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Modiolus bipartitus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8536746https://www.gbif.org/species/8536746
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)170010https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=170010
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Modiolus bipartitus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Modiolus bipartitus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassPteriomorphia
-MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusModiolus
speciesModiolus bipartitusSowerby 1818
Generic NameModiolus
Scientific NameModiolus bipartitus Sowerby, 1818
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Modiolus bipartitusspeciesbelongs to Modiolusstated with evidenceSowerby, 1818
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance201 - 197 Ma
Early Jurassic
Environmentlagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic,brackish,freshwater (based on Mytilidae)
Motilitystationary, attached, epibiont (based on Modiolus)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Modiolus)
Ontogenyaccretion (based on Mytilidae)
Taphonomyaragonite, low Mg calcite,intermediate,minor ribbing (based on Mytilidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. -C. Fischer. 1969. Geologie, Paleontologie et Paleoecologie du Bathonien au sud-ouest du Massif Ardennais. Memoires du Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Nouvelle Serie, Serie C, Sciences de la terre 20:1-319

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1818Modiolus bipartitus Sowerby

References

Fischer J. -C. (1969) Geologie, Paleontologie et Paleoecologie du Bathonien au sud-ouest du Massif Ardennais, Memoires du Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Nouvelle Serie, Serie C, Sciences de la terre 20, 1-319
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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