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Gastropoda: : Cerithioidea: Modulidae

Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758)


Range: 35°N to 28°S; 97.75°W to 33.75°W
Depth: 0 to 105 m (live 0 to 81 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 16.5  mm

Synonymy

Trochus modulus Linnaeus, 1758
Aplodon modulus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Trochus filosus Helbling, 1779
Trochus perlatus Gmelin, 1791
Aplodon nodosus Rafinesque, 1819
Aplodon lenticularis (Lamarck, 1822) 
Trochus lenticularis Lamarck, 1822
Cricostoma striatum d'Orbigny, 1842
Trochus unidens d'Orbigny, 1842
Trochilus unidens (d'Orbigny, 1842) 
Modulus floridanus Conrad, 1869
Modulus canaliculatus Mörch, 1876
Modulus castanea Mörch, 1876
Modulus castanea Mörch, 1876
Modulus convexior Mörch, 1876
Modulus krebsii Mörch, 1876
Modulus minor Mörch, 1876
Modulus pisum Mörch, 1876
Ethalia tasmanica Tenison Woods, 1877
Modulus corrugatus Dall, 1884

Details


Trochus modulus Linnaeus, 1758, p. 757, Not figured
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Unknown
Range: 35°N to 28°S; 97.75°W to 33.75°W
Depth: 0 to 105 m (live 0 to 81 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 16.5 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Veracruz, Campeche State, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Honduras: Swan Island; Colombia: Old Providence Island; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Sucre, Isla Margarita; Bermuda, Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little), Bimini; Cuba: Pinar del Rio, Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth, Isle of Pines), North Havana Province, North Matanzas, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Brazil: Para, Maranhao, Piaui, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina
References: Dautzenberg (1900); Ladd (1951); García-Cubas (1971) W; Rios (1975) D; Mello & Perrier (1986) {E}; Leal (1991b) LE; Fernández Milera (1998); Simone (2001b); Macsotay & Campos (2001)
Combining Genera:  Aplodon

Modulus canaliculatus Mörch, 1876a, p. 131
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Beck
Type Locality: Antilles
Maximum Reported Size: 13 mm
References: Mörch (1876a) M; Abbott (1944) s

Modulus convexior var. castanea Mörch, 1876a, p. 130, not figured
[Not available]
Type Locality: St. Thomas
Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Thomas
Comments: Nude name.

Modulus modulus var. castanea Mörch, 1876a, p. 131, not figured
[Not available]
Type Locality: Long Bay, St. Thomas
Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Thomas
Comments: Nude name.

Modulus convexior Mörch, 1876a, p. 129-130
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Beck MS
Type Locality: St. Croix
Range: 18.7°N to 17.7°N; 65°W to 64.7°W
Maximum Reported Size: 16.5 mm
Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix, Anegada
References: Mörch (1876a) NSEWM; Abbott (1944) s

Modulus corrugatus Dall, 1884, p. 335
[Not available]
Attributed to: Stimpson
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Abbott (1944) s
Comments: Nude name.

Trochus filosus Helbling, 1779, p. 123-124, pl. 2, fig. 32-33
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Abbott (1944) s

Modulus floridanus Conrad, 1869, p. 107, pl. 12, fig. 6
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Florida
Range: 35°N to 18°N; 81°W to 76°W
Maximum Reported Size: 14 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida
References: M. Smith (1941) NS; Abbott (1944) s; Petuch (1987) v

Modulus krebsii Mörch, 1876a, p. 129
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Anguilla
Range: 18.2°N ; 63°W
Maximum Reported Size: 11 mm
Distribution: Anguilla
References: Mörch (1876a) NSEWM; Abbott (1944) s

Trochus lenticularis Lamarck, 1822b, p. 34, [Chemnitz, 1781, pl. 171, fig. 1665]
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Chemnitz (1781)
Type Locality: Not stated
Range: 24.6°N to 23°S; 81.8°W to 44°W
Distribution: Barbuda, Antigua
References: Higgins & Marrat (1877) {NW}; Melvill (1881) NW; Abbott (1944) s; Lange de Morretes (1949) SE
Comments: Name introduced in synonymy of Trochus modulus; used as valid by Higgins & Marrat (1877).
Combining Genera:  Aplodon

Modulus unidens var. minor Mörch, 1876a, p. 132
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 18°N ; 77°W
Distribution: Jamaica
References: Mörch (1876a) NSEWM

Aplodon nodosus Rafinesque, 1819, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Abbott (1944) s

Trochus perlatus Gmelin, 1791, p. 3577, [Kaemm. pl. 12, fig. I]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
References: Abbott (1944) s

Modulus pisum Mörch, 1876a, p. 130, not figured
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Beck MS
Type Locality: St. Barth.; Bermuda
Range: 32.3°N to 18°N; 64.7°W to 63°W
Maximum Reported Size: 9 mm
Distribution: Bermuda, St. Barthelemy/St. Bartholomew
References: Mörch (1876a) NSEWM; Abbott (1944) s

Cricostoma striatum d'Orbigny, 1842b, p. 57
[Not available]
Attributed to: Klein
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Abbott (1944) s
Comments: Name introduced in synonymy of Trochus unidens.

Ethalia tasmanica Tenison Woods, 1877, 
[Synonym]
References: Hedley (1902) s

Trochus unidens d'Orbigny, 1842b, p. 57, [Lister 1685, pl. 653-654, fig. 52-54]
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Lister
Type Locality: Cuba, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Florida
Range: 25°N to 14.5°N; 80°W to 61°W
Maximum Reported Size: 14 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida; Cuba, Guadeloupe, Martinique
References: d'Orbigny (1842b) NSEWM; Abbott (1944) s
Combining Genera:  Trochilus


Partial List of References

Conrad, T. A. 1869. Notes on Recent Mollusca American Journal of Conchology 5 104-108, pls. 10, 12-13. [Stated date: 07 Oct 1869.]
d'Orbigny, A. 1842. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 1-112, pls. 10-21?. Arthus Bertrand: Paris. [Stated date: -- --- 1853; true date: -- --- 1842.]
Dall, W. H. 1884. On a collection of shells sent from Florida by Mr. Henry Hemphill Proceedings of the United States National Museum 6(384) 318-342, pl. 10. [Stated date: -- --- 1883; true date: -- Jan 1884.]
Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6) 3021-3910. Lipsiae.
Helbling, G. S. 1779. Beyträge zur Kenntiss neuer und seltener Konchylien Abhandlungen einer Privatgesellschaft in Böhmen 4 102-131, 4 pls.
Lamarck, [J. B.] 1822. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres 7 [iii] + 711 pp. Author: Paris. [Stated date: -- Aug 1822.]
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].
Mörch, O. A. L. 1876. Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum Malakozoologische Blätter 23 45-58, 87-143.

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