Modulus modulus

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Caenogastropoda
Order:incertae sedis
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Modulus modulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Modulidae
Genus: Modulus
Species:
M. modulus
Binomial name
Modulus modulus
Synonyms
  • Ethalia tasmanica Tenison Woods, 1877 (junior synonym)
  • Modulus canaliculatus Mörch, 1876
  • Modulus convexior Mörch, 1876
  • Modulus krebsii Mörch, 1876
  • Modulus lenticularis (Lamarck, 1822) junior subjective synonym
  • Modulus perlatus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Modulus pisum Mörch, 1876
  • Modulus unidens (A. d'Orbigny, 1842) junior subjective synonym
  • Trochus filosus Helbling, 1779 junior subjective synonym
  • Trochus lenticularis Chemnitz, 1781 unavailable name
  • Trochus modulus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
  • Trochus perlatus Gmelin, 1791
  • Trochus unidens A. d'Orbigny, 1842 junior subjective synonym
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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.

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