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Modulus kaicherae

Modulus kaicherae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Modulidae.

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Jun 12, 2026
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Modulus kaicherae
Shell of Modulus kaicherae (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Modulidae
Genus: Modulus
Species:
M. kaicherae
Binomial name
Modulus kaicherae
Petuch, 1987

Modulus kaicherae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Modulidae.1

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Palm Beach Island, Florida.

References

References

  1. Modulus kaicherae Petuch, 1987. 16 September 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Petuch, E. J. (1987). New Caribbean molluscan faunas. Charlottesville, Virginia: The Coastal Education and Research Foundation. 154 pp., 29 pls; addendum 2 pp., 1 pl.