Modiolus albicostus

Modiolus albicostus
	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
Binomial name
	Modiolus albicostus; Lamarck, 1819
Synonyms
	Modiola albicosta Lamarck, 1819; Modiolus delinificus Iredale, 1924; Gibbomodiola albicosta Lamarck, 1819;

Modiolus albicostus is a species of "horse mussel", a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, the mussels.

Description

The shell of an adult Modiolus albicostus can be as long as 75–105 millimetres (3.0–4.1 in).

This species is widespread from Indochina to Southwestern Australia.

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