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Modiolus albicostus

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Modiolus albicostus
A shell of Modiolus albicostus from Indochina on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
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M. albicostus
Binomial name
Modiolus albicostus
J. B. 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).

Distribution

This species is widespread from Indochina to Southwestern Australia.

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