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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Modiolus ornatus |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Modiolus ornatus |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Modiolus |
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| Scientific Name | Modiolus ornatus Gabb, 1864 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Modiolus ornatus | species | belongs to Modiolus | stated without evidence | Gabb, 1864 |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 191 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic |
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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) | B. L. Clark and A. O. Woodford. 1927. The geology and paleontology of the type section of the Meganos Formation (lower Middle Eocene) of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 17(2):63-142 |
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Modiolus ornatus
