Monoplex comptus

Monoplex comptus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Monoplex comptus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Monoplex
Species:
M. comptus
Binomial name
Monoplex comptus
(A. Adams, 1855)
Synonyms[1]

Cymatium (Monoplex) comptum (A. Adams, 1855)
Cymatium (Monoplex) comptum amphiatlanticum Garcia-Talavera & de Vera, 2003
Cymatium (Septa) gemmatum Clench & Turner, 1957
Lampusia gracilis Dall, 1889
Triton comptus A. Adams, 1855
Triton ridleyi E.A. Smith, 1890

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 34 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 214 m.[2]

References
  1. Monoplex comptus (A. Adams, 1855). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
  2. 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.


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