Family Ranellidae Rank Species | Superfamily Tonnoidea Subfamily Cymatiinae Scientific name Monoplex parthenopeus Higher classification Monoplex | |
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Similar Cymatium, Gastropods, Monoplex, Molluscs, Ranellidae | ||
Monoplex parthenopeus salis marschlins 1793 live
Monoplex parthenopeus, common name the giant triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.
Contents
- Monoplex parthenopeus salis marschlins 1793 live
- Fossil records
- Distribution
- Description
- Habitat
- Life cycle
- References
Fossil records
This species have been recorded as fossils from the Miocene to the Quaternary (from 15.97 to 0.0 million years ago).
Distribution
This species occurs worldwide including:
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 180 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 75 m.
Life cycle
Hairy trumpets are notable for having particularly long planktonic periods. The veliger larvae remain in the plankton for nearly 300 days, dispersing as far as 4000 km. This is the longest known larval duration and dispersal distance of any marine invertebrate which occurs along the west coast of North America.
