Biology:Monoplex krebsii

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Monoplex krebsii
Scientific classification edit
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[1]
  • 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.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 92 mm.[2]

Habitat

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

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. 1.0 1.1 Monoplex krebsii (Mörch, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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


Wikidata ☰ Q6780030 entry