Modelia

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Modelia
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Modelia granosa (Martyn, 1784); family Turbinidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Modelia
Gray, 1850 [1]

Modelia is a genus of medium to large sea snails in which the shell has a pearly interior and the snail has a calcareous operculum; marine gastropod mollusks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails. [2]

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Species

Species within the genus Modelia include:

Species brought into synonymy

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<i>Modelia granosa</i> Species of gastropod

Modelia granosa, common name the southern cat's eye, is a medium to large species of sea snail which has a shell with a pearly interior and a calcareous operculum. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.

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<i>Lunella granulata</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Turbo walteri</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Guildfordia</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Lunella</i> Genus of gastropods

Lunella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.

<i>Pomaulax</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Turbo militaris</i> Species of gastropod

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Turbo cepoides is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.

Turbo (Marmarostoma) markusrufi is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.

<i>Turbo stenogyrus</i> Species of gastropod

Turbo stenogyrus, common name the miniature turban, is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.

<i>Bolma guttata</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Lunella viridicallus</i> Species of gastropod

Lunella viridicallus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.

<i>Turbo lajonkairii</i> Species of gastropod

Turbo lajonkairii, common name the Lajonkairi's turban, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.

<i>Turbo sandwicensis</i> Species of gastropod

Turbo sandwicensis, common name the Hawaiian top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.

<i>Turbo smithi</i> Species of gastropod

Turbo smithi, common name the miniature turban, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.

References

  1. Gray (1850). Figs. Moll. Anim.4: 87.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2014). Modelia Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413354 on 2014-09-02

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