Modulus modulus

Modulus modulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Modulidae
Genus: Modulus
Species:
M. modulus
Binomial name
Modulus modulus

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.

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.

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

  1. ^ Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ 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.
  • Florida's Living Beaches by Blair and Dawn Witherington, 2010, Pineapple Press, Inc.
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