Conomodulus

Conomodulus is a small genus of sea snails representing one extinct and one extant species.[1] This genus of snails was first formally named in 2014 by Bernard Landau, Geerat J. Vermeij, and Sonja Reich.[2] The name Conomodulus refers to the conical spire and familial name, Modulidae.[2]

Conomodulus
Shell of Conomodulus neocaledonensis (holotype at the National Museum of Natural History, France)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Modulidae
Genus: Conomodulus
Landau, Vermeij & Reich, 2014
Type species
†Modulus preangerensis
K. Martin, 1905

Species

As of 2020, there are two species in the genus Conomodulus:[1]

  • Conomodulus neocaledonensis Lozouet & Krygelmans, 2016[3]
  • †Conomodulus preangerensis (K. Martin, 1905)

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Conomodulus Landau, Vermeij & Reich, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=817007 on 2020-09-03
  2. Landau B., Vermeij G. K. & Reich S. (2014). Classification of the Modulidae (Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea), with new genera and new fossil species from the Neogene of tropical America and Indonesia. Basteria. 78(1-3): 1-29.
  3. Lozouet P. & Krygelmans A. , 2016. A new species of Indo-Pacific Modulidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). Zootaxa 4103(2): 195-200


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