Modulus bayeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Modulidae
Genus:
Modulus
Species:
M. bayeri
Binomial name
Modulus bayeri
Petuch, 2001[1]

Modulus bayeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Modulidae.[2]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 18 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 2 m.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Petuch (2001). Bull. of the Biological Soc. Washington 10 : 334–343. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Modulus bayeri Petuch, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 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.


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