Monoplex trigonus
| Monoplex trigonus | |
|---|---|
| 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. trigonus |
| Binomial name | |
| Monoplex trigonus (Gmelin, 1791) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Monoplex trigonus, common name the Trigonal Hairy Triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]
Distribution
This species is distributed in European waters, the Atlantic Ocean along Cape Verde, West Africa, Gabon, Angola, in the Caribbean Sea, Venezuela.
Description
The shell size varies between 21 mm and 60 mm.
The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 15 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 15 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Monoplex trigonus (Gmelin, 1791). WoRMS (2010). Monoplex trigonus (Gmelin, 1791). 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=476536 on 10 November 2010.
- 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.
Further reading
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
External links
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