Modulidae, common name modulids, is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithioidea.

According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Modulidae has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera within the family Modulidae include:

  • Conomodulus Landau, Vermeij & Reich, 2014
  • † Incisilabium Cossmann, 1918
  • Indomodulus Landau, Vermeij & Reich, 2014
  • † Laevimodulus Landau, Vermeij & Reich, 2014
  • † Modulostylina Bandel, 2006 - with the only species Modulostylina waageni Kittl, 1884 - from Late Triassic
  • Modulus Gray, 1840 - the type genus of the family Modulidae
  • † Psammodulus Collins, 1934
  • Trochomodulus Landau, Vermeij & Reich, 2014

Synonyms

  • Aplodon Rafinesque, 1819: synonym of Modulus Gray, 1842 (senior synonym of Modulus which, however, is in prevailing usage)
  • 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.

External links

  • Media related to Modulidae at Wikimedia Commons