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Tenagodus modestus

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Tenagodus modestus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
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

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Description

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

Habitat

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

References

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  1. ^ Tenagodus modestus (Dall, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b c 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.