BIOTIC Species Information for Modiolus modiolus
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| Researched by | Lizzie Tyler | Data supplied by | University of Sheffield |
| Refereed by | This information is not refereed. | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Modiolus modiolus | Common name | Horse mussel |
| MCS Code | W1702 | Recent Synonyms | None |
| Phylum | Mollusca | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Pelecypoda | |
| Subclass | Order | Mytiloida | |
| Suborder | Family | Mytilidae | |
| Genus | Modiolus | Species | modiolus |
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| Additional Information | Distinguished from the common mussel (Mytilus edulis) by the blunter umbones, which are not quite anterior due to the extension of the shell margin in Modiolus modiolus. | ||
| Taxonomy References | Fish & Fish, 1996, Tebble, 1976, Howson & Picton, 1997, Hayward et al., 1996, Holt et al., 1998, | ||
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