Modulidae
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| Two views of a beachworn shell of Modulus tectum | |
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| Family: | Modulidae P. Fischer, 1884
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| about 6 extant species[2] or more cf. 16 species on WoRMS[3] | |
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Aplodontidae Kuroda, 1933 | |
Modulidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithioidea.[4]
According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Modulidae has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera within the family Modulidae include:
- † Modulostylina Bandel, 2006 - with the only species Modulostylina waageni Kittl, 1884 - from Late Triassic[1]
- Modulus J. E. Gray, 1840 - the type genus of the family Modulidae[4]
References
- ^ a b Bandel K. (2006). "Families of the Cerithioidea and related superfamilies (Palaeo-Caenogastropoda; Mollusca) from the Triassic to the Recent characterized by protoconch morphology - including the description of new taxa". Freiberger Forschungshefte C 511: 59-138. PDF.
- ^ Strong E. E., Colgan D. J., Healy J. M., Lydeard C., Ponder W. F. & Glaubrecht M. (2011). "Phylogeny of the gastropod superfamily Cerithioidea using morphology and molecules". Zoological Journal Linnean Society London 162(1): 43-89. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00670.x.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2011). Modulus Gray, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196286 on 2011-06-26
- ^ a b Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
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