Monoplex macrodon | |
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A shell of Monoplex macrodon | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cymatiidae |
Genus: | Monoplex |
Species: | M. macrodon
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Binomial name | |
Monoplex macrodon (
Valenciennes, 1832)
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Synonyms [1] | |
Cymatium (Monoplex) pileare Dall, 1909 |
Monoplex macrodon is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. [1]
This species is present in Baja California, Mexico – Colombia, in Galápagos, Clipperton Island and Cocos Island. [2]
Shells of Monoplex macrodon can reach a size of 35–90 millimetres (1.4–3.5 in). [2]