Monoplex tranquebaricus | |
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Shell of Monoplex tranquebaricus (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cymatiidae |
Genus: | Monoplex |
Species: | M. tranquebaricus |
Binomial name | |
Monoplex tranquebaricus (Lamarck, 1816) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Monoplex tranquebaricus, common name: the West African hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. [1]
The shell size varies between 21 mm and 80 mm.
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