MSBIAS name details
Modiolarca J. E. Gray, 1842
138221 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138221)
unaccepted > superseded rank
Musculus (Modiolarca) J. E. Gray, 1842 represented as Musculus Röding, 1798
Genus
- Species Modiolarca subpicta (Cantraine, 1835) accepted as Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835)
- Species Modiolarca tumida (Hanley, 1843) accepted as Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Gray, J. E. (1842). Molluscs. Pp. 48-92, in: <i>Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum</i>, edition 44. British Museum. London. iv + 308 p. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55295773
page(s): 92 [details]
page(s): 92 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Modiolarca J. E. Gray, 1842. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138221 on 2026-04-22
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Modiolarca J. E. Gray, 1842. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138221 on 2026-04-22
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original description
Gray, J. E. (1842). Molluscs. Pp. 48-92, in: <i>Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum</i>, edition 44. British Museum. London. iv + 308 p. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55295773
page(s): 92 [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 Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms.</i> Harxheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6). [Tellinidae by M. Huber, A. Langleit & K. Kreipl, pp. 167-297, 564-746]. [details]
additional source 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]
subsequent type designation Gray, John Edward. (1843). [Annelida] Fauna of New Zealand. Materials towards a fauna of New Zealand, Auckland Island, and Chatham Island. <b>volume 2</b>, pages 178-296 <i>In</i>: Dieffenbach, Ernst. Travels in New Zealand. With contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country. <em>[book].</em> London, J. Murray., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20760154
page(s): 259; note: subsequent monotypy [details]
page(s): 92 [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 Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms.</i> Harxheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6). [Tellinidae by M. Huber, A. Langleit & K. Kreipl, pp. 167-297, 564-746]. [details]
additional source 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]
subsequent type designation Gray, John Edward. (1843). [Annelida] Fauna of New Zealand. Materials towards a fauna of New Zealand, Auckland Island, and Chatham Island. <b>volume 2</b>, pages 178-296 <i>In</i>: Dieffenbach, Ernst. Travels in New Zealand. With contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country. <em>[book].</em> London, J. Murray., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20760154
page(s): 259; note: subsequent monotypy [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality