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Monoplex gemmatus

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Monoplex gemmatus
Monoplex gemmatus shells
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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
  • "Cymatium (Monoplex) gemmatum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.