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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Modulidae |
Genus: | Modulus |
Species: | M. modulus |
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Modulus modulus, commonly known as the buttonsnail, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Modulidae. [1]
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and includes both the east and west coast of Florida.
The maximum recorded shell length is 16.5 mm. [2] The overall shape of the shell is button-like, with a gray or brown streaked, ridge-sculptured body whorl and a low spire.[ citation needed ]
The minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [2] The maximum recorded depth is 105 m. [2]
Found in shell grit and coral sand, among sea grass beds -at 2 to 3 feet depth.