Modiolus albicostus
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Modiolus albicostus | |
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A shell of Modiolus albicostus from Indochina on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Mytilida |
Family: | Mytilidae |
Genus: | Modiolus |
Species: | M. albicostus
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Binomial name | |
Modiolus albicostus Lamarck, 1819
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Modiolus albicostus is a species of "horse mussel", a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, the mussels.
Description
[edit]The shell of an adult Modiolus albicostus can be as long as 75–105 millimetres (3.0–4.1 in).
Distribution
[edit]This species is widespread from Indochina to Southwestern Australia.