Modiolus capax Description Distribution References Navigation menu"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Modiolus capax (Conrad, 1837)"Sea Shells of Tropical West America: Marine Mollusks from Baja California to PeruThe Light and Smith Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates from Central California .to Peru"v.20 (1955) - Allan Hancock Pacific expeditions. - Biodiversity Heritage Library"4497972934142285661196220110685407950974572047664506104expanding ite

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Modiolus capax

Mytilidae - Modiolus capax.JPG
Two shells of Modiolus capax

Scientific classification edit
Kingdom:

Animalia
Phylum:

Mollusca
Class:

Bivalvia
Order:

Ostreoida
Family:

Mytilidae
Genus:

Modiolus
Species:

M. capax


Binomial name

Modiolus capax
(Conrad, 1837)


Synonyms


  • Modiola capax Conrad, 1837


  • Mytilus spatula Menke, 1848


  • Mytilus splendens Dunker, 1857

Modiolus capax, common name fat horsemussel, is a species of "horse mussel", a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, the mussels.[1]



Description


Shells of Modiolus capax can reach a length of about 81 millimetres (3.2 in), a width of about 40 millimetres (1.6 in) and a diameter of about 36 millimetres (1.4 in).[2][3] This species has a quite variable form, but it always shows serrate hairs on the periostracum. The left valve is more inflated than the right one. The external surface of the shell is bright orange brown, while the inside is reddish-violet on the posterior half.[4]



Distribution


This species is present in Santa Cruz, California, to Playa, Peru and in Galapagos Islands.[4]



References




  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Modiolus capax (Conrad, 1837)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2016-11-05..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Angeline Myra Keen Sea Shells of Tropical West America: Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru


  3. ^ Sol Felty Light, James T. Carlton The Light and Smith Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates from Central California .to Peru


  4. ^ ab "v.20 (1955) - Allan Hancock Pacific expeditions. - Biodiversity Heritage Library". biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2016-11-05.



  • Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.




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