Monoplex tranquebaricus
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Monoplex tranquebaricus | |
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Shell of Monoplex tranquebaricus (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cymatiidae |
Genus: | Monoplex |
Species: | M. tranquebaricus
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Binomial name | |
Monoplex tranquebaricus (Lamarck, 1816)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Monoplex tranquebaricus, common name: the West African hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 21 mm and 80 mm.
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2010) |
Distribution
This species is distributed in European waters, in the Atlantic Ocean along the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, West Africa, Gabon, Angola and in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Keys.
References
- ^ a b Monoplex tranquebaricus (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
External links
- "Cymatium (Monoplex) tranquebaricum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
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- Monoplex
- Gastropods described in 1816
- Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
- Molluscs of Angola
- Molluscs of the Canary Islands
- Gastropods of Cape Verde
- Invertebrates of Gabon