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| Rank | species (PBDB) |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Modiolus minimus |
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Classification
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Modiolus minimus | species | belongs to Modiola | stated with evidence | Sowerby, 1818 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 28.1 - 20.4 Ma
Cenozoic |
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| Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic,brackish,freshwater (based on Mytilidae) |
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| Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont (based on Modiolus) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Modiolus) |
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| Ontogeny | accretion (based on Mytilidae) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite, low Mg calcite,intermediate,minor ribbing (based on Mytilidae) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Marquez-Aliaga, S. Damborenea, and JJ Gomez, A. Goy. 2010. Bivalves from the Triassic-Jurassic transition in northern Spain (Asturias and western Basque-Cantabrian Basin). Ameghiniana 47(2):185-205 |
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Modiolus minimus β
