Modulus turbinoides

Modulus turbinoides
Shell of Modulus turbinoides (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific 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

The length of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes.

References

1. Modulus turbinoides (Locard, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.

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

External links

• Locard, A. (1897-1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson.