Modulidae
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| Indomodulus tectum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: |
Modulidae P. Fischer, 1884 |
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Aplodontidae Kuroda, 1933 |
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Modulidae, common name modulids, is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithioidea.
According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Modulidae has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera within the family Modulidae include:
- Conomodulus Landau, Vermeij & Reich, 2014
- † Incisilabium Cossmann, 1918
- Indomodulus Landau, Vermeij & Reich, 2014
- † Laevimodulus Landau, Vermeij & Reich, 2014
- † Modulostylina Bandel, 2006 - with the only species Modulostylina waageni Kittl, 1884 - from Late Triassic
- Modulus Gray, 1840 - the type genus of the family Modulidae
- † Psammodulus Collins, 1934
- Trochomodulus Landau, Vermeij & Reich, 2014
- Synonyms
- Aplodon Rafinesque, 1819: synonym of Modulus Gray, 1842 (senior synonym of Modulus which, however, is in prevailing usage)