Biology:Monoplex klenei

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Monoplex klenei
Monoplex klenei 01.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Monoplex
Species:
M. klenei
Binomial name
Monoplex klenei
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1889)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymatium klenei (Sowerby III, 1889)
  • Triton klenei G.B. Sowerby III, 1889

Monoplex klenei is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique.

References

  • MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp.
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 74


Wikidata ☰ Q6779615 entry