Monoplex parthenopeus
| Monoplex parthenopeus Temporal range: Miocene - Recent | |
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| Apertural view of Monoplex parthenopeus | |
| 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. parthenopeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Monoplex parthenopeus (Salis-Marschlins, 1793) | |
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Monoplex parthenopeus,[3][4] common name the giant triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[2]
Fossil records
This species have been recorded as fossils from the Miocene to the Quaternary (from 15.97 to 0.0 million years ago). [5]
Distribution
This species occurs worldwide including:
- The Western Atlantic Ocean[4]
- New Zealand[6]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 180 mm.[7]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[7] Maximum recorded depth is 75 m.[7]
Life cycle
Hairy trumpets are notable for having particularly long planktonic periods. The veliger larvae remain in the plankton for nearly 300 days, dispersing as far as 4000 km.[8] This is the longest known larval duration and dispersal distance of any marine invertebrate which occurs along the west coast of North America.[9]
Gallery
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A shell of Monoplex parthenopeus with periostracum removed
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Same shell, apertural view
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Apertural view of Monoplex parthenopeus echo (Kuroda & Habe in Kira, 1961) with operculum and periostracum attached
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Fossil shell of Monoplex parthenopeus from Pliocene of Italy
References
- ↑ Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). Cymatium parthenopaeum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
- 1 2 Monoplex parthenopeus (Salis-Marschlins, 1793). WoRMS (2010). Monoplex parthenopeus (Salis-Marschlins, 1793). 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=476531 on 8 May 2011.
- ↑ "Cymatium parthenopeum (Salis, 1793)", CLEMAM, accessed 18 February 2011.
- 1 2 "Cymatium parthenopeum (von Salis, 1793)". Malacolog Version 4.1.1. A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. accessed 17 February 2011.
- ↑ Fossilworks
- ↑ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- 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.
- ↑ Scheltema, R. S. 1971. Larval dispersal as a means of genetic exchange between geographically separated populations of shoalwater benthic marine gastropods. Biological Bulletin 140:284–322.
- ↑ AL Shanks, BA Grantham, MH Carr (2003) Propagule dispersal distance and the size and spacing of marine reserves. Ecological Applications, 13, S159-S169.
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
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