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Modulus nodosus

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Modulus nodosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Modulidae
Genus: Modulus
Species:
M. nodosus
Binomial name
Modulus nodosus
Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001[1]

Modulus nodosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Modulidae.[2]

Distribution

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Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 29.9 mm.[3]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[3]

References

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  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. ^ a b c 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.