Monoplex exaratus Reeve 1844 (triton shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae

Alternative combinations: Cabestanimorpha exarata, Cymatium (Monoplex) exaratum, Cymatium (Turritriton) exaratum, Cymatium exaratum, Triton exaratum

Belongs to Monoplex according to A. G. Beu 2010

See also Wilson 1993

Sister taxa: Monoplex amictus, Monoplex aquatilis, Monoplex cercadicus, Monoplex chlorostomoides, Monoplex comptus, Monoplex gatunicus, Monoplex gurabonicus, Monoplex infelix, Monoplex jackwinorum, Monoplex krebsii, Monoplex lignarius, Monoplex longispira, Monoplex macrodon, Monoplex mundus, Monoplex nicobaricus, 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: there are no occurrences of Monoplex exaratus in the database

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