Monoplex martinianus

Monoplex martinianus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the Cymatiidae family.[1]

Monoplex martinianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Monoplex
Species:
M. martinianus
Binomial name
Monoplex martinianus
(d'Orbigny, 1847)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymatium (Septa) pileare martinianum (d'Orbigny, 1847)
  • Cymatium martinianum (d'Orbigny, 1847)
  • Litiopa effusa C. B. Adams, 1850
  • Triton latior Mörch, 1877
  • Triton martinianus d'Orbigny, 1847 (original combination)
  • Triton veliei Calkins, 1878

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Florida in the United States to Brazil, Bermudas, Canary Islands, Liberia to Gabon, and Ascension Island

References

  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213


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