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Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae

Modiolus (Modiolus) elongatus Swainson, 1821

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Modiola elongata Swainson, 1821
Modiola subrugosa Grabau & King, 1928

Common Name

Elongate Horse Mussel p.292 [] Allan, J. 1950.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ in soft substrates, cocooned in a byssal nest (South China Sea, Lee & Morton 1983) ]

References

Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.82 General reference
Lee, S.Y. and Morton, B. 1983. p.59 [ distribution; ecology ] General reference
Zhenrui, W. and Zhongyan, Q. 1984. p.217 [ synonymy; distribution; placed in subgneus Lioberus ] Secondary source
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Mytiloida
                Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
                  Modiolus Lamarck, 1799
                    Modiolus (Modiolus) Lamarck, 1799
                      Modiolus (Modiolus) elongatus Swainson, 1821
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19425) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-13.