Monoplex krebsii

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Monoplex krebsii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Monoplex
Species:
M. krebsii
Binomial name
Monoplex krebsii
(Mörch, 1877)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cymatium corrugatum krebsii(Mörch, 1877)
  • Cymatium krebsii(Mörch, 1877)
  • Triton (Lampusia) krebsii, 1877

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

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 92 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 146 m. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico; off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.

References

  1. 1 2 Monoplex krebsii (Mörch, 1877) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 December 2018.
  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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