Trochomodulus calusa explained

Trochomodulus calusa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Modulidae.

Subspecies:

• Trochomodulus calusa calusa (Petuch, 1988)
• Trochomodulus calusa foxhalli (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 15 mm.^[1]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1.5 m.^[1] Maximum recorded depth is 1.5 m.^[1]

References

• Petuch E.J. (1988). Neogene history of tropical American mollusks. Charlottesville, Virginia: The Coastal Education and Research Foundation. 217 pp., 23 figs + unnumbered figs, 39 pls.
• 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.

Notes and References

1. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. .