Modulus nodosus

Modulus nodosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Modulidae
Genus: Modulus
Species:
M. nodosus
Binomial name
Modulus nodosus
Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001

Modulus nodosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Modulidae.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela.[citation needed]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 29.9 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 10 m. Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.

References

  1. ↑ Macsotay & Villarroel (2001). Representative mollucs from the Margariata shelf Venezuela. Editoria Rivolta, Valencia 280 p.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Modulus nodosus Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 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.