Shells and anatomy of paratypes Benthomodiolus abyssicola Knudsen, 1970 (ZMUC-BIV-30). a exterior of the right valve of the dissected specimen, b interior of left valve, c dorsal view of a small specimen with well preserved periostracal bristles, d gross anatomy, stained with methylene green after removal of right valve, mantle and ctenidium, e pedal and byssal musculature, f diagram of the gross anatomy of a paratype after Kenk in Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012.

 
 
  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