Monoplex mundus

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Monoplex mundus
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Apertural view of Monoplex mundus (Gould, 1849)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Monoplex
Species:
M. mundus
Binomial name
Monoplex mundus
(Gould, 1849)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cymatium mundum(Gould, 1849)
  • Triton mundusGould, 1849
  • Tritonium mauritianum Tapparone-Canefri, 1876

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

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 38 mm. [2] The species was discovered in 1849 by A. Gould. It was originally classified as Triton mundum. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 149 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 185 m. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Monoplex mundus (Gould, 1849) . 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 .
  3. ↑ "Monoplex mundus (A. Gould, 1849)". marinespecies.org. Worms: World Registry of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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