Modulus modulus

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Modulus modulus
Modulus modulus (Atlantic modulus snail) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 2 (16190200492).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Modulidae
Genus: Modulus
Species:
M. modulus
Binomial name
Modulus modulus
Synonyms
  • Ethalia tasmanicaTenison Woods, 1877 (junior synonym)
  • Modulus canaliculatusMörch, 1876
  • Modulus convexiorMörch, 1876
  • Modulus krebsiiMörch, 1876
  • Modulus lenticularis(Lamarck, 1822) junior subjective synonym
  • Modulus perlatus(Gmelin, 1791)
  • Modulus pisumMörch, 1876
  • Modulus unidens(A. d'Orbigny, 1842) junior subjective synonym
  • Trochus filosusHelbling, 1779 junior subjective synonym
  • Trochus lenticularisChemnitz, 1781 unavailable name
  • Trochus modulusLinnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
  • Trochus perlatusGmelin, 1791
  • Trochus unidensA. d'Orbigny, 1842 junior subjective synonym

Modulus modulus, commonly known as the buttonsnail, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Modulidae. [1]

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and includes both the east and west coast of Florida.

Description

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 ]

Habitat

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.

References

  1. Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 .