Biology:Monoplex exaratus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Monoplex |
| Species: | M. exaratus
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| Monoplex exaratus (Reeve, 1844)
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Monoplex exaratus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Description
Distribution
According to the World Register of Marine Species, Monoplex exaratus is found near Australia, Japan, the Hawaiian Islands, the Red Sea, and South Africa. Sightings have been noted in Senegal and Caribbean Sea, but their veracity as evidence for distribution is doubtful.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Monoplex exaratus (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
- Petit R.E. (2009) George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 2189: 1–218
Wikidata ☰ Q6780084 entry
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