Monoplex exaratus

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 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]

Contents

Description

Distribution

References

  1. ^ a b 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 27 June 2010.

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