Monoplex corrugatus

Monoplex corrugatus
	Apertural view of Monoplex corrugatus (Lamarck, 1816)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Monoplex
Species:	M. corrugatus
Binomial name
	Monoplex corrugatus; (Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms
	Cymatium corrugatum (Lamarck, 1816); Cymatium corrugatum corrugatum (Lamarck, 1816); Murex pairodoa Risso, 1826 (dubious synonym); Simpulum corrugatum (Lamarck, 1816); Simpulum corrugatum var. minima Pallary, 1900; Simpulum corrugatum var. minor-obesa Pallary, 1900; Triton affinis Deshayes, 1835; Triton corrugatum Lamarck, 1816; Triton corrugatum var. intermidens de Gregorio, 1884; Triton corrugatum var. pantanellii de Gregorio, 1884; Triton corrugatum var. propetuberculifera de Gregorio, 1884; Triton corrugatum var. vivopse de Gregorio, 1884; Triton corrugatus Lamarck, 1816 (original combination);

Monoplex corrugatus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.^[2]

Description[]

Shells of Monoplex corrugatus can reach a size of 40–120 millimetres (1.6–4.7 in).^[3]

This species has a large white shell with conical whorls provided with irregular knots. The mollusk is yellowish with red spots with white edges. The hairy and brown periostracum completely covers the shell.^[4]

Distribution and habitat[]

This species can be found from Bay of Biscay to Angola and in the Mediterranean sea.^[3] It lives on hard seabed at depths of 15 to 200 m.^[4]

References[]

^ Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de (1816) Liste des objets représentés dans les planches de cette livraison. In Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de (Ed.) Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique des Trois Règnes de la Nature. Mollusques et Polypes Divers. Veuve Agasse, Imprimeur, Paris,. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b Monoplex corrugatus (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Monoplex corrugatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b Aiamitalia

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[1] Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de (1816) Liste des objets représentés dans les planches de cette livraison. In Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de (Ed.) Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique des Trois Règnes de la Nature. Mollusques et Polypes Divers. Veuve Agasse, Imprimeur, Paris,. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 June 2010.

[WoRMS-2] Monoplex corrugatus (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.

[aa-3] "Monoplex corrugatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[bb-4] Aiamitalia

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Taxon identifiers
Monoplex corrugatus	Wikidata: Q6779033 GBIF: 6488550 iNaturalist: 469326 IRMNG: 11717665 NBN: NHMSYS0021055570 WoRMS: 476518
Triton corrugatus	Wikidata: Q109578791 WoRMS: 476899

Monoplex corrugatus

Apertural view of Monoplex corrugatus (Lamarck, 1816)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Monoplex
Species:	M. corrugatus
Binomial name
*Monoplex corrugatus* (Lamarck, 1816) ^[1]
Synonyms^[2]
Cymatium corrugatum (Lamarck, 1816) Cymatium corrugatum corrugatum (Lamarck, 1816) Murex pairodoa Risso, 1826 (dubious synonym) Simpulum corrugatum (Lamarck, 1816) Simpulum corrugatum var. minima Pallary, 1900 Simpulum corrugatum var. minor-obesa Pallary, 1900 Triton affinis Deshayes, 1835 Triton corrugatum Lamarck, 1816 Triton corrugatum var. intermidens de Gregorio, 1884 Triton corrugatum var. pantanellii de Gregorio, 1884 Triton corrugatum var. propetuberculifera de Gregorio, 1884 Triton corrugatum var. vivopse de Gregorio, 1884 Triton corrugatus Lamarck, 1816 (original combination)