Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Modulidae
Alternative combination: Trochus modulus
Synonym: Modulus floridanus Conrad 1869
Belongs to Modulus according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010
See also Hendy et al. 2008 and Lozouet et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Modulus basileus, Modulus basteroti, Modulus calusa, Modulus carchedonius, Modulus tamanensis, Modulus tectum, Modulus vermeiji, Modulus willcoxi
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cayman Islands (3 collections), Cuba (2), the Dominican Republic (2), Haiti (1), Jamaica (2), Panama (1), United States (12: Florida)
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (2), Jamaica (5), Venezuela (4)
Total: 34 collections including 35 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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