Modulus turbinoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Modulidae.[1]
| Modulus turbinoides | |
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| Shell of Modulus turbinoides (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Modulidae |
| Genus: | Modulus |
| Species: | M. turbinoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Modulus turbinoides (Locard, 1897)
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| Synonyms | |
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Tectarium turbinoides Locard, 1897 | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 12 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes.
References
edit- ^ 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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