Monoplex vespaceus
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Monoplex vespaceus (Lamarck, 1822)
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Monoplex vespaceus, common name the Dwarf Hairy Triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]
Distribution
This species has a wide distribution and is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Cape Verde, West Africa, Ghana, Senegal, in the Indian Ocean along KwaZuluNatal, Tanzania and Mauritius, in the Indo-West Pacific, in the Red Sea, in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Lesser Antilles, and Eastern Florida.[citation needed]
Description
The shell size varies between 16 mm and 60 mm.[citation needed]
The maximum recorded shell length is 41 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 4.5 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 4.5 m.[2]
References
- ^ a b Monoplex vespaceus (Lamarck, 1822). WoRMS (2010). Monoplex vespaceus (Lamarck, 1822). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476538 on 10 November 2010 .
- ^ 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.
Further reading
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
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