Shells and anatomy of Benthomodiolus lignocola Dell, 1987. a exterior of the right valve of the holotype (MNNZ M.075023), b-d the shell of the dissected paratype MNNZ M-075248/1, e–g gross anatomy stained with methylene green. e after removal of left valve and mantle, f after further removal of the ctenidium, g diagram of the adductor, pedal and byssal musculature.

 
 
  Part of: Oliver PG (2015) Description and morphology of the “Juan de Fuca vent mussel”, Benthomodiolus erebus sp. n. (Bivalvia, Mytilidae, Bathymodiolinae): “Phylogenetically basal but morphologically advanced”. Zoosystematics and Evolution 91(2): 151-165. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.91.5417