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Modulidae

Gastropoda - Modulidae

Taxonomy
Modulidae was named by Fischer (1884) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5397]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cerithioidea by Ponder and Warén (1988), Beesley (1998), Todd (2001), Lozouet et al. (2001), Bouchet et al. (2005) and Bouchet et al. (2017).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Modulidae Fischer
1988Modulidae Ponder and Warén p. 295
1998Modulidae Beesley p. 730
2001Modulidae Lozouet et al. p. 22
2001Modulidae Todd
2005Modulidae Bouchet et al. p. 249
2017Modulidae Bouchet et al. p. 342

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyModulidaeFischer 1884
familyModulidaeFischer 1884

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Modulidae Fischer 1884
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G. Aplodon Rafinesque 1819
G. Modulus Gray 1842
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†Modulus basileus Guppy 1874
†Modulus basteroti Benoist 1874
Modulus calusa Petuch 1988
Modulus carchedonius Lamarck 1822
Modulus modulus Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Modulus floridanus Conrad 1869 [synonym]
†Modulus tamanensis Maury 1925
†Modulus tectum Gmelin 1791
†Modulus vermeiji Landau and Marques da Silva 2010
†Modulus willcoxi Dall 1892
G. †Psammodulus Collins 1934
Invalid names: Aplodontidae Kuroda 1933 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Herbivore on plant or algal, or rock, rubble or coral substrates according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-10 07:13:07
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:13:07
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.4 Ma

Collections (93 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Florida) Modulus liveoakensis (80184)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Florida) Modulus liveoakensis (60968)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) Modulus turbinatus (60985)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Modulus basteroti (74861)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Trinidad and Tobago Modulus tamanensis (74925)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) Modulus tamanensis (156356 156625 156795 160770)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Modulus basteroti (178108)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Modulus biconicus (41760 42290 42328) Modulus compactus (42443) Modulus willcoxii (42225 42250)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Colombia Modulus tamanensis (106366)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Modulus tamanensis (136885 156524 157858)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Trinidad and Tobago Modulus tamanensis (74922)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Modulus preangerensis (63040) Modulus sp., Modulus tectum (70081)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Modulus vermeiji (96470)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Palau Modulus preangerensis (77930)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Kalimantan) Modulus praeangerensis (173685)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) Psammodulus sp. (79855)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Modulus sp. (61297)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Modulus unidens (96543 96546)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) Psammodulus sp. (135839)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Modulus modulus (74964 74965)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Florida) Modulus woodringi (146875)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador Modulus cerodes (96596)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Modulus carchedonius (41749)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Veracruz) Psammodulus mexicanus (134768)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Modulus modulus (131237) Modulus modulus, Modulus carchedonius (131210 131217 131218) Modulus tamanensis (79710)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Modulus basileus (79958) Modulus woodringi (59484)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Modulus modulus (58522 69090 69092 69093 69094)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) Modulus sp. (61339)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Modulus sp. (135876) Psammodulus sp. (79999)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Florida) Modulus caloosahatcheensis (79804)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Modulus carchedonius (41501 41539 41718) Modulus modulus (69029 79338 79786 79789) Modulus modulus, Modulus carchedonius (79331)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Modulus catenulatus, Modulus modulus (80304)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Guam Modulus tectum (77933)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Dominican Republic Modulus modulus (75422 75425)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Haiti Modulus floridanus (60884)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Cuba Modulus modulus (66764 66775)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Modulus modulus (61310)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Hawaii) Modulus tectum (96682)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Aplodon tectus (89294 89307)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Aplodon tectus (89402)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Modulus tectum (192720)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia Modulus tectum (194003)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Modulus disculus (44963)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Modulus metcalfei (96944)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Modulus calusa (79738) Modulus floridanus (34269) Modulus modulus (69085 69087 70010 80027) Modulus pacei (79739) Modulus pacei, Modulus modulus, Modulus calusa (96538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Modulus modulus (80835 80837 80853)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Modulus modulus (80407) Modulus modulus, Modulus carchedonius (80408)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Modulus tectum (96789)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Modulus cerodes (89597)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Modulus cerodes (96867)