Monoplex gemmatus

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Monoplex gemmatus
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Monoplex gemmatus shells
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
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 Cymatiidae.[1]

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). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
  • Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56

External links[]

  • "Cymatium (Monoplex) gemmatum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.


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