Modulus turbinoides
Modulus turbinoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Modulidae.[1]
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Shell of Modulus turbinoides (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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Species: | M. turbinoides |
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Modulus turbinoides (Locard, 1897) | |
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Tectarium turbinoides Locard, 1897 |
Description
The length of the shell attains 12 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes.
References
- 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.
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