Monoplex macrodon

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Monoplex macrodon
Cymatiidae - Monoplex macrodon.jpg
A shell of Monoplex macrodon
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Monoplex
Species:
M. macrodon
Binomial name
Monoplex macrodon
(Valenciennes, 1832)
Synonyms [1]

Cymatium (Monoplex) pileareDall, 1909
Cymatium pileare(Dall 1909)
Triton macrodonValenciennes, 1832

Contents

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

Distribution

This species is present in Baja California, MexicoColombia, in Galápagos, Clipperton Island and Cocos Island. [2]

Description

Shells of Monoplex macrodon can reach a size of 35–90 millimetres (1.4–3.5 in). [2]

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