Range: 32°N to 12°S; 89.7°W to 35°W Depth: 0 to 11 m (live 1 to 11 m) Maximum Reported Size: 85 mm
Synonymy
Modiola americana Leach, 1815 Volsella americanus (Leach, 1815) Modiola tulipa Lamarck, 1819 Modiolaria tulipa (Lamarck, 1819) Modiola nigra Calkins, 1878 Modiolus pseudotulipus Olsson, 1961
Details
Modiola americana Leach, 1815, [Basis of the current name] Range: 32°N to 12°S; 89.7°W to 35°W Depth: 0 to 11 m (live 1 to 11 m) Maximum Reported Size: 85 mm Distribution: USA: South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; Mexico: Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Honduras: Swan Island; Bermuda, Cuba: Holguin References: Rice & Kornicker (1962) WM; Lyons et al. (1971) l; Lyons (1989b) DL; Vegas Torres (2004) Combining Genera: Volsella
Modiola nigra Calkins, 1878, [Synonym] References: Mikkelsen (2005, 26 Oct.) s