Conomodulus
Conomodulus is a small genus of sea snails representing one extinct and one extant species.[1] This genus of snails was first formally named in 2014 by Bernard Landau, Geerat J. Vermeij, and Sonja Reich.[2] The name Conomodulus refers to the conical spire and familial name, Modulidae.[2]
Conomodulus | |
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Shell of Conomodulus neocaledonensis (holotype at the National Museum of Natural History, France) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Modulidae |
Genus: | Conomodulus Landau, Vermeij & Reich, 2014 |
Type species | |
†Modulus preangerensis K. Martin, 1905 |
Species
As of 2020, there are two species in the genus Conomodulus:[1]
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Conomodulus Landau, Vermeij & Reich, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=817007 on 2020-09-03
- Landau B., Vermeij G. K. & Reich S. (2014). Classification of the Modulidae (Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea), with new genera and new fossil species from the Neogene of tropical America and Indonesia. Basteria. 78(1-3): 1-29.
- Lozouet P. & Krygelmans A. , 2016. A new species of Indo-Pacific Modulidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). Zootaxa 4103(2): 195-200
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