AfReMaS name details
original description
(of Modiola opifex Say, 1825) Say, T. (1825). On a new species of <i>Modiola</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 4: 368-370, pl. 19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24655486 note: BHL copy lacks the plates [details] 
basis of record
Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 200 [details]
source of synonymy
Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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