Species Modiolus modulaides (Röding, 1798)
Northern Horse Mussel, Small Winged Mussel, Winged Horse Mussel
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Musculus modulaides Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp. [Date published September 1798] [157].
- Modiola microptera Deshayes, G.P. in Deshayes, G.P. & Milne Edwards, H. 1836. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Baillière Vol. 7 2nd edn, pp. 1-735. [27].
Type data:
Status unknown, Coromandel coast, India. - Modiola triangulum Koch, C.L. in Philippi, A.R. 1847. Testaceorum novorum centuria. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 1847: 71-77, 84-96, 113-127 [115].
- Modiola metcalfei Hanley, S. 1843. Illustrated and descriptive catalogue of Recent shells. London : Williams & Norgate 392 pp. [235, pl. 24, fig. 25].
- Modiolus penelegans Iredale, T. 1939. Mollusca. Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928-29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-75 [411, pl. 6, fig. 17].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.51845, Townsville, Queensland, Australia [19°16‘1.2‘S, 146°49‘1.2‘E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Modiolus (Modiolus) micropterus (Deshayes, 1836). —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [82, fig. 169] - Modiolus modulaides (Röding, 1798).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Central Indo-Pacific to Japan
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
In sand.
General References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [292, pl. 30, fig. 3]
Chinh, N. 2001. Mytilidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) recorded in Vietnam. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 25(2): 411-417 [414]
Habe, T. 1964. Shells of the western Pacific in color. Osaka : Hoikusha Vol. 2 233 pp., 66 pls. [168, pl. 50, fig. 26]
Iredale, T. 1939. Mollusca. Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928-29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-75 [411-412, pl. 6, fig. 17] (as Modiolus penelegans. Discussion of closely similar taxa)
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [82, fig. 169]
Oostingh, C.H. 1935. Die mollusken des Pliozäns von Boeniajoe (Java). Wetenschappelijke Mededelingen, Bandoeng, Dienst van de Mijnbouw in Nederlandsch-Indië 26: 1-247 [161-162] (as Modiolus metcalfei)
Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. Mollusca of Krusadai Is. II. Scaphopoda, Pelecypoda, and Cephalopoda. Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum, Natural History ns 1(no. 2, pt 7): 202 pp., 30 pls [31, 32, pl. 3, figs 4a, 4b] (as Modiolus metcalfei)
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [p.292, pl.30, f.3] (Northern Horse Mussel)
Deshayes, G.P. & Milne Edwards, H. 1836. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Baillière Vol. 7 2nd edn, pp. 1-735. [27] (Small Winged Mussel)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [30, pl.31D] (Winged Horse Mussel)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
06-Sep-2012 | 06-Sep-2012 | MOVED | ||
22-Sep-2010 | 22-Sep-2010 | MOVED | ||
27-May-2013 | 15-Sep-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
11-Aug-2010 | MODIFIED |