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Modiolus demissus (Dillwyn, 1817)
182821 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:182821)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Variety Modiolus demissus var. granosissimus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1914) accepted as Geukensia granosissima (G. B. Sowerby III, 1914) (unaccepted combination)
- Variety Modiolus demissus var. plicatula Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mytilus demissus Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): 314 [details]
page(s): 314 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Modiolus demissus (Dillwyn, 1817). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=182821 on 2025-09-12
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(of Mytilus demissus Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): 314 [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
basis of record Vanatta, E. G. (1914). <i>Modiolus demissus</i> Dillw. and var. <i>granosissimus</i> Sby. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 28(2): 35., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1750488 [details]
additional source Hanna, G D. (1921). <i>Modiolus demissus</i> Dillwin [sic], in San Francisco Bay. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 34(3): 91-92., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27059872 [details]
page(s): 314 [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
basis of record Vanatta, E. G. (1914). <i>Modiolus demissus</i> Dillw. and var. <i>granosissimus</i> Sby. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 28(2): 35., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1750488 [details]
additional source Hanna, G D. (1921). <i>Modiolus demissus</i> Dillwin [sic], in San Francisco Bay. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 34(3): 91-92., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27059872 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
