Monoplex exaratus

Monoplex exaratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Monoplex
Species:	M. exaratus
Binomial name
Monoplex exaratus (Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms [1]
Cabestanimorpha eucliaCotton, 1945 Cymatium exaratum(Reeve, 1844) Cymatium zimaraIredale, 1929 Lotorium (Cymatium) kiienseG.B. Sowerby III, 1915 Monoplex cornutusPerry, 1811 Triton exaratusReeve, 1844 Triton obscurusA. Adams, 1855 Tritonium granulatumDunker, 1871

Monoplex exaratus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. ^[1]

Distribution

According to the World Register of Marine Species, Monoplex exaratus is found near Australia, Japan, the Hawaiian Islands, the Red Sea, and South Africa. Sightings have been noted in Senegal and Caribbean Sea, but their veracity as evidence for distribution is doubtful.

References

1. Monoplex exaratus (Reeve, 1844) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 December 2018.

• Petit R.E. (2009) George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 2189: 1–218