Overview
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Interesting Facts
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Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Discopoda
()
- P. Fischer, 1884
- Infraorder:
Discopoda
()
- Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
()
- C.A. Fleming, 1822
- Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
(
- Infraorder:
Discopoda
(
- Suborder:
Discopoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Modulus dorsuosus Gould
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Philippi, A. Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer
oder wenig gekannter Conchylien, unter Mithulfe mehrer deutscher
Conchyliologen, herausgegeben von. R.A. Philippi mit beitragen der
Herren Anton ... Dr vondem Busch, Dr Dunker, Dr Jones, Bergrath Koch,
Dr Pfeiffer, Dr Troschell. 2., 1846.
Last scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996
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Members of the genus Modulus
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Further Reading
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- Allan Hancock Pacific expeditions. [Reports] Los Angeles, University of Southern California Press. url p. 187.
- Annual report - Western Society of Malacologists. Pomona, Calif., Western Society of Malacologists. url p. 13, p. 28.
- Annual report of the regents of the university of the state of New York on the condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History and the historical and antiquarian collection annexed thereto. Albany, Regents of the University of the State of New York. url p. 33.
- Bibliography of North American conchology previous to the year 1860: prepared for the Smithsonian Institution / by W. G. Binney. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1863-1864. url p. 197.
- Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los Angeles, Calif.: The Academy, 1902-1971. url p. 156, p. 65, p. 69, p. 70.
- Catalogue of marine shells in Lorenzo G. Yates' collection, Santa Barbara, Cal. Santa Barbara, Cal., 1886. url p. 54.
- Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan shells in the British Museum, collected by Frederick Reigen / described by Philip P. Carpenter. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1857. url p. 353.
- Check lists of the shells of North America Prepared for the Smithsonian institution, by Isaac Lea, P. P. Carpenter, Wm. Stimpson, W. G. Binney, and Temple Prime Washington, Smithsonian institution1860 url p. 7.
- Hand list of Mollusca in the Indian Museum, Calcutta by Geoffrey Nevill. Calcutta, Printed by order of the trustees, 1878-1884. url p. 176.
- Hand list of mollusca in the Indian Museum, Calcutta / by Geoffrey Nevill. Calcutta: [s.n.], 1878-1884 [i.e., 1885] url p. 176.
- Manual of conchology, structural and systematic: with illustrations of the species / by George W. Tryon, Jr. Philadelphia: Published by the Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1879-1898. url p. 293, p. 293, p. 293, p. 299, p. 299, p. 469, p. 469.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 17 1894 Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 192, p. 326, p. 737.
- Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 9 1869 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url p. 197, p. 36, p. 7.
- The Nautilus. Melbourne, Fla., etc., American Malacologists, inc., etc. url p. 45.
- The mollusks of western North America. Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1872. url .
- Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia (Incorporated). Adelaide: W.C. Rigby, 1912-1937. url p. 203.
- Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 12 1961 [San Diego]: The Society, 1905-1989. url p. 466.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Costa Rica): Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2684193
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-71915
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 71915
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 507090
