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Modiola elliptica H. C. Lea, 1842
541069 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:541069)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
Modiola [sic] accepted as Modiolus Lamarck, 1799
marine
Lea, H.C. (1842). Descriptions of eight new species of shells native to the United States. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 42: 106-112., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30869140
page(s): 107, pl. 1, fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 107, pl. 1, fig. 2 [details]
Type locality contained in USA
, Note Delaware Bay
type locality contained in USA (origin: native) [details]
Type locality Delaware Bay [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Modiola elliptica H. C. Lea, 1842. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=541069 on 2025-09-11
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Lea, H.C. (1842). Descriptions of eight new species of shells native to the United States. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 42: 106-112., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30869140
page(s): 107, pl. 1, fig. 2 [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]
page(s): 107, pl. 1, fig. 2 [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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Delaware Bay [details]
