| Modulus nodosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Modulidae |
| Genus: | Modulus |
| Species: | M. nodosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Modulus nodosus Macsotay & Villarroel, 20011
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Modulus nodosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Modulidae.2
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 29.9 mm.3
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.3 Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.3
References
References
- Macsotay & Villarroel (2001). Representative mollucs from the Margariata shelf Venezuela. Editoria Rivolta, Valencia 280 p.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- Modulus nodosus Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- 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.
- Macsotay, O.; Campos Villarroel, R. (2001). Moluscos representativos de la plataforma de Margarita, Venezuela. Editora Rivolta, Valencia, Venezuela, iii + 280 pp. + 32 pls.