Trochomodulus carchedonius
Trochomodulus carchedonius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Modulidae
Genus:
Trochomodulus
Species:
T. carchedonius
Binomial name
Trochomodulus carchedonius
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Modulus carchedonius (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Monodonta carchedonius Lamarck, 1822 (original combination)

Trochomodulus carchedonius is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Modulidae.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 17 millimetres (0.67 in).[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; the maximum recorded depth is 29 metres (95 ft).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Trochomodulus carchedonius (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 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.
  • 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.


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