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Family: Modulidae



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Indo-Pacific.

Indomodulus tectum (Gmelin, 1791)

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Indomodulus tectum
[Tectum modulus]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
 
Modulus bayeri
[]
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Modulus bermontianus
[]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Modulus calusa
[]
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Max. Length 1.7 cm NG
 
Modulus carchedonius
[Angled modulus]
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Modulus catenulatus
[]
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Modulus cerodes
[]
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Modulus disculus
[]
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Modulus floridanus
[]
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Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Modulus kaicherae
[]
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Modulus lindae
[]
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Modulus lividus
[]

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Western Atlantic and East
Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Modulus modulus
[Buttonsnail]
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Max. Length 3.0 cm DL
 
Modulus nodosus
[]
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Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Modulus pacei
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Indomodulus tectum Tectum modulus Indo-Pacific. 1791
Modulus bayeri Western Atlantic. 1.8 DL 2001
Modulus bermontianus Western Atlantic. 1 DL 1994
Modulus calusa Western Central Atlantic. 1.5 DL 1988
Modulus carchedonius Angled modulus Western Atlantic 1.7 NG 1822
Modulus catenulatus Western Atlantic 1849
Modulus cerodes Southeast Pacific 1851
Modulus disculus Southeast Pacific 1846
Modulus floridanus Southeast Pacific 1869
Modulus kaicherae Western Atlantic. 1.4 DL 1987
Modulus lindae Western Atlantic. 1 DL 1987
Modulus lividus Western Atlantic. 1849
Modulus modulus Buttonsnail Western Atlantic and East 1.7 DL 1758
Modulus nodosus Western Atlantic. 3.0 DL 2001
Modulus pacei Western Atlantic. 1.4 DL 1987



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