Monoplex mundus
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| Apertural view of Monoplex mundus (Gould, 1849) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Monoplex |
| Species: | M. mundus
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| Binomial name | |
| Monoplex mundus (Gould, 1849)
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Monoplex mundus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 38 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 149 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 185 m.[2]
References
- ^ a b Monoplex mundus (Gould, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
- ^ a b c 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.
- Beu, A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea.