MolluscaBase - Modiola (Amygdalum) polita A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1880

WoRMS name details

Modiola (Amygdalum) polita A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1880

AphiaID

1762618 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1762618)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Amygdalum politum (A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1880)

Rank

Species

Parent

Modiola (Amygdalum) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 accepted as Amygdalum Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811

Original name

Modiola polita A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1880

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Variety Modiola (Amygdalum) polita var. sagittata Dall, 1889 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Modiola polita A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1880) Verrill, A. E. (1880). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> 3(20): 390-403., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38973336 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Modiola (Amygdalum) polita A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1762618 on 2025-05-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2024-07-27 19:52:48Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2024-10-10 12:39:42Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Modiola polita A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1880) Verrill, A. E. (1880). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> 3(20): 390-403., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38973336 [details]