Monoplex nicobaricus

Monoplex nicobaricus
	Apertural view
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Monoplex
Species:	M. nicobaricus
Binomial name
	Monoplex nicobaricus; (Röding, 1798)
Synonyms
	Cymatium nicobaricum (Röding, 1798); Lampusia nicobarica (Röding, 1798); Triton chlorostomum Lamarck, 1822; Triton chlorostomum var. pumilio Mörch, 1877; Triton pulchellus C. B. Adams, 1850; Tritonium adansonii Dunker, R.W., 1853; Tritonium lotorium Link, H.F., 1807; Tritonium nicobarius Röding, 1798 (basionym);

Monoplex nicobaricus, known as the Nicobar hairy triton or goldmouth triton, is a species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a tropical marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species of marine snail has a wide distribution and lives in the Indo-Pacific and Western Atlantic oceans. Regions where Monoplex nicobaricus is found include Aldabra, Brazil, Canaries, Cape Verde, Chagos, Costa Rica, European waters, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Mascarene Basin and West Indies.^[1]

The maximum recorded shell length is 90 mm.^[2]

The minimum recorded depth is at the surface and the maximum recorded depth is 36 m (118 ft).^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c Monoplex nicobaricus (Roding, 1798). 8 November 2010. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
^ ^a ^b 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.