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Modulidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Modulidae

Higher classification
  
Gastropods

Superfamily
  
Cerithioidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Family

Modulidae

Similar
  
Planaxidae, Gastropods, Hipponicidae, Molluscs, Ficidae

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

Genera within the family Modulidae include:

  • Aplodon Rafinesque, 1819
  • Conomodulus Landau, Vermeij & Reich, 2014
  • Indomodulus Landau, Vermeij & Reich, 2014
  • † Laevimodulus Landau, Vermeij & Reich, 2014
  • † Modulostylina Bandel, 2006 - with the only species Modulostylina waageni Kittl, 1884 - from Late Triassic
  • Modulus J. E. Gray, 1840 - the type genus of the family Modulidae
  • Trochomodulus Landau, Vermeij & Reich, 2014

    • References

    Modulidae Wikipedia
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