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

Tenagodus modestus
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T. modestus
Binomial name
Tenagodus modestus
(Dall, 1881)

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Description edit

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

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

References edit

  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.