Monoplex trigonus

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Monoplex trigonus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Monoplex
Species:
M. trigonus
Binomial name
Monoplex trigonus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cymatium (Septa) trigonum (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Cymatium (Monoplex) trigonum (Gmelin, J.F., 1791)
  • Cymatium trigonum (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Murex trigonusGmelin, 1791
  • Tritonium ficoides L. A. Reeve, 1844
  • Triton caudatus Kiener, 1842
  • Triton ficoidesReeve, 1844
  • Triton samier Petit de la Saussaye, 1852

Monoplex trigonus, common name the trigonal hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. [1]

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Distribution

This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean (Cape Verde, West Africa, Gabon, Angola) and in the Caribbean Sea (Venezuela). [1]

Description

The shell size varies between 21 mm and 60 mm.[ citation needed ]

The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm. [2]

trigonal hairy triton Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.193487 - Monoplex trigonus (Gmelin, 1791) - Ranellidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
trigonal hairy triton

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 15 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 15 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Monoplex trigonus (Gmelin, 1791) . 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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