WoRMS taxon details
Modiolus comptus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1915)
506109 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:506109)
accepted
Species
Volsella compta G. B. Sowerby III, 1915 · unaccepted
marine
(of Volsella compta G. B. Sowerby III, 1915) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1915). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from various localities. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 8, 16: 164-170, pl. 10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131261
page(s): 168-169, pl. 10 fig. 10 [details]
page(s): 168-169, pl. 10 fig. 10 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Modiolus comptus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506109 on 2026-03-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Volsella compta G. B. Sowerby III, 1915) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1915). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from various localities. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 8, 16: 164-170, pl. 10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131261
page(s): 168-169, pl. 10 fig. 10 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): 168-169, pl. 10 fig. 10 [details]
basis of record 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]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Huang ZG., Yan SK. &Zheng DQ. (1992). Biofouling communities on pier pilings in Mirs Bay. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Fourth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China III. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 2: pp 529-543., available online at https://doi.org/10.1515/9789882200272-002 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビロードマクラ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Modiolus comptus cf.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Modiolus comptus)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To Malacopics (Modiolus comptus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1915) Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, Marau Soun...
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Modiolus comptus cf.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Modiolus comptus)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To Malacopics (Modiolus comptus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1915) Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, Marau Soun...
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