Monoplex trigonus

Monoplex trigonus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Monoplex
Species:	M. trigonus
Binomial name
	Monoplex trigonus; (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
	Cymatium (Septa) trigonum (Gmelin, 1791); Cymatium (Monoplex) trigonum (Gmelin, J.F., 1791); Cymatium trigonum (Gmelin, 1791); Murex trigonus Gmelin, 1791; Tritonium ficoides L. A. Reeve, 1844; Triton caudatus Kiener, 1842; Triton ficoides Reeve, 1844; Triton samier Petit de la Saussaye, 1852;

Monoplex trigonus, the trigonal hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean (Cape Verde, West Africa, Gabon, Angola) and in the Caribbean Sea (Venezuela).^[1]

The shell size varies between 21 mm and 60 mm.^{[citation needed]}

The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm.^[2]

Minimum recorded depth is 15 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 15 m.^[2]

1 2 3 Monoplex trigonus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
1 2 3 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.