AfReMaS taxon details
Modiolus Lamarck, 1799
138223 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138223)
accepted
Genus
Modiola [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Species Modiolus adriaticus Lamarck, 1819
- Species Modiolus americanus Leach, 1815
- Species Modiolus auriculatus Krauss, 1848
- Species Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Modiolus carvalhoi Klappenbach, 1966
- Species Modiolus lulat (Dautzenberg, 1891)
- Species Modiolus martorelli Hidalgo, 1877
- Species Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Modiolus modulaides (Röding, 1798)
- Species Modiolus philippinarum Hanley, 1843
- Species Modiolus agglutinans Cantraine, 1835 accepted as Lioberus agglutinans (Cantraine, 1835)
- Species Modiolus aratus (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Jolya arata (Dunker, 1857)
- Species Modiolus arborescens (Dillwyn, 1817) accepted as Amygdalum arborescens (Fischer von Waldheim, 1807)
- Species Modiolus arcuatulus Hanley, 1844 accepted as Arcuatula arcuatula (Hanley, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolus cinnamomeus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Botula cinnamomea (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Modiolus cumingianus (Reeve, 1857) accepted as Musculus cumingianus (Reeve, 1857) (superseded combination)
- Species Modiolus cylindricus (Krauss, 1848) accepted as Lithophaga cylindrica (Krauss, 1848)
- Species Modiolus elegans (Gray, 1828) accepted as Arcuatula elegans (Gray, 1828)
- Species Modiolus glaberrimus (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Arcuatula glaberrima (Dunker, 1857)
- Species Modiolus ligneus (Reeve, 1858) accepted as Lioberus ligneus (Reeve, 1858) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolus metcalfei (Hanley, 1843) accepted as Modiolus modulaides (Röding, 1798)
- Species Modiolus nitens Menke, 1848 accepted as Xenostrobus pulex (Lamarck, 1819) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Modiolus pulex Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Xenostrobus pulex (Lamarck, 1819) (superseded combination)
- Species Modiolus stultorum (Jousseaume, 1893) accepted as Jolya letourneuxi Bourguignat, 1877
- Species Modiolus subsulcatus (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Dentimodiolus subsulcatus (Dunker, 1857) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolus tulipa Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Modiolus americanus Leach, 1815
- Species Modiolus vagina Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Arenifodiens vagina (Lamarck, 1819)
- Species Modiolus floridus Dunker (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, see note)
- Species Modiolus semifuscus Lamarck, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
page(s): 87-88 [details]
page(s): 87-88 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Modiolus Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138223 on 2025-05-04
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Modiolus Lamarck, 1799. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138223 on 2025-05-04
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Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
page(s): 87-88 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [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 Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Johnson, C. W. (1931). <i>Modiolus</i> Lam., 1799, versus <i>Volsella</i> Scop., 1777. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 45(1): 33-34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8527858 [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
status source ICZN. (1955). Opinion 325. Validation, under the Plenary Powers, of the generic name <i>Modiolus</i> Lamarck, 1799 (class Pelecypoda). <em>Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 9 (16): 251–266., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34610348 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 87-88 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [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 Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Johnson, C. W. (1931). <i>Modiolus</i> Lam., 1799, versus <i>Volsella</i> Scop., 1777. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 45(1): 33-34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8527858 [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
status source ICZN. (1955). Opinion 325. Validation, under the Plenary Powers, of the generic name <i>Modiolus</i> Lamarck, 1799 (class Pelecypoda). <em>Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 9 (16): 251–266., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34610348 [details] Available for editors
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