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Modulus modulus, commonly known as the buttonsnail, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Modulidae. [1]
The distribution of this species includes both the east and west coast of Florida.[ citation needed ]
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.
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