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WoRMS taxon details

Modiolus nipponicus (Oyama, 1950)

AphiaID

506112 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:506112)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Modiolus Lamarck, 1799

Original name

Volsella nipponica Oyama, 1950

Synonymised names

Volsella nipponica Oyama, 1950 · unaccepted

Environment

marine

Original description

Oyama K. (1950). Remarks on Japanese fossil molluscan names (Part 1. Pelecypods) [In Japanese]. Kôbutu-to-Tisitu [Minerals and Geology]. 3 (6): 1-4. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Modiolus nipponicus (Oyama, 1950). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506112 on 2026-03-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-08-18 08:38:17Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2010-09-15 11:43:10Z

checked

Huber, Markus

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Nomenclature

original description Oyama K. (1950). Remarks on Japanese fossil molluscan names (Part 1. Pelecypods) [In Japanese]. Kôbutu-to-Tisitu [Minerals and Geology]. 3 (6): 1-4. [details]

basis of record Huber, M. (2010). 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. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Other

context source (HKRMS) Chen, Y. (2007). The ecology and biology of amphioxus in Hong Kong. PhD thesis. City University of Hong Kong. [details]

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors