Horse Mussels and Allies - Family: Modiolidae
Subfamily: Bathymodiolinae
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Idas sp.
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Small Date Mussel - Leiosolenus simplex
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Golden Date Mussel - Leiosolenus obesus
Subfamily: Modiolinae
Victoria's Horse Mussel - Modiolatus victoriae
Broad Horse Mussel - Modiolus areolatus
Eared Horse Mussel - Modiolus auriculatus
Subfamily: Xenostrobinae
Brackish Water Mussel - Xenostrobus securis
Taxonomy:
Phylum: Mollusca (Molluscs)
> Class: Bivalvia (Bivalves)
> Subclass: Autobranchia (Autobranchs)
> Infraclass: Pteriomorpha (Pteriomorph Bivalves)
> Order: Mytilida (True Mussels)
> Superfamily: Mytiloidea (True Mussels)
> Family: Modiolidae (Horse Mussels and Allies)
> Subfamily: Bathymodiolinae
> Genus: Idas
> Species: ?
> Genus: Leiosolenus
> Species: L. simplex - Small Date Mussel
> Species: L. obesus - Golden Date Mussel
> Subfamily: Modiolinae
> Genus: Modiolatus
> Species: M. victoriae - Victoria's Horse Mussel
> Genus: Modiolus
> Species: M. areolatus - Broad Horse Mussel
> Species: M. auriculatus - Eared Horse Mussel
> Subfamily: Xenostrobinae
> Genus: Xenostrobus (Flea Mussels)
> Species: X. securis - Brackish Water Mussel
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