Monoplex gemmatus

Monoplex gemmatus
Monoplex gemmatus
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. gemmatus
Binomial name
Monoplex gemmatus
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymatium gemmatum (Reeve, 1844)
  • Cymatium (Monoplex) gemmatum (Reeve, L.A., 1844)
  • Septa gemmata (Reeve, 1844)
  • Triton gemmatus Reeve, 1844

Monoplex gemmatus, common name : jeweled triton or beaded triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]

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Description

The shell size varies between 20 mm and 35 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Mauritius, Mozambique, Tanzania and in the Western Pacific Ocean.

References

  1. ^ a b Monoplex gemmatus (Reeve, 1844). WoRMS (2010). Monoplex gemmatus (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=476521 on 8 November 2010.
  • Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56

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