Monoplex vespaceus
Species of gastropod
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::summary Species of gastropod ::
| image = Monoplex vespaceus (MNHN-IM-2012-20021).jpeg | image_caption = Shell of Monoplex vespaceus (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | taxon = Monoplex vespaceus | authority = (Lamarck, 1822) | synonyms_ref = | synonyms =
- Cymatium (Turritriton) indomelanicum Garcia-Talavera, 1997
- Cymatium (Turritriton) vespaceum (J.B.P.A. de Lamarck, 1822)
- Eutritonium rembangense J. Wanner, & Hahn, 1935
- Triton elongatus Reeve, 1844
- Triton vespaceus Lamarck, 1822
Monoplex vespaceus, common name the dwarf hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Distribution
This species has a wide distribution and is found in the Atlantic Ocean (Cape Verde, West Africa, Ghana, Senegal), in the Indian Ocean (Tanzania and Mauritius), in the Indo-West Pacific (New Caledonia), in the Red Sea, in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea (Lesser Antilles, Belize, Colombia and Cayman Islands).
Description
The shell size varies between 16 mm and 60 mm.
The maximum recorded shell length is 41 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 4.5 m. Maximum recorded depth is 4.5 m.
References
References
- {{WRMS species. 476538. ''Monoplex vespaceus'' (Lamarck, 1822). 6 December 2018
- 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
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