Monoplex exaratus

Monoplex exaratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Ranellidae
Subfamily: Cymatiinae
Genus: Monoplex
Species: M. exaratus
Binomial name
Monoplex exaratus
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cabestanimorpha euclia Cotton, 1945
  • Cymatium exaratum (Reeve, 1844)
  • Cymatium zimara Iredale, 1929
  • Lotorium (Cymatium) kiiense G.B. Sowerby III, 1915
  • Monoplex cornutus Perry, 1811
  • Triton exaratus Reeve, 1844
  • Triton obscurus A. Adams, 1855
  • Tritonium granulatum Dunker, 1871

Monoplex exaratus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Monoplex exaratus (Reeve, 1844). WoRMS (2010). Monoplex exaratus (Reeve, 1844). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476520 on 16 July 2012.

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