WoRMS taxon details
Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
419529 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:419529)
accepted
Species
Aplodon nodosum Rafinesque, 1819 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ethalia tasmanica Tenison Woods, 1877 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Modulus canaliculatus Mörch, 1876 · unaccepted
Modulus convexior Mörch, 1876 · unaccepted
Modulus krebsii Mörch, 1876 · unaccepted
Modulus lenticularis (Lamarck, 1822) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Modulus perlatus (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Modulus pisum Mörch, 1876 · unaccepted
Modulus unidens (A. d'Orbigny, 1842) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Trochus filosus Helbling, 1779 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Trochus lenticularis Chemnitz, 1781 · unaccepted > unavailable name
Trochus modulus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Trochus perlatus Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Trochus unidens A. d'Orbigny, 1842 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Trochus modulus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419529 on 2026-05-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Trochus modulus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 757 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Modulus canaliculatus Mörch, 1876) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1876). Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 23: 45-58, 87-143., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15854452
page(s): 131 [details]
original description (of Modulus convexior Mörch, 1876) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1876). Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 23: 45-58, 87-143., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15854452
page(s): 129 [details]
original description (of Modulus krebsii Mörch, 1876) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1876). Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 23: 45-58, 87-143., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15854452
page(s): 129 [details]
original description (of Modulus pisum Mörch, 1876) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1876). Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 23: 45-58, 87-143., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15854452
page(s): 130 [details]
original description (of Trochus perlatus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3577 [details]
original description (of Trochus lenticularis Chemnitz, 1781) Chemnitz, J. H. (1780-1795). <i>Neues systematisches Conchylien Cabinet</i>. Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe, Nürnberg. Vol. 4 [1780]: [xxvii] + 344 pp. + 1 (errata), pl. 122-159; vol. 5 [1781]: [xxiv] + 324 p., pl. 160-193; vol. 6 [1782]: [xii] + 375 pp., pl. 1–36; vol. 7 [1784], [xii] + 356 pp., pl.. 37–69; vol. 8 [1785], xvi + 372 pp., pl. 70–102; vol. 9(1) [1786], xii + 151 pp., pl. 103–116; vol. 9(2) [1786], [xxvi] + 194 pp., pl. 117–136; vol. 10 [1788], [xx] + 376 pp., pl. 137–173; vol. 11 [1795], [xx] + 310 pp., pl. 174–213 [Work placed on the Official Index by ICZN Direction 1 (1954)] [volumes 1-3 are by F.H.W. Martini]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/43760
page(s): 5:105-106, pl. 171, fig. 1665. [details]
original description (of Trochus unidens A. d'Orbigny, 1842) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264, pls 1-21 [pp. 1-16, pl. 1 [1840]; 17-208, pls 2-11, 4bis [1841]; 209-264, pls 12-21 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380, pls 22-28 [pp. 1-112, pl. 22 [1842]; 113-128, pl. 23 [1845]; 129-224, pl. 24 [1851]; 225-380, pls 25-28 [1853] [pp. 145-176 missing]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 57 [details]
original description (of Ethalia tasmanica Tenison Woods, 1877) Tenison Woods, J. E. (1877). On some new Tasmanian marine shells. (Second series). <em>Papers and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of Tasmania.</em> 1876: 131-159., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12289352
page(s): 146 [details]
original description (of Trochus filosus Helbling, 1779) Helbling G. S. (1779). Beyträge zur Kenntniß neuer und seltener Konchylien. Aus einigen Wienerischen Sammlungen. <i>Abhandlungen einer Privatgesellschaft in Böhmen, zur Aufnahme der Mathematik, der vaterländischen Geschichte, und der Naturgeschichte</i>, 4: 102-131, pl. 1-4., available online at http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?PPN624644928%7CLOG_0013
page(s): 123, pl. figs 32-33 [details]
original description (of Aplodon nodosum Rafinesque, 1819) Rafinesque, C. S. (1819). Prodrome. De 70 nouveaux genres d'animaux découverts dans l'intérieur des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, durant l'année 1818. <em>Journal de physique, de chimie, d'histoire naturelle et des arts.</em> 88: 417-429., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6172335
page(s): 425 [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 757 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Modulus canaliculatus Mörch, 1876) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1876). Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 23: 45-58, 87-143., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15854452
page(s): 131 [details]
original description (of Modulus convexior Mörch, 1876) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1876). Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 23: 45-58, 87-143., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15854452
page(s): 129 [details]
original description (of Modulus krebsii Mörch, 1876) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1876). Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 23: 45-58, 87-143., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15854452
page(s): 129 [details]
original description (of Modulus pisum Mörch, 1876) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1876). Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 23: 45-58, 87-143., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15854452
page(s): 130 [details]
original description (of Trochus perlatus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3577 [details]
original description (of Trochus lenticularis Chemnitz, 1781) Chemnitz, J. H. (1780-1795). <i>Neues systematisches Conchylien Cabinet</i>. Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe, Nürnberg. Vol. 4 [1780]: [xxvii] + 344 pp. + 1 (errata), pl. 122-159; vol. 5 [1781]: [xxiv] + 324 p., pl. 160-193; vol. 6 [1782]: [xii] + 375 pp., pl. 1–36; vol. 7 [1784], [xii] + 356 pp., pl.. 37–69; vol. 8 [1785], xvi + 372 pp., pl. 70–102; vol. 9(1) [1786], xii + 151 pp., pl. 103–116; vol. 9(2) [1786], [xxvi] + 194 pp., pl. 117–136; vol. 10 [1788], [xx] + 376 pp., pl. 137–173; vol. 11 [1795], [xx] + 310 pp., pl. 174–213 [Work placed on the Official Index by ICZN Direction 1 (1954)] [volumes 1-3 are by F.H.W. Martini]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/43760
page(s): 5:105-106, pl. 171, fig. 1665. [details]
original description (of Trochus unidens A. d'Orbigny, 1842) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264, pls 1-21 [pp. 1-16, pl. 1 [1840]; 17-208, pls 2-11, 4bis [1841]; 209-264, pls 12-21 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380, pls 22-28 [pp. 1-112, pl. 22 [1842]; 113-128, pl. 23 [1845]; 129-224, pl. 24 [1851]; 225-380, pls 25-28 [1853] [pp. 145-176 missing]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 57 [details]
original description (of Ethalia tasmanica Tenison Woods, 1877) Tenison Woods, J. E. (1877). On some new Tasmanian marine shells. (Second series). <em>Papers and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of Tasmania.</em> 1876: 131-159., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12289352
page(s): 146 [details]
original description (of Trochus filosus Helbling, 1779) Helbling G. S. (1779). Beyträge zur Kenntniß neuer und seltener Konchylien. Aus einigen Wienerischen Sammlungen. <i>Abhandlungen einer Privatgesellschaft in Böhmen, zur Aufnahme der Mathematik, der vaterländischen Geschichte, und der Naturgeschichte</i>, 4: 102-131, pl. 1-4., available online at http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?PPN624644928%7CLOG_0013
page(s): 123, pl. figs 32-33 [details]
original description (of Aplodon nodosum Rafinesque, 1819) Rafinesque, C. S. (1819). Prodrome. De 70 nouveaux genres d'animaux découverts dans l'intérieur des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, durant l'année 1818. <em>Journal de physique, de chimie, d'histoire naturelle et des arts.</em> 88: 417-429., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6172335
page(s): 425 [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
context source (MSBIAS)
MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Holzer, K. K.; Rueda, J. L.; McGlathery, K. J. (2011). Differences in the feeding ecology of two seagrass-associated snails. Estuaries and Coasts, 10 pp. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-011-9406-6 [details]
additional source Abbott, R. T. (1944). The genus <i>Modulus</i> in the Western Atlantic. <em>Johnsonia, Monographs of the Marine Mollusks of the Western Atlantic, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.</em> 1(14): 1-8. pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41114071
page(s): 2-4, pls. 1-2, figs. 1-4 [details]
additional source Hedley, C. (1902). Notes on Tasmanian and West Indian conchology. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 16(5): 49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1754322 [details]
additional source Mook, D. (1977). Studies on fouling invertebrates in the Indian River, Florida 2: Effect of <i>Modulus modulus</i> (Prosobranchia: Modulidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 91(4): 134-135, fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8273662 [details]
additional source Dall, W. H. (1892). Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial refrence to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. 2. Streptodont and other gastropods, concluded. <em>Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia.</em> 3(2): 201-473., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31456881
page(s): 295 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Holzer, K. K.; Rueda, J. L.; McGlathery, K. J. (2011). Differences in the feeding ecology of two seagrass-associated snails. Estuaries and Coasts, 10 pp. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-011-9406-6 [details]
additional source Abbott, R. T. (1944). The genus <i>Modulus</i> in the Western Atlantic. <em>Johnsonia, Monographs of the Marine Mollusks of the Western Atlantic, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.</em> 1(14): 1-8. pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41114071
page(s): 2-4, pls. 1-2, figs. 1-4 [details]
additional source Hedley, C. (1902). Notes on Tasmanian and West Indian conchology. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 16(5): 49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1754322 [details]
additional source Mook, D. (1977). Studies on fouling invertebrates in the Indian River, Florida 2: Effect of <i>Modulus modulus</i> (Prosobranchia: Modulidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 91(4): 134-135, fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8273662 [details]
additional source Dall, W. H. (1892). Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial refrence to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. 2. Streptodont and other gastropods, concluded. <em>Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia.</em> 3(2): 201-473., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31456881
page(s): 295 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | buttonsnailAtlantic modulus | [details] |
| German | Atlantische Maß-Schnecke | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Modulus pisum Mörch, 1876)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Modulus perlatus (Gmelin, 1791))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Modulus modulus)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Trochus modulus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758) United States, Florida, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Modulus pisum Mörch, 1876)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Modulus perlatus (Gmelin, 1791))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Modulus modulus)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Trochus modulus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758) United States, Florida, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
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