Trochomodulus carchedonius

Trochomodulus carchedonius
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Modulidae
Genus:	Trochomodulus
Species:	T. carchedonius
Binomial name
Trochomodulus carchedonius (Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
Modulus carchedonius(Lamarck, 1822) Monodonta carchedoniusLamarck, 1822 (original combination)

Trochomodulus carchedonius is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Modulidae. ^[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 17 millimetres (0.67 in). ^[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; the maximum recorded depth is 29 metres (95 ft). ^[2]

References

1. Trochomodulus carchedonius (Lamarck, 1822) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 September 2016.
2. 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 .

• Landau B., Vermeij G. K. & Reich S. (2014). Classification of the Modulidae (Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea), with new genera and new fossil species from the Neogene of tropical America and Indonesia. Basteria. 78(1-3): 1-29.