Biology:Modulus turbinoides

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Modulus turbinoides
Modulus turbinoides (MNHN-IM-2000-31693).jpeg
Shell of Modulus turbinoides (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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M. turbinoides
Binomial name
Modulus turbinoides
(Locard, 1897)
Synonyms

Tectarium turbinoides Locard, 1897

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes.

References

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6889838 entry