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Modiolaria Lovén, 1846
205901 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205901)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Mytilus discors Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767) (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Modiolaria fraasi P. Oppenheim, 1903 †
- Subgenus Modiolaria (Gregariella) Monterosato, 1883 † accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1883 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Modiolaria (Gregariella) petagnae (Scacchi, 1832) † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Subgenus Modiolaria (Lioberus) Dall, 1898 accepted as Lioberus Dall, 1898 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Modiolaria (Planimodiola) Cossmann, 1887 † accepted as Musculus (Planimodiola) Cossmann, 1887 † accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria (Planimodiola) saucatsensis Cossmann, 1896 † accepted as Musculus saucatsensis (Cossmann, 1896) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria (Planimodiola) vincenti Cossmann, 1908 † accepted as Musculus vincenti (Cossmann, 1908) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Modiolaria (Semimodiola) Cossmann, 1887 † accepted as Semimodiola Cossmann, 1887 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Modiolaria africana Bartsch, 1915 accepted as Gregariella difficilis (Deshayes, 1863)
- Species Modiolaria aizyensis Cossmann, 1886 † accepted as Musculus aizyensis (Cossmann, 1886) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria albanyana W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Gregariella difficilis (Deshayes, 1863) (junior synonym)
- Species Modiolaria arcacea Tate, 1886 † accepted as Musculus arcacea (Tate, 1886) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria arcaeformis Cossmann, 1887 † accepted as Gregariella arcaeformis (Cossmann, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria arcuata A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Gregariella barbata (Reeve, 1858) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Modiolaria argentea (Reeve, 1858) accepted as Gregariella coralliophaga (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Modiolaria balcombei Pritchard, 1901 † accepted as Musculus balcombei (Pritchard, 1901) † (superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria barbata Angas, 1868 accepted as Gregariella barbata (Reeve, 1858)
- Species Modiolaria biformis (Reuss, 1860) † accepted as Musculus biformis (Reuss, 1860) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria bourailensis T. D. A. Cockerell, 1929 accepted as Modiolus bourailensis (T. D. A. Cockerell, 1929) (original combination)
- Species Modiolaria calceata Melvill & Standen, 1907 accepted as Musculus calceatus (Melvill & Standen, 1907)
- Species Modiolaria condita (Hörnes, 1867) † accepted as Musculus conditus (M. Hörnes, 1867) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria corioensis Tate, 1886 † accepted as Musculus corioensis (Tate, 1886) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria corrugata (W. Stimpson, 1851) accepted as Musculus glacialis (Leche, 1883)
- Species Modiolaria costulata (Risso, 1826) accepted as Musculus costulatus (Risso, 1826) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria cuneata Jeffreys, 1880 accepted as Gregariella fischeri (E. A. Smith, 1885) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Modiolaria cuneata P. Fischer, 1882 accepted as Gregariella fischeri (E. A. Smith, 1885) (preoccupied by Modiolaria cuneata Gould, 1861)
- Species Modiolaria cuneata A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Musculus coenobitus (Vaillant, 1865) (invalid: secondary junior homonym of Modiola cuneata J. Sowerby, 1818; Musculus chinensis Bernard, Cai & Morton, 1993 is a replacement name)
- Species Modiolaria cuprea A. A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Musculus cupreus (A. Gould, 1861)
- Species Modiolaria denticulata Dall, 1871 accepted as Gregariella denticulata (Dall, 1871) (original combination)
- Species Modiolaria difficilis (Deshayes, 1863) accepted as Gregariella difficilis (Deshayes, 1863) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria discors (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria faba Beck, 1838 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Modiolaria fischeri E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Gregariella fischeri (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Modiolaria fischeri Locard, 1898 accepted as Gregariella fischeri (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Modiolaria ima Bartsch, 1915 accepted as Musculus imus (Bartsch, 1915)
- Species Modiolaria impressa Dall, 1907 accepted as Musculus impressus (Dall, 1907) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria laevigata (J. E. Gray, 1824) accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Modiolaria laevis Beck in Robert, 1838 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Modiolaria marmorata (Forbes, 1838) accepted as Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Modiolaria miranda E. A. Smith, 1884 accepted as Musculus viridulus (H. Adams, 1871) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Modiolaria nigra (J. E. Gray, 1824) accepted as Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria nincki Cossmann, 1913 † accepted as Musculus nincki (Cossmann, 1913) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria obermulleri Fischer-Piette & Nicklès, 1946 accepted as Gregariella obermulleri (Fischer-Piette & Nicklès, 1946)
- Species Modiolaria olivacea (Dall., 1916) accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Modiolaria perstriata Hedley, 1906 accepted as Rhomboidella perstriata (Hedley, 1906) (superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria petagnae (Scacchi, 1832) accepted as Gregariella petagnae (Scacchi, 1832)
- Species Modiolaria phenax (Dall, 1915) accepted as Musculus phenax Dall, 1915 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Modiolaria polita (A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1880) accepted as Amygdalum politum (A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1880) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Modiolaria pusio A. Adams, 1862 accepted as Musculus pusio (A. Adams, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria quadrula A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Musculus cupreus (A. Gould, 1861)
- Species Modiolaria rhyllensis Gatliff & Gabriel, 1912 accepted as Rhomboidella rhyllensis (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1912)
- Species Modiolaria rufa Coen, 1929 accepted as Musculus costulatus (Risso, 1826)
- Species Modiolaria saucatsensis Cossmann, 1896 † accepted as Musculus saucatsensis (Cossmann, 1896) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria semigranosa Tate, 1886 † accepted as Musculus semigranosus (Tate, 1886) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria seminuda Dall, 1897 accepted as Vilasina seminuda (Dall, 1897)
- Species Modiolaria semiradiata Verco, 1908 accepted as Musculus semiradiatus (Verco, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria singularis Tate, 1886 † accepted as Solamen singularis (Tate, 1886) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Modiolaria skomma R. A. McLean & Schwengel, 1944 accepted as Gregariella chenui (Récluz, 1842)
- Species Modiolaria striatula Beck in Robert, 1838 accepted as Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824)
- Species Modiolaria taylori Dall, 1897 accepted as Musculus taylori (Dall, 1897)
- Species Modiolaria varicosa A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Musculus varicosus (A. Gould, 1861) (original combination)
- Species Modiolaria vernicosa Middendorff, 1849 accepted as Vilasina vernicosa (Middendorff, 1849)
- Species Modiolaria carolinensis Dall, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Modiolaria corallina Tapparone Canefri, 1877 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in more recent taxonomic literature currently undocumented)
- Species Modiolaria curta Glenn, 1904 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Modiolaria expleta Gould, 1861 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Modiolaria glabra Ravn, 1918 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Modiolaria kayseri G. Boehm, 1883 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Modiolaria matris G. Boehm, 1883 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Modiolaria vaniloqua G. Boehm, 1883 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Robert E. 1838. Zoologie et Medecine. <i>in:</i> Gaimard P. (ed.), Voyage en Islande et au Groënland pendant les années 1835 et 1836 sur la corvette La Recherche. vol. 7. Paris, Arthus Bertrand. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Modiolaria Lovén, 1846. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205901 on 2025-09-11
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Robert E. 1838. Zoologie et Medecine. <i>in:</i> Gaimard P. (ed.), Voyage en Islande et au Groënland pendant les années 1835 et 1836 sur la corvette La Recherche. vol. 7. Paris, Arthus Bertrand. [details]
basis of record Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]



