Monoplex comptus

Monoplex comptus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Monoplex
Species:	M. comptus
Binomial name
	Monoplex comptus; (A. Adams, 1855)
Synonyms[1]
	Cymatium (Monoplex) comptum (A. Adams, 1855); Cymatium (Monoplex) comptum amphiatlanticum Garcia-Talavera & de Vera, 2003; Cymatium (Septa) gemmatum Clench & Turner, 1957; Lampusia gracilis Dall, 1889; Triton comptus A. Adams, 1855; Triton ridleyi E.A. Smith, 1890

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 34 mm.[2]

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 214 m.[2]

Monoplex comptus (A. Adams, 1855). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
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.

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