Modulus modulus

Species of gastropod

Modulus modulus, commonly known as the buttonsnail, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Modulidae.^[1]

Distribution

The distribution of this species includes both the east and west coast of Florida.^{[citation needed]}

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 16.5 mm.^[2] The overall shape of the shell is button-like, with a gray or brown streaked, ridge-sculptured body whorl and a low spire.^{[citation needed]}

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[2] The maximum recorded depth is 105 m.^[2]
Found in shell grit and coral sand, among sea grass beds -at 2 to 3 feet depth.

References

1. Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
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.

• Florida's Living Beaches by Blair and Dawn Witherington, 2010, Pineapple Press, Inc.

External links

• Media related to Modulus modulus at Wikimedia Commons