Monoplex comptus

Monoplex comptus
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. comptus
Binomial name
Monoplex comptus
(A. Adams, 1855)
Synonyms[1]

Cymatium (Monoplex) comptum (A. Adams, 1855)
Cymatium (Monoplex) comptum amphiatlanticum Garcia-Talavera & de Vera, 2003
Cymatium (Septa) gemmatum Clench & Turner, 1957
Lampusia gracilis Dall, 1889
Triton comptus A. Adams, 1855
Triton ridleyi E.A. Smith, 1890

Monoplex comptus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 34 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 214 m.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Monoplex comptus (A. Adams, 1855). WoRMS (2010). Monoplex comptus (A. Adams, 1855). 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=476517 on 27 June 2010.
  2. 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.


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