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Monoplex krebsii

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Species of gastropod

Monoplex krebsii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Monoplex
Species: M. krebsii
Binomial name
Monoplex krebsii
(Mörch, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Cymatium corrugatum krebsii (Mörch, 1877)
  • Cymatium krebsii (Mörch, 1877)
  • Triton (Lampusia) krebsii , 1877

Monoplex krebsii is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 92 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m. Maximum recorded depth is 146 m.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico; off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.

References

  1. ^ Monoplex krebsii (Mörch, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
  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.
  • Beu, A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea


Taxon identifiers
Monoplex krebsii
Triton krebsii


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