Monoplex vespaceus
| Monoplex vespaceus | |
|---|---|
| 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. vespaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Monoplex vespaceus (Lamarck, 1822) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Monoplex vespaceus, common name the Dwarf 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 has a wide distribution and is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Cape Verde, West Africa, Ghana, Senegal, in the Indian Ocean along KwaZuluNatal, Tanzania and Mauritius, in the Indo-West Pacific, in the Red Sea, in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Lesser Antilles, and Eastern Florida.
Description
The shell size varies between 16 mm and 60 mm.
The maximum recorded shell length is 41 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 4.5 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 4.5 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Monoplex vespaceus (Lamarck, 1822). WoRMS (2010). Monoplex vespaceus (Lamarck, 1822). 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=476538 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
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
- 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
External links
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