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