Modiolus

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin modiolus. === Proper noun === Modiolus m A taxonomic genus within the family Mytilidae – horse mussels. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia – class; Pteriomorphia – subclass; Mytilida – order; Mytiloidea – superfamily; Mytilidae – family; Modiolinae – subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Modiolus modiolus (typical horse mussel) – type species ==== Derived terms ==== Bathymodiolus Benthomodiolus Modiolarca Modiolatus Modiolula === References === Modiolus (bivalve) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Modiolus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Modiolus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons