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Shining Modiola

Modiolatus nitidus (Reeve, 1857)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The shining modiola (Modiolatus nitidus) is a species in the family Modiolidae, order Mytilida.

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Quick facts about the shining modiola

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 the shining modiola live?

Not recorded

Is the shining modiola 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 the shining modiola classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderMytilida
  5. familyModiolidae
  6. genusModiolatus
  7. SpeciesModiolatus nitidus (Reeve, 1857)

Synonyms Modiola nitida

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the shining modiola

Other species in the same genus Modiolatus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the shining modiola?

The shining modiola (Modiolatus nitidus) 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). Shining Modiola (Modiolatus nitidus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/shining-modiola

MLA

“Shining Modiola (Modiolatus nitidus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/shining-modiola.

BibTeX
@misc{shining_modiola_2026,
  title = {Shining Modiola (Modiolatus nitidus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/shining-modiola},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}