowerby, 1819) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  87. Subgenus Modiolus (Modiolaria) Lovén, 1846 accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Modiolus (Modiolaria) fuchsi (Sinzov, 1875) † accepted as Musculus fuchsi (Sinzov, 1875) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Modiolus (Modiolaria) papilio Gatuev, 1916 † accepted as Musculus papilio (Gatuev, 1916) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  88. Subgenus Modiolus (Modiolusia) G. Yamamoto & Habe, 1958 accepted as Jolya Bourguignat, 1877 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Modiolus (Modiolusia) elongatus Swainson, 1821 accepted as Jolya elongata (Swainson, 1821) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  89. Subgenus Modiolus (Musculus) Röding, 1798 accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Modiolus (Musculus) caucasicus Zhizhchenko, 1936 † accepted as Musculus conditus (M. Hörnes, 1867) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    2. Species Modiolus (Musculus) conditus Hörnes, 1867 † accepted as Musculus conditus (M. Hörnes, 1867) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Modiolus (Musculus) tarchanensis (Gatuev, 1916) † accepted as Musculus tarchanensis (Gatuev, 1916) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  90. Species Modiolus abyssicola Knudsen, 1970 accepted as Benthomodiolus abyssicola (Knudsen, 1970) (original combination)
  91. Species Modiolus affinis (K. Martin, 1879) † accepted as Lithophaga affinis (K. Martin, 1879) †
  92. Species Modiolus agglutinans Cantraine, 1835 accepted as Lioberus agglutinans (Cantraine, 1835)
  93. Species Modiolus agripeta Iredale, 1939 accepted as Modiolus auriculatus Krauss, 1848 (junior subjective synonym)
  94. Species Modiolus albicostata [sic] accepted as Modiolus albicosta Lamarck, 1819 (misspelling)
  95. Species Modiolus albicostatus [sic] accepted as Modiolus albicosta Lamarck, 1819 (misspelling)
  96. Species Modiolus altijugatus Marwick, 1931 † accepted as Xenostrobus altijugatus (Marwick, 1931) † (superseded combination)
  97. Species Modiolus aratus (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Jolya arata (Dunker, 1857)
  98. Species Modiolus arborescens (Dillwyn, 1817) accepted as Amygdalum arborescens (Fischer von Waldheim, 1807)
  99. Species Modiolus arciformis Dall, 1909 accepted as Mytella charruana (A. d'Orbigny, 1846) accepted as Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843)
  100. Species Modiolus arcuatulus Hanley, 1844 accepted as Arcuatula arcuatula (Hanley, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  101. Species Modiolus ater (Zelebor, 1866) accepted as Xenostrobus neozelanicus (Iredale, 1915) (invalid: not Molina, 1782)
  102. Species Modiolus australis (J. E. Gray, 1826) accepted as Modiolus areolatus (A. Gould, 1850) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  103. Species Modiolus barbatellus Cantraine, 1835 accepted as Gregariella petagnae (Scacchi, 1832)
  104. Species Modiolus buglovensis Gatuev, 1916 † accepted as Mytilaster volhynicus buglovensis (Gatuev, 1916) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  105. Species Modiolus capensis (Krauss, 1848) accepted as Arcuatula capensis (Krauss, 1848)
  106. Species Modiolus cinnamomeus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Botula cinnamomea (Gmelin, 1791)
  107. Species Modiolus costulatus Risso, 1826 accepted as Musculus costulatus (Risso, 1826)
  108. Species Modiolus cottoni Laseron, 1956 accepted as Modiolus areolatus (A. Gould, 1850) (junior subjective synonym)
  109. Species Modiolus cumingianus (Reeve, 1857) accepted as Musculus cumingianus (Reeve, 1857) (superseded combination)
  110. Species Modiolus curvatus (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Brachidontes mutabilis (A. Gould, 1861)
  111. Species Modiolus cylindricus (Krauss, 1848) accepted as Lithophaga cylindrica (Krauss, 1848)
  112. Species Modiolus delinificus Iredale, 1924 accepted as Modiolus albicosta Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  113. Species Modiolus demissus (Dillwyn, 1817) accepted as Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  114. Species Modiolus diegensis Dall, 1911 accepted as Adula diegensis (Dall, 1911) (original combination)
  115. Species Modiolus difficilis (Deshayes, 1863) accepted as Gregariella difficilis (Deshayes, 1863) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  116. Species Modiolus difficilis (T. Habe & Kuroda, 1950) accepted as Modiolus kurilensis F. R. Bernard, 1983 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  117. Species Modiolus directus Dall, 1909 accepted as Modiolus rectus Conrad, 1837
  118. Species Modiolus dolichus Suter, 1917 † accepted as Amygdalum striatum (F. W. Hutton, 1873) (junior subjective synonym)
  119. Species Modiolus dubius Prashad, 1932 accepted as Adipicola dubia (Prashad, 1932) accepted as Idas dubius (Prashad, 1932)
  120. Species Modiolus elegans (Gray, 1828) accepted as Arcuatula elegans (Gray, 1828)
  121. Species Modiolus elongatus Swainson, 1821 accepted as Jolya elongata (Swainson, 1821)
  122. Species Modiolus flabellatus (A. Gould, 1850) accepted as Modiolus rectus Conrad, 1837 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  123. Species Modiolus flavidus (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Modiolatus flavidus (Dunker, 1857)
  124. Species Modiolus gallicus (Dautzenberg, 1895) accepted as Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  125. Species Modiolus glaberrimus (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Arcuatula glaberrima (Dunker, 1857)
  126. Species Modiolus huttoni Suter, 1914 † accepted as Xenostrobus huttoni (Suter, 1914) † (superseded combination)
  127. Species Modiolus kolesnikovi Liverovskaya, 1935 † accepted as Mytilaster volhynicus kolesnikovi (Liverovskaya, 1935) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  128. Species Modiolus ligneus (Reeve, 1858) accepted as Lioberus ligneus (Reeve, 1858) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  129. Species Modiolus lucidus Zhizhchenko, 1936 † accepted as Mytilaster volhynicus sultanensis (Gatuev, 1916) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  130. Species Modiolus metcalfei (Hanley, 1843) accepted as Modiolus modulaides (Röding, 1798)
  131. Species Modiolus neglectus T. Soot-Ryen, 1955 accepted as Modiolatus neglectus (T. Soot-Ryen, 1955) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  132. Species Modiolus neozelanicus Iredale, 1915 accepted as Xenostrobus neozelanicus (Iredale, 1915) (superseded combination)
  133. Species Modiolus nigeriensis Nicklès, 1955 accepted as Modiolatus nigeriensis (Nicklès, 1955)
  134. Species Modiolus nitens Menke, 1848 accepted as Xenostrobus pulex (Lamarck, 1819) (junior subjective synonym)
  135. Species Modiolus nonuranus Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935 accepted as Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1850) accepted as Semimytilus patagonicus (Hanley, 1843)
  136. Species Modiolus ostentus Iredale, 1939 accepted as Jolya rhomboidea (Reeve, 1857)
  137. Species Modiolus oyamai Habe, 1981 accepted as Modiolatus oyamai (Habe, 1981)
  138. Species Modiolus pacificus Olsson, 1961 accepted as Modiolatus pacificus (Olsson, 1961) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  139. Species Modiolus pallidulus Dall, 1916 accepted as Amygdalum pallidulum (Dall, 1916) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  140. Species Modiolus patagonicus (A. d'Orbigny, 1846) accepted as Semimytilus patagonicus (Hanley, 1843)
  141. Species Modiolus penelegans Iredale, 1939 accepted as Modiolus modulaides (Röding, 1798)
  142. Species Modiolus perfragilis (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Arcuatula perfragilis (Dunker, 1857)
  143. Species Modiolus peronianus Laseron, 1956 accepted as Modiolus areolatus (A. Gould, 1850) (junior subjective synonym)
  144. Species Modiolus phaseolinus R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Modiolula phaseolina (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  145. Species Modiolus phenax (Dall, 1915) accepted as Musculus phenax Dall, 1915 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  146. Species Modiolus planatus Tomlin, 1928 accepted as Mytella speciosa (Reeve, 1857)
  147. Species Modiolus playasensis Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935 accepted as Brachidontes playasensis (Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935) (original combination)
  148. Species Modiolus plicatus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Modiolatus plicatus (Gmelin, 1791)
  149. Species Modiolus proclivis Iredale, 1939 accepted as Modiolus rufus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
  150. Species Modiolus pseudotulipus Olsson, 1961 accepted as Modiolus americanus Leach, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  151. Species Modiolus pulex Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Xenostrobus pulex (Lamarck, 1819) (superseded combination)
  152. Species Modiolus pulvillus Iredale, 1939 accepted as Modiolatus pulvillus (Iredale, 1939)
  153. Species Modiolus rhomboideus (Reeve, 1857) accepted as Jolya rhomboidea (Reeve, 1857) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  154. Species Modiolus rumphii R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Modiolus rufus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
  155. Species Modiolus sagittatus Rehder, 1935 accepted as Amygdalum sagittatum (Rehder, 1935) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  156. Species Modiolus senhausii W. H. Benson, 1842 accepted as Arcuatula senhousia (W. H. Benson, 1842) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  157. Species Modiolus sirahensis Jousseaume, 1891 accepted as Jolya rhomboidea (Reeve, 1857)
  158. Species Modiolus stalderi B. Martin, 1914 accepted as Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824)
  159. Species Modiolus striatulus (Hanley, 1843) accepted as Dentimodiolus striatulus (Hanley, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  160. Species Modiolus stultorum (Jousseaume, 1893) accepted as Jolya letourneuxi Bourguignat, 1877
  161. Species Modiolus subpictus Cantraine, 1835 accepted as Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835)
  162. Species Modiolus subsulcatus (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Dentimodiolus subsulcatus (Dunker, 1857) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  163. Species Modiolus sulcatus Risso, 1826 accepted as Gregariella petagnae (Scacchi, 1832)
  164. Species Modiolus thorsoni Ockelmann, 1983 accepted as Modiolus lulat (Dautzenberg, 1891)
  165. Species Modiolus trailii [sic] accepted as Modiolus traillii Reeve, 1857 (misspelling)
  166. Species Modiolus trimeuseli Kuhn, 1936 † accepted as Modiolus imbricatus (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  167. Species Modiolus tulipa Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Modiolus americanus Leach, 1815
  168. Species Modiolus tumbezensis Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935 accepted as Mytella tumbezensis (Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935)
  169. Species Modiolus undulatus (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Brachidontes undulatus (Dunker, 1857)
  170. Species Modiolus ustjurtensis Zhizhchenko, 1937 † accepted as Modiolus adriaticus Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  171. Species Modiolus vagina Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Arenifodiens vagina (Lamarck, 1819)
  172. Species Modiolus volhynicus (Eichwald, 1829) † accepted as Mytilaster volhynicus (Eichwald, 1829) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  173. Species Modiolus willapaensis Squires & Goedert, 1991 † accepted as Bathymodiolus willapaensis (Squires & Goedert, 1991) † (original combination)
  174. Species Modiolus wyomingensis I. Lea, 1853 † accepted as Myalina wyomingensis (I. Lea, 1853) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  175. Subgenus Modiolus (Mauricia) G. D. Harris, 1919 † represented as Mauricia G. D. Harris, 1919 †
    1. Species Modiolus (Mauricia) houstonius G. D. Harris, 1919 † represented as Mauricia houstonia (G. D. Harris, 1895) †
  176. Subgenus Modiolus (Modiolus) Lamarck, 1799 represented as Modiolus Lamarck, 1799
    1. Species Modiolus (Modiolus) nonuranus Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935 accepted as Semimytilus patagonicus (Hanley, 1843)
    2. Species Modiolus (Modiolus) tumbezensis Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935 accepted as Mytella tumbezensis (Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935) (original combination)
    3. Species Modiolus (Modiolus) willapaensis Squires & Goedert, 1991 † accepted as Bathymodiolus willapaensis (Squires & Goedert, 1991) † (basionym)
    4. Species Modiolus (Modiolus) bipartitus J. Sowerby, 1818 † represented as Modiolus bipartitus J. Sowerby, 1818 †
    5. Species Modiolus (Modiolus) brassoensis Maury, 1925 † represented as Modiolus brassoensis Maury, 1925 †
    6. Species Modiolus (Modiolus) scalprum J. Sowerby, 1821 † represented as Modiolus scalprum J. Sowerby, 1821 †
    7. Species Modiolus (Modiolus) ventricosus Roemer, 1836 † represented as Modiolus ventricosus F. A. Roemer, 1836 †
    8. Species Modiolus (Modiolus) waringi Maury, 1925 † represented as Modiolus waringi Maury, 1925 †
  177. Subgenus Modiolus (Strimodiolus) Fürsich, 1982 † represented as Modiolus Lamarck, 1799
    1. Species Modiolus (Strimodiolus) elongatus Fürsich, 1982 † represented as Modiolus elongatus Fürsich, 1982 †
  178. Subgenus Modiolus (Cyranus) Hodges, 2000 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  179. Species Modiolus bakeri Dickerson, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  180. Species Modiolus brassoensis Maury, 1925 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  181. Species Modiolus dalli Glenn, 1904 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  182. Species Modiolus floridus Dunker (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, see note)
  183. Species Modiolus gigantus J.-H. Li, B.-L. Ding & C. Li, 1982 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  184. Species Modiolus heishantouensis Z.-R. Yang, 1983 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  185. Species Modiolus ionensis Glenn, 1904 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  186. Species Modiolus jingxingzuanus F.-X. Guo, 1987 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  187. Species Modiolus kelsoensis C. E. Weaver & K. van W. Palmer, 1922 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  188. Species Modiolus kuzgunsuensis J.-M. Wei, 1984 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  189. Species Modiolus pugetensis Dall, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  190. Species Modiolus qijiagouensis Z.-R. Yang, 1983 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  191. Species Modiolus restorationensis Van Winkle, 1918 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  192. Species Modiolus semifuscus Lamarck, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  193. Species Modiolus sichuanensis Q.-H. Ma, 1984 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  194. Species Modiolus silicatus Dall, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  195. Species Modiolus veronensis Trask, 1922 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  196. Species Modiolus waringi Maury, 1925 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Modiolus Lamarck, 1799. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138223 on 2025-07-14
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original description Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
page(s): 87-88 [details] 

original description (of Modiolus (Eumodiolus) Ihering, 1900) Ihering, H. von. (1900). On the South American species of Mytilidae. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 4 (2): 84-98., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15798012
page(s): 87 [details] 

original description (of Volsella Scopoli, 1777) Scopoli, G.A. (1777). Introductio ad historiam naturalem, sistens genera lapidum, plantarum et animalium hactenus detecta, caracteribus essentialibus donata, in tribus divisa, subinde ad leges naturae. <em>Pragae. Wolfgang Gerle.</em> Pp i-x + 1-506., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10827
page(s): 397. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Modiola (Gibbomodiola) Sacco, 1898 †) Sacco, F. (1898). I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte XXV. (Spondylidae, Radulidae, Aviculidae, Vulsellidae, Pernidae, Pinnidae, Mytilidae, Dreissensiidae). Carlo Clausen, Torino, 76 pp., 12 pl. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47760
page(s): 41 [details] 

original description (of Modiolus (Strimodiolus) Fürsich, 1982 †) Fürsich, F. T. (1982). Upper Jurassic bivalves from Milne Land, East Greenland. <em>Bulletin, Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse.</em> 144: 1-126.
page(s): 22 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Tamarindiformis Kuroda, 1931) Kuroda, T. (1931). Fossil Mollusca. In: F. Homma, <i>Shinano Chûbu Chishitsu-Shi [Geology of central Shinano]</i>, part 4: 1-90, pls 1-13.
page(s): 42 [details] 

context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details] 

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

additional source Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Johnson, C. W. (1931). <i>Modiolus</i> Lam., 1799, versus <i>Volsella</i> Scop., 1777. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 45(1): 33-34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8527858 [details] 

redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details] 

status source ICZN. (1955). Opinion 325. Validation, under the Plenary Powers, of the generic name <i>Modiolus</i> Lamarck, 1799 (class Pelecypoda). <em>Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 9 (16): 251–266., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34610348 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Unreviewed
Authority The genusname Volsella Scopoli, 1777 was rejected by the ICZN (Op. 325) [details]

Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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LanguageName 
Norwegian Bokmål krypkattostslekta [from synonym]  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk krypkattostslekta [from synonym]  [details]
Swedish sprötmalvor [from synonym]  [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Modiola) (from synonym Modiola [sic])
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Modiolus) 
To Genbank (from synonym Modiola [sic])
To Genbank 
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 101686) 
To ITIS
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