Modulus turbinoides

Modulus turbinoides
	Shell of Modulus turbinoides (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Modulidae
Genus:	Modulus
Species:	M. turbinoides
Binomial name
	Modulus turbinoides; (Locard, 1897)
Synonyms
	Tectarium turbinoides Locard, 1897

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Modulus turbinoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Modulidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes.

References

^ Modulus turbinoides (Locard, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.

Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.

External links

Locard, A. (1897-1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson.

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[WoRMS-1] Modulus turbinoides (Locard, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.

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