Benthomodiolus abyssicola

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

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

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]

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 Reference page.

MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Benthomodiolus abyssicola (Knudsen, 1970). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505974 on 2020-07-05

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