Monoplex pilearis

Monoplex pilearis
A shell of Monoplex pilearis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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. pilearis
Binomial name
Monoplex pilearis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]

Cymatium (Monoplex) pileare orientalis Garcia-Talavera, 1987
Cymatium vestitum insulare Pilsbry, 1921
Litiopa effusa C. B. Adams, 1850
Murex pilearis Linnaeus, 1758
Saginafusus pricei perficus Iredale, 1931
Triton haemastoma Valenciennes, 1832
Triton martinianum d’Orbigny, 1842
Triton veliei Calkins, 1878
Tritonium (Simpulum) beccarii Tapparone-Canefri, 1875
Tritonium olearium Röding, 1798

Monoplex pilearis 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 pilearis (Linnaeus, 1758). WoRMS (2010). Monoplex pilearis (Linnaeus, 1758). 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=476533 on 27 June 2010.

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