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Bristled Triton Snail

Monoplex vespaceus

Classification

Monoplex vespaceus, the dwarf hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. Distribution This species has a wide distribution and is found in the Atlantic Ocean (Cape Verde, West Africa, Ghana, Senegal), in the Indian Ocean (Tanzania and Mauritius), in the Indo-West Pacific (New Caledonia), in the Red Sea, in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea (Lesser Antilles, Belize, Colombia and Cayman Islands). Description The shell size varies between 16 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

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Cuba · 1United States of America · 1