Monoplex aquatilis explained

Monoplex aquatilis, common name the cosmopolitan hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.

Distribution

This species has a wide distribution across the Atlantic Ocean, European waters, Cape Verde, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin and Tanzania and in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean.

Description

The shell size varies between 35 mm and 120 mm.

The maximum recorded shell length is 95 mm.[1]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[1] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. .