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Monoplex mundus

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 38 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 149 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 185 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Monoplex mundus (Gould, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c 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.G. 2010 [August]. Neogene tonnoidean gastropods of tropical and South America: contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama Paleontology Projects and uplift of the Central American Isthmus. Bulletins of American Paleontology 377-378: 550 pp, 79 pls

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Monoplex mundus: Brief Summary

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Monoplex mundus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.

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