Monoplex trigonus

Monoplex trigonus, common name the trigonal hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Monoplex trigonus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Monoplex
Species:
M. trigonus
Binomial name
Monoplex trigonus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymatium (Septa) trigonum (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Cymatium (Monoplex) trigonum (Gmelin, J.F., 1791)
  • Cymatium trigonum (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Murex trigonus Gmelin, 1791
  • Tritonium ficoides L. A. Reeve, 1844
  • Triton caudatus Kiener, 1842
  • Triton ficoides Reeve, 1844
  • Triton samier Petit de la Saussaye, 1852

Distribution

This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean (Cape Verde, West Africa, Gabon, Angola) and in the Caribbean Sea (Venezuela).[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 21 mm and 60 mm.

The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 15 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 15 m.[2]

References
  1. Monoplex trigonus (Gmelin, 1791). 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.

Further reading
  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
  • "Cymatium (Monoplex) trigonum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
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