Monoplex tranquebaricus
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| Monoplex tranquebaricus | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| 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
[edit | edit source]The shell size varies between 21 mm and 80 mm.
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Distribution
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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
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