Benthomodiolus abyssicola

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Mytiloidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Bivalvia
Subclassis: Pteriomorphia
Ordo: Mytilida
Superfamilia: Mytiloidea

Familia: Mytilidae
Genus: Benthomodiolus
Species: Benthomodiolus abyssicola

Name

Benthomodiolus abyssicola (Knudsen, 1970) Dell, 1987

Original combination: Modiolus abyssicola Knudsen, 1970

Type locality: Gulf of Panama, E. Pacific, 05°49’N 78°52’W, 3670-3270m

Holotype: ZMUC

Synonymy

  • Modiolus abyssicola Knudsen, 1970

References

Primary references

  • Knudsen, J. 1970. The systematics and biology of abyssal and hadal Bivalvia. Galathea report. 11: 1-241, pls 1-20. Reference page.  [see pages 92-94 as Modiolus abyssicola, original description]

Additional references

  • Dell, R.K. 1987. Mollusca of the family Mytilidae (Bivalvia) associated with organic remains from deep water off New Zealand, with revisions of the genera Adipicola Dautzenberg, 1927 and Idasola Iredale, 1915. National Museum of New Zealand records. 3(3): 17-36. Reference page.  [see pages 31-33, recombination reference]
  • Oliver, P.G. 2015. Description and morphology of the “Juan de Fuca vent mussel”, Benthomodiolus erebus sp. n. (Bivalvia, Mytilidae, Bathymodiolinae): “Phylogenetically basal but morphologically advanced”. Zoosystematics and evolution. 91(2): 151-165. DOI: 10.3897/zse.91.5417 Open access Reference page. 
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