Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Tonnoidea Subfamily Cymatiinae Scientific name Monoplex corrugatus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Ranellidae Genus Monoplex Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Monoplex, Monoplex mundus, Lotoria grandimaculata, Septa hepatica, Monoplex aquatilis | ||
Monoplex corrugatus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.
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Description
Shells of Monoplex corrugatus can reach a size of 40–120 millimetres (1.6–4.7 in).
This species has a large white shell with conical whorls provided with irregular knots. The mollusk is yellowish with red spots with white edges. The hairy and brown periostracum completely covers the shell.
Distribution and habitat
This species can be found from Bay of Biscay to Angola and in the Mediterranean sea. It lives on hard seabed at depths of 15 to 200 m.
References
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