Modelia
Introduction '''''Modelia''''' is a genus of medium to large sea snails in which the shell has a pearly interior and the snail has a calcareous operculum; marine gastropod mollusks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
Species Species within the genus ''Modelia'' include:* ''Modelia granosa'' (Martyn, 1784);Species brought into synonymy:* ''Modelia guttata'' A. Adams, 1863: synonym of ''Bolma guttata'' (A. Adams, 1863)
References * Williams, S.T. (2007). ''Origins and diversification of Indo-West Pacific marine fauna: evolutionary history and biogeography of turban shells (Gastropoda, Turbinidae).'' Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2007, 92, 573–592
Further reading * Powell A W B, ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979