Monoplex vespaceus
Species of gastropod
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Monoplex vespaceus, common name the dwarf hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
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| Monoplex vespaceus | |
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| Shell of Monoplex vespaceus (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Monoplex |
| Species: | M. vespaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Monoplex vespaceus (Lamarck, 1822) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distribution
This species has a wide distribution and is found in the Atlantic Ocean (Cape Verde, West Africa, Ghana, Senegal), in the Indian Ocean (Tanzania and Mauritius), in the Indo-West Pacific (New Caledonia), in the Red Sea, in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea (Lesser Antilles, Belize, Colombia and Cayman Islands).[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 16 mm and 60 mm.[citation needed]
