Modulus bayeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Modulidae.[2]

Modulus bayeri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Modulidae
Genus: Modulus
Species:
M. bayeri
Binomial name
Modulus bayeri
Petuch, 2001[1]

Distribution

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Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 18 mm.[3]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 2 m.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Petuch (2001). Bull. of the Biological Soc. Washington 10 : 334–343. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ Modulus bayeri Petuch, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  3. ^ 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.