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]

Distribution

According to the World Register of Marine Species, Monoplex exaratus is found near Australia, Japan, the Hawaiian Islands the Red Sea and South Africa. Sightings have been noted in Senegal and Caribbean Sea, but their veracity as evidence for distribution is doubtful.

References

  1. 1 2 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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