Deep-Sea taxon details
Modiolus Lamarck, 1799
138223 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138223)
accepted
Genus
Mytilus modiolus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)
Modiola [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Species Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Modiolus abyssicola Knudsen, 1970 accepted as Benthomodiolus abyssicola (Knudsen, 1970) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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
page(s): 87-88 [details]
page(s): 87-88 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Modiolus Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138223 on 2026-06-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Modiolus Lamarck, 1799. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138223 on 2026-06-10
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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]
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
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
page(s): 87-88 [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
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
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]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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
Unreviewed
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