Monoplex nicobaricus
Monoplex nicobaricus | |
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Five views of a shell of Monoplex nicobaricus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
Family: | Ranellidae |
Subfamily: | Cymatiinae |
Genus: | Monoplex |
Species: | M. nicobaricus |
Binomial name | |
Monoplex nicobaricus (Röding, 1798) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Monoplex nicobaricus, common name Nicobar hairy triton or Goldmouth Triton, is a species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a tropical marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.
Distribution
This species of marine snail has a wide distribution and lives in the Indo-Pacific and Western Atlantic oceans. Regions where Monoplex nicobaricus is found include Aldabra, Brazil, Canaries, Cape Verde, Chagos, European waters, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Mascarene Basin and West Indies.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 103 mm.
The maximum recorded shell length is 90 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 36 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Monoplex nicobaricus (Roding, 1798). 8 November 2010. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- 1 2 3 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
- Abbott R. T. (1974). American Seashells, second edition. Van Nostrand Rheinhold, New York, ISBN 0-442-20228-8.
External links
- Gastropods.com : Cymatium (Monoplex) nicobaricum; accessed : 8 November 2010
- Image of live individual in Hawaii
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