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Modiola brasiliensis J. E. Gray, 1825
541041 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:541041)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Modiola [sic] accepted as Modiolus Lamarck, 1799
- Variety Modiola brasiliensis var. mutabilis P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Mytella bicolor (Bruguière, 1792) accepted as Mytella guyanensis (Lamarck, 1819)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1825). A list and description of some species of shells not taken notice of by Lamarck. <em>Annals of Philosophy.</em> new ser., 9(2): 134-140; 9(6): 407-415., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15880862
page(s): 139; note: based on Mytilus modiolus brasiliensis Chemnitz, 1795 (unavailable, non binomial), vol. 11 fig. 2018-2019 [details]
page(s): 139; note: based on Mytilus modiolus brasiliensis Chemnitz, 1795 (unavailable, non binomial), vol. 11 fig. 2018-2019 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Modiola brasiliensis J. E. Gray, 1825. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=541041 on 2025-09-12
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Gray, J. E. (1825). A list and description of some species of shells not taken notice of by Lamarck. <em>Annals of Philosophy.</em> new ser., 9(2): 134-140; 9(6): 407-415., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15880862
page(s): 139; note: based on Mytilus modiolus brasiliensis Chemnitz, 1795 (unavailable, non binomial), vol. 11 fig. 2018-2019 [details]
basis of record 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]
source of synonymy Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
page(s): 139; note: based on Mytilus modiolus brasiliensis Chemnitz, 1795 (unavailable, non binomial), vol. 11 fig. 2018-2019 [details]
basis of record 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]
source of synonymy Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
