Modulus modulus
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| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)
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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.{{WRMS species|419529|Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758)||17 May 2010}}
Distribution
The distribution of this species includes both the east and west coast of Florida.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 16.5 mm.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|doi-access=free}}. 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|date=March 2015}}
Habitat
References
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- Florida's Living Beaches by Blair and Dawn Witherington, 2010, Pineapple Press, Inc.
External links
- {{commons category-inline|Modulus modulus|Modulus modulus}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1758
Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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