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* ”Ethalia tasmanica” <small>Tenison Woods, 1877</small> (junior synonym) |
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* ”Modulus canaliculatus” <small>Mörch, 1876</small> |
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* ”Modulus convexior” <small>Mörch, 1876</small> |
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* ”Modulus krebsii” <small>Mörch, 1876</small> |
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* ”Modulus lenticularis” <small>(Lamarck, 1822)</small> junior subjective synonym |
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* ”Modulus perlatus” <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small> |
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* ”Modulus pisum” <small>Mörch, 1876</small> |
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* ”Modulus unidens” <small>(A. d’Orbigny, 1842)</small> junior subjective synonym |
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* ”Trochus filosus” <small>Helbling, 1779</small> junior subjective synonym |
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* ”Trochus lenticularis” <small>Chemnitz, 1781</small> unavailable name |
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* ”Trochus modulus” <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> (original combination) |
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* ”Trochus perlatus” <small>Gmelin, 1791</small> |
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* ”Trochus unidens” <small>A. d’Orbigny, 1842</small> junior subjective synonym |
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Revision as of 12:31, 17 September 2025
Species of gastropod
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Modulidae |
| Genus: | Modulus |
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Modulus modulus, commonly known as the buttonsnail, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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
- Florida’s Living Beaches by Blair and Dawn Witherington, 2010, Pineapple Press, Inc.
