Monoplex nicobaricus

Monoplex nicobaricus
	Apertural view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Monoplex
Species:	M. nicobaricus
Binomial name
	Monoplex nicobaricus; (Röding, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
	Cymatium nicobaricum (Röding, 1798); Lampusia nicobarica (Röding, 1798); Triton chlorostomum Lamarck, 1822; Triton chlorostomum var. pumilio Mörch, 1877; Triton pulchellus C. B. Adams, 1850; Tritonium adansonii Dunker, R.W., 1853; Tritonium lotorium Link, H.F., 1807; Tritonium nicobarius Röding, 1798 (basionym);

Monoplex nicobaricus, known as the Nicobar hairy triton or goldmouth triton, is a species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a tropical marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

In Hawaii, a group of three Monoplex nicobaricus (probably a mating pair and another male) have attracted a predatory Conus pennaceus, which is attacking the largest Monoplex

Distribution

This species of marine snail has a wide distribution and lives in the Indo-Pacific and Western Atlantic oceans. Regions where Monoplex nicobaricus is found include Aldabra, Brazil, Canaries, Cape Verde, Chagos, European waters, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Mascarene Basin and West Indies.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 90 mm.[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth is at the surface and the maximum recorded depth is 36 m (118 ft).[2]

Shells of Monoplex nicobaricus

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References

Monoplex nicobaricus (Roding, 1798). 8 November 2010. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
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.

External links

"Cymatium (Monoplex) nicobaricum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
Image of live individual in Hawaii

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[WoRMS-1] Monoplex nicobaricus (Roding, 1798). 8 November 2010. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[Welch_2010-2] 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.