| Modiolus Temporal range: Devonian–Recent |
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| Modiolus barbatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Pteriomorphia |
| Order: | Mytiloida |
| Family: | Mytilidae |
| Genus: | Modiolus Lamarck, 1799 |
| Species | |
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Modiolus, the horsemussels, are a genus of medium-sized marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae.
Species within the genus Modiolus include[1]: