Malacology
Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.
Button Snail
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Modulus modulus
Class:
Order:
Family:
Gastropoda
[unassigned] Caenogastropoda
Modulidae
Image Voucher:
ANSP 367227
Shell Information
Height (mm): 12-16.5
Dextral
Chirality:
Large body whorl with three small whorls making up the spire.
Description:
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Depth (m):
North Carolina to Brazil
0 to 105 meters
Diet:
Herbivore
Habitat:
Marine; Among seagrass
Misc. Facts
Citations
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419529 on 2021-06-23
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. Garc?a. 29. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579?699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico?Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.