Monoplex nicobaricus

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

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)

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

Further reading
  • Abbott R. T. (1974). American Seashells, second edition. Van Nostrand Rheinhold, New York, ISBN 0-442-20228-8.
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