Modulus (gastropod)
Encyclopedia
Modulus is a genus
of small sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family
Modulidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod molluscs in the family
Family
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Modulidae
Modulidae
Modulidae, common name modulids, is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithioidea.According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi the family Modulidae has no subfamilies.-Genera:...
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Species
Species within the genus Modulus include:- Modulus ambiguusModulus ambiguusModulus ambiguus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Modulidae....
Dautzenberg, 1910 - Modulus bayeriModulus bayeriModulus bayeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Modulidae....
Petuch, 2001 - Modulus bermontianus Petuch, 1994
- Modulus calusaModulus calusaModulus calusa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Modulidae....
Petuch, 1988 - Modulus carchedoniusModulus carchedoniusModulus carchedonius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Modulidae....
(Lamarck, 1822) - Modulus guerneiModulus guerneiModulus guernei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Modulidae....
Dautzenberg, 1900 - Modulus kaicherae Petuch, 1987
- Modulus lindae Petuch, 1987
- Modulus modulusModulus modulusModulus modulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Modulidae....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - the type species, known as the "button snail" - Modulus nodosusModulus nodosusModulus nodosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Modulidae....
Macsotay & Campos, 2001 - Modulus pacei Petuch, 1987
- Modulus tectumModulus tectumModulus tectum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Modulidae.-External links:*...
(Gmelin, 1791) - Modulus turbinoidesModulus turbinoidesModulus turbinoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Modulidae....
(Locard, 1897)