WoRMS name details
Modiolarca bicolor E. A. Smith, 1898
541200 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:541200)
unaccepted (invalid: junior primary homonym of Modiolarca bicolor E. von Martens, 1885)
Species
Modiolarca J. E. Gray, 1842 accepted as Musculus (Modiolarca) J. E. Gray, 1842 represented as Musculus Röding, 1798
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Smith, E. A. (1898). On a small collection of marine shells from New Zealand and Macquarie Island, with descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 3: 20–25., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32075353
page(s): 22, 25 [details]
page(s): 22, 25 [details]
Type locality contained in Macquarie Island Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Macquarie Island Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Homonymy Junior primary homonym of Modiolarca bicolor E. von Martens, 1885
Homonymy Junior primary homonym of Modiolarca bicolor E. von Martens, 1885 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Modiolarca bicolor E. A. Smith, 1898. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=541200 on 2026-05-10
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Nomenclature
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Smith, E. A. (1898). On a small collection of marine shells from New Zealand and Macquarie Island, with descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 3: 20–25., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32075353
page(s): 22, 25 [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): 22, 25 [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Homonymy Junior primary homonym of Modiolarca bicolor E. von Martens, 1885 [details]
