Monoplex mundus
Monoplex mundus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
| Monoplex mundus | |
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| Apertural view of Monoplex mundus (Gould, 1849) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Monoplex |
| Species: | M. mundus |
| Binomial name | |
| Monoplex mundus (Gould, 1849) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 149 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 185 m.[2]
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References
- Monoplex mundus (Gould, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 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.
- Beu, A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea.
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