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Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)

140467  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140467)

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(of Mytilus modiolus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 706 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Distribution Arctic seas to New Jersey; Europe; Arctic seas to San Pedro, California  
Distribution Arctic seas to New Jersey; Europe; Arctic seas to San Pedro, California [details]

Distribution The appearance of Modiolus modiolus at the Belgian coast was very doubtful according to Kerckhof (1980); in contrast with...  
Distribution The appearance of Modiolus modiolus at the Belgian coast was very doubtful according to Kerckhof (1980); in contrast with the reports of this species at the Hinder Banks. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140467 on 2024-03-28
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original description  (of Modiola vulgaris J. Fleming, 1828) Fleming, J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, Mollusca, and Radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. <em>Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute / London, James Duncan.</em> Pp. i-xxii, 1-565. corrigenda., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18569  [details]   

original description  (of Modiola gallica Dautzenberg, 1895) Dautzenberg, P. (1895). Description d'une nouvelle espèce de <i>Modiola</i> provenant du littoral occidental de la France. <em>Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes.</em> 25: 97-99, plate 1., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42983353
page(s): 97-99; pl. 1 [details]   

original description  (of Modiola gigantea Clessin, 1889) Clessin, S. (1886-1890). Die Familie der Mytilidae. In: Küster, H. K. & Clessin, S. <i>Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz</i>, ed. 2. 8(2) [Achter Band, dritte Abtheilung]: 13-170, pls 7-36. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg. [publication dates: 13-28, pls 7-12 [1886], 29-124, pls 13-32 [1887], 125-132, pls 33-34 [1888]; 133-156, pls 35-36 [1889]; 157-170 [1890].  [details]   

original description  (of Musculus modulus Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus curtus Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011 [details]   

original description  (of Modiola papuana Lamarck, 1801) Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux; Présentant leurs caractères essentiels et leur distribution, d'apres la considération de leurs rapports naturels et de leur organisation, et suivant l'arrangement établi dans les galeries du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, parmi leurs dépouilles conservées; Précédé du discours d'ouverture du Cours de Zoologie, donné dans le Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle l'an 8 de la République. Published by the author and Deterville, Paris: viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 113 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Mytilus modiolus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 706 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Mytilus umbilicatus Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011 [details]   

original description  (of Modiola modiolus var. minor Cailliaud, 1865) Cailliaud F. 1865. Catalogue des Radiaires, des Annélides, des Cirrhipèdes et des Mollusques marins, terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis dans le département de la Loire-Inférieure. Nantes, Vve. Mellinet, 323 pp., 5 pl. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43028
page(s): 109 [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus modiolus var. ovata Jeffreys, 1864) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 112 [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus curvirostratus da Costa, 1778) Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783
page(s): 220-221 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Mytilus modiolus var. gigas J. T. Marshall, 1893) Marshall, J. T. (1893-1894). Additions to 'British Conchology' [Part 1]. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 7: 241-265 [October 1893], 379-385 [April 1894]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31573735
page(s): 244; note: Name credited to Norman [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus modiolus var. cylindrica J. T. Marshall, 1893) Marshall, J. T. (1893-1894). Additions to 'British Conchology' [Part 1]. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 7: 241-265 [October 1893], 379-385 [April 1894]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31573735
page(s): 244 [details]   

context source (HKRMS) Cheung, P. S. C. (1991). An intertidal survey Cape d' Aguilar, Hong Kong with special reference to the ecology of high-zoned rock pools. <em>Mphil thesis. The University of Hong Kong.</em>  [details]   

context source (Schelde) Janssen, C.R.; Ghekiere, A.; Verslycke, T.; Vincx, M.; Fockedey, N.; Rappé, K.; De Brabander, H.; Noppe, H.; Roose, P.; Monteyne, E.; Vethaak, D.; Mees, J.; Deneudt, K. (2007). Endocrine disruption in the Scheldt estuary distribution, exposure and effects (ENDIS-RISKS). <em>Final report. Belgian Science Policy: Brussels.</em> 106 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]   

context source (BeRMS 2020) Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2016): Macrobenthos monitoring in function of aggregate extraction activities in the Belgian part of the North Sea. [details]   

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]   

additional source Anwar N.A., Richardson C.A. & Seed R. (1990). Age determination, growth rate and population structure of the horse mussel <i>Modiolus modiolus</i>. <i>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 70(2)</i>: 441-457 [details]   

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]   

additional source Dinesen G.E. & Bruntse G. 2001, <i>Modiolus modiolus</i> beds, pp. 33-36 <i>In</i>: Bruntse G. & Tendal O.S. (eds), Marine biological investigations and assemblages of benthic invertebrates from the Faroe Islands. Kaldbak Marine Biological Laboratory,, available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/217810.pdf? [details]   

additional source Halanych, K. M.; Vodoti, E. T.; Sundberg, P.; Dahlgren, T. G. (2013). Phylogeography of the horse mussel <i>Modiolus modiolus</i>. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 93(7): 1857-1869., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315413000404 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source De Schweinitz, E. H. & Lutz, R. A. (1976). Larval development of the northern horse mussel, <i>Modiolus modiolus</i> (L.), including a comparison with the larvae of <i>Mytilus edulis</i> L. as an aid in planktonic identification. <em>The Biological Bulletin.</em> 150(3): 348-360., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1540677 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Brown, R. A. (1984). Geographical variations in the reproduction of the horse mussel,<i>Modiolus modiolus</i>(Mollusca: Bivalvia). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 64(4): 751-770., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400047214 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Fariñas-Franco, J.; Roberts, D. (2023). The embryonic and larval development of the long-lived, keystone mussel Modiolus modiolus: Implications for its restoration using conservation aquaculture. <em>Aquaculture.</em> 567: 739245., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.739245 [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Dimensions reaches 5 to 15 cm in size [details]

Distribution Arctic seas to New Jersey; Europe; Arctic seas to San Pedro, California [details]

Distribution The appearance of Modiolus modiolus at the Belgian coast was very doubtful according to Kerckhof (1980); in contrast with the reports of this species at the Hinder Banks. [details]

Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]

Reproduction separate sexes, usually not dimorphic in shell structure; fertilization occurs within the mantle cavity anf young hatch as pelagic larvae (generalized for group) [details]
LanguageName 
Danish almindelig hestemusling  [details]
Dutch paardenmosselgewone paardenmossel  [details]
English northern horsemusselhorse-musselhorse mussel  [details]
French modiolegrande moule  [details]
German Pferdemuschelgrose Miesmuschel  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål o-skjell  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk o-skjel  [details]
Swedish hästmussla  [details]

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