Monoplex parthenopeus Temporal range:
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Apertural view of Monoplex parthenopeus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cymatiidae |
Genus: | Monoplex |
Species: | M. parthenopeus
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Binomial name | |
Monoplex parthenopeus (
Salis-Marschlins, 1793)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Monoplex parthenopeus, [3] [4] common name the giant triton or giant hairy triton, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. [2] It preys on other molluscs.
This species have been recorded as fossils from the Miocene to the Quaternary (from 15.97 to 0.0 million years ago). [5]
This species occurs worldwide including:
The maximum recorded shell length is 180 mm. [7]
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [7] Maximum recorded depth is 75 m. [7]
Hairy tritons are notable for having particularly long planktonic periods. The veliger larvae remain in the plankton for nearly 300 days, dispersing as far as 4000 km. [8] This is the longest known larval duration and dispersal distance of any marine invertebrate which occurs along the west coast of North America. [9]