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Modiolus aurum

Status not recordedmolluscs

Modiolus aurum is a species in the family Modiolidae, order Mytilida.

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Quick facts about Modiolus aurum

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Modiolus aurum live?

Not recorded

Is Modiolus aurum endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Modiolus aurum classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderMytilida
  5. familyModiolidae
  6. genusModiolus
  7. SpeciesModiolus aurum Osorio, 1979
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • ホースムースJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Modiolus aurum

Other species in the same genus Modiolus.

Ear mussel

Modiolus auriculatus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Modiolus aurum?

Modiolus aurum (Modiolus aurum) belongs to the family Modiolidae in the order Mytilida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Modiolus aurum (Modiolus aurum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/modiolus-aurum

MLA

“Modiolus aurum (Modiolus aurum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/modiolus-aurum.

BibTeX
@misc{modiolus_aurum_2026,
  title = {Modiolus aurum (Modiolus aurum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/modiolus-aurum},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}