Goldmouth Triton

Monoplex nicobaricus

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae

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. 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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Spain · 81

Sources and credits

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