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Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835)

Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835) Specimen from La Goulette, Tunisia, soft bottoms 10-15 m, 29.06.2009), actual size 2.2 mm.
Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835)
Specimen from La Goulette, Tunisia, soft bottoms 10-15 m, 29.06.2009), actual size 2.2 mm.

506128 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:506128)

accepted
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marine
(of Modiolus subpictus Cantraine, 1835) Cantraine, F. J. (1835). Diagnoses ou descriptions succinctes de quelques espèces nouvelles de mollusques. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles.</em> 2(11): 380-401., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2880681
page(s): 397 [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506128 on 2026-07-03
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=506128 on 2026-07-03
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2010-08-18 08:38:17Z
created
Tran, Bastien
2010-09-15 11:43:10Z
checked
Huber, Markus

original description (of Modiola europea Weinkauff, 1867) Weinkauff, H. C. (1867). Die Conchylien des Mittelmeeres, ihre geographische und geologische Verbreitung. T. Fischer, Cassel Vol. 1: pp. XIX + 307 [1867], Vol. 2: pp. VI + 512 [1868]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49636970 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Modiola poliana R. A. Philippi, 1844) Philippi, R. A. (1844). Nachtrag zum zweiten Bande der Enumeratio Molluscorum Siciliae. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 1: 100-112 [July]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16291488
page(s): 101-102 [details] 

original description (of Modiola tumida Hanley, 1843) Hanley S. (1842-1846). <i>An illustrated and descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, by Sylvanus Hanley, B.A., F.L.S. The plates forming a third edition of the Index Testaceologicus, by William Wood</i>. London: W. Wood. 272 + 18 pp., pls 9-19. [1-224: reissue of material published in 1842-1843; 225-272, pls 9-13: 1843; pls 14-16: 1844; 9-18 (explanation to pls 9-13), pls 17-19: 1846]. [details] 

original description (of Modiolus subpictus Cantraine, 1835) Cantraine, F. J. (1835). Diagnoses ou descriptions succinctes de quelques espèces nouvelles de mollusques. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles.</em> 2(11): 380-401., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2880681
page(s): 397 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Mytilus marmoratus Forbes, 1838) Forbes, E. (1838). Malacologia Monensis: a catalogue of the Mollusca inhabiting the Isle of Man and the neighbouring sea. Edinburgh: J. Carfrae and son pp. XII + 63 + 3 pl., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k99078x
page(s): 44 [details] 

basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 163-168 [details] 

additional source Morton, B.; Dinesen, G. E. (2010). The biology and functional morphology of <i>Modiolarca subpicta</i> (Bivalvia: Mytilidae: Musculinae), epizoically symbiotic with <i>Ascidiella aspersa</i> (Urochordata: Ascidiacea), from the Kattegat, northern Jutland, Denmark. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 91(8): 1637-1649., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315410001980 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/fft48
page(s): 186 [details] 
 
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Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (from synonym Modiolarca tumida (Hanley, 1843))
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Modiolarca tumida (Hanley, 1843))
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Modiolarca subpicta (Cantraine, 1835))
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Musculus tumidus (Hanley, 1843))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Modiolarca subpicta (Cantraine, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) 
To Conchology (Musculus subpictus) 
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Modiolarca subpicta (Cantraine, 1835))
To Malacopics (Modiolus subpictus Cantraine,1935 SYNTYPE Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trieste) 
To Malacopics (Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835) France, Bretagne, Finistère, Ile Molène) 
To Malacopics (Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835) Iceland, off southern Iceland, at 400 m depth,... 
To Malacopics (Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835) United Kingdom, Highland, Isle of Skye, ex col... 
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Modiolarca subpicta (Cantraine, 1835))
To PESI (from synonym Musculus tumidus (Hanley, 1843))
To PESI (from synonym Modiolarca tumida (Hanley, 1843))
To PESI (from synonym Modiola europea Weinkauff, 1867)
To PESI (from synonym Modiola poliana R. A. Philippi, 1844)
To PESI (from synonym Modiola tumida Hanley, 1843)
To PESI (from synonym Modiolus subpictus Cantraine, 1835)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus marmoratus Forbes, 1838)
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