Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Mytilida |
| Family: Mytilidae |
| Genus: Modiolus |
| Species: Modiolus ducatelii (Conrad, 1840) |
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Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Chipola Formation |
Remarks
Common name: n/a
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Conrad, 1840, p. 53):
“Shell profoundly elongated, ventricose, valves contracted obliquely from the apex to the middle of the basal margin; lines of growth coarse and prominent; extremity of hinge line salient and rounded; posterior extremity regularly rounded; anterior extremity rather prominent and pointed.
Locality. Cliffs of Calvert, Md. Professor Ducatel.”
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Measurements: n/a
Other remarks: n/a
References: n/a
Online resources: n/a
Page history:
Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on August 14, 2014. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.
This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.
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