Tenagodus modestus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Siliquariidae
Genus:
Tenagodus
Species:
T. modestus
Binomial name
Tenagodus modestus
(Dall, 1881)

Tenagodus modestus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Siliquariidae.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 150 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 37 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1472 m.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Tenagodus modestus (Dall, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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