Modulus nodosus

Modulus nodosus
Modulus nodosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Modulidae
Genus: Modulus
Species: M. nodosus
Binomial name
Modulus nodosus
Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001[1]

Modulus nodosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Modulidae.[2]

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 29.9 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ Macsotay & Villarroel (2001). Representative mollucs from the Margariata shelf Venezuela. Editoria Rivolta, Valencia 280 p.. World Register of Marine Species, accessed 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ Modulus nodosus Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457821 on 17 May 2010.
  3. ^ 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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