Modulus carchedonius

Modulus carchedonius
Modulus carchedonius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Modulidae
Genus: Modulus
Species: M. carchedonius
Binomial name
Modulus carchedonius
(Lamarck, 1822)

Modulus carchedonius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Modulidae.[1]

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 29 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Modulus carchedonius (Lamarck, 1822).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419528 on 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b c 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.

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