Monoplex nicobaricus Röding 1798 (triton shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae

Alternative combinations: Cymatium (Monoplex) nicobaricum, Cymatium (Septa) nicobaricum, Cymatium nicobaricum, Cymatriton nicobaricum, Tritonium nicobaricum

Synonyms: Cymatium chlorostoma Lamarck 1822, Cymatium chlorostomum Lamarck 1822, Lampusia chlorostoma Lamarck 1822, Triton chlorostoma Lamarck 1822, Triton chlorostomum Lamarck 1822, Triton chlorostomus Lamarck 1822

Belongs to Monoplex according to A. G. Beu 2010

Sister taxa: Monoplex amictus, Monoplex aquatilis, Monoplex cercadicus, Monoplex chlorostomoides, Monoplex comptus, Monoplex exaratus, Monoplex gatunicus, Monoplex gurabonicus, Monoplex infelix, Monoplex jackwinorum, Monoplex krebsii, Monoplex lignarius, Monoplex longispira, Monoplex macrodon, Monoplex mundus, Monoplex panamensis, Monoplex parthenopeus, Monoplex pilearis, Monoplex ritteri, Monoplex tranquebaricus, Monoplex trigonus, Monoplex turtoni, Monoplex vespaceus, Monoplex vestitus, Monoplex wiegmanni, Monoplex williamsi, Lampusia affinis, Tritonium (Lampusia) dubium

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Bahamas (3 collections), Colombia (1), the Dominican Republic (1), Fiji (1), Jamaica (1), United States (1: Hawaii)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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