Biology:Modulus modulus

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of gastropod

Modulus modulus
Modulus modulus (Atlantic modulus snail) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 2 (16190200492).jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
M. modulus
Binomial name
Modulus modulus

Modulus modulus, commonly known as the buttonsnail, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Modulidae.[1]

Distribution

The distribution of this species includes both the east and west coast of Florida.[citation needed]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 16.5 mm.[2] The overall shape of the shell is button-like, with a gray or brown streaked, ridge-sculptured body whorl and a low spire.[citation needed]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] The maximum recorded depth is 105 m.[2]
Found in shell grit and coral sand, among sea grass beds -at 2 to 3 feet depth.

References

  1. Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
  • Florida's Living Beaches by Blair and Dawn Witherington, 2010, Pineapple Press, Inc.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3011923 entry