Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Ranellidae Scientific name Monoplex gemmatus | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Tonnoidea Subfamily Cymatiinae Rank Species | |
Similar Monoplex mundus, Monoplex corrugatus, Lotoria grandimaculata, Monoplex | ||
Monoplex gemmatus, common name : jeweled triton or beaded triton, 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
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 35 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Mauritius, Mozambique, Tanzania and in the Western Pacific Ocean.
References
Monoplex gemmatus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA