Modiolus modiolus

Modiolus modiolus
Right valve of a Modiolus modiolus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Modiolus
Species:
M. modiolus
Binomial name
Modiolus modiolus

Modiolus modiolus, common name northern horsemussel (Scottish Gaelic: clabaidh-dubh, Scots: clabbydoo), is a species of marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mytilidae.

Modiolus modiolus at stamp of Faroe Islands by Postverk Føroya.