''Trochomodulus'' is a
genus
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of small
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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s in the
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Modulidae
Modulidae, common name modulids, is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithioidea.
According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Modulidae has no subfamilies.
Genera ...
.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Trochomodulus Landau, Vermeij & Reich, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=816990 on 2021-08-09]
Species
* ''
Trochomodulus calusa''
(Petuch, 1988)
* ''
Trochomodulus carchedonius''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''
Trochomodulus catenulatus
''Trochomodulus'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Modulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Trochomodulus Landau, Vermeij & Reich, 2014. Accessed through: World Reg ...
''
(Philippi, 1849)
References
* 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.
External links
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Modulidae
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