Modiolus modiolus

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Mytilida › Mytilidae

Collected by: D. Thaanum
Collector number: 6279
Locality: California; Santa Barbara
Region: California
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Modiolus modiolus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10,824 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Orleans, MA 02653, USA

(c) Madeleine Raquel Salinas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Hopetoun WA 6348, Australia

(c) Wayne Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Harris Bay, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ

(c) mattbracken, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Dayton, ME 04005, USA

(c) Thomas Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Dayton, ME 04005, USA

(c) Thomas Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Colt Dr, Bristol, RI, US

(c) Danny Castriotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Modiolus modiolus. BPBM 260498. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37609849. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/260498.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37609849 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026