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Modulus turbinoides

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Modulus turbinoides
Shell of Modulus turbinoides (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Modulidae
Genus: Modulus
Species:
M. turbinoides
Binomial name
Modulus turbinoides
(Locard, 1897)
Synonyms

Tectarium turbinoides Locard, 1897

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes.

References

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