Modulus is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Modulidae.[3]
Species
Species within the genus Modulus include:[2]
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Modulus ambiguus Dautzenberg, 1910
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Modulus bayeri Petuch, 2001
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Modulus bermontianus Petuch, 1994
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Modulus cerodes A. Adams, 1851
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Modulus disculus (Philippi, 1846)
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Modulus guernei Dautzenberg, 1900
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Modulus hennequini Petuch, 2013
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Modulus honkerorum Petuch, 2013
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Modulus kaicherae Petuch, 1987
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Modulus lindae Petuch, 1987
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Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758) - the type species, known as the "button snail"
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Modulus nodosus Macsotay & Campos, 2001
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Modulus pacei Petuch, 1987
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Modulus turbinoides (Locard, 1897)
- Taxa inquirenda
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Modulus duplicatus A. Adams, 1851
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Modulus morleti P. Fischer, 1882
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Modulus obliquus A. Adams, 1851
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Modulus obtusatus (Philippi, 1847)
- Species brought into synonymy
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Modulus calusa Petuch, 1988: synonym of Trochomodulus calusa (Petuch, 1988) (original combination)
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Modulus canaliculatus Mörch, 1876: synonym of Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Modulus candidus Petit de la Saussaye, 1853: synonym of Indomodulus tectum'' (Gmelin, 1791)
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Modulus carchedonius (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Trochomodulus carchedonius (Lamarck, 1822)
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Modulus catenulatus (Philippi, 1849): synonym of Trochomodulus catenulatus (Philippi, 1849)
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Modulus cidaris Reeve, 1848: synonym of Modulus tectum (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Indomodulus tectum (Gmelin, 1791)
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Modulus convexior Mörch, 1876: synonym of Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Modulus dorsuosus Gould, 1853: synonym of Modulus disculus (Philippi, 1846)
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Modulus floridanus Conrad, 1869: synonym of Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Modulus krebsii Mörch, 1876: synonym of Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Modulus lenticularis (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Modulus perlatus (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Modulus pisum Mörch, 1876: synonym of Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Modulus tectum (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Indomodulus tectum (Gmelin, 1791)
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Modulus trochiformis Souleyet, 1852: synonym of Trochomodulus catenulatus (Philippi, 1849)
References
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^ Gray J. E. (1840). Syn. Cont. Brit. Mus., ed. 42, 147 [n.n.]; 1842, Syn. Brit. Mus., ed. 44, 60.
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^ a b "Modulus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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^ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
- 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
