''Monoplex'' is a

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sea snails,

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gastropod

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Cymatiidae Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are predators. Genera The family Cymatiidae contains the following genera: * '' Argobuccinum'' Herrmannsen, 1846 * ' ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Monoplex'' include: * '' Monoplex amictus'' (Reeve, 1844) * ''

Monoplex aquatilis ''Monoplex aquatilis'', common name the cosmopolitan hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. Distribution This species has a wide distribution across the Atlantic Ocean, Europea ...

'' (Reeve, 1844) * † '' Monoplex cecilianus'' (Dall, 1916) * † '' Monoplex cercadicus'' (Maury, 1917) * ''

Monoplex comptus ''Monoplex comptus'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. Description Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (structure), a thin s ...

'' (A. Adams, 1855) * ''

Monoplex corrugatus ''Monoplex corrugatus'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. Description Shells of ''Monoplex corrugatus'' can reach a size of . This species has a large white shell with conical whorls pr ...

'' (Lamarck, 1816) * † ''

Monoplex dissimilis ''Monoplex'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae. Species Species within the genus ''Monoplex'' include: * '' Monoplex amictus'' (Reeve, 1844) * '' Monoplex aquatilis'' (Reeve, 1844) * † ...

'' Landau, Beu, Breitenberger & Dekkers, 2020 * † '' Monoplex distortus'' (Brocchi, 1814) * † '' Monoplex doderleini'' (D'Ancona, 1873) * ''

Monoplex durbanensis ''Monoplex durbanensis'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family ...

'' (E.A. Smith, 1899) * ''

Monoplex exaratus ''Monoplex exaratus'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family ...

'' (Reeve, 1844) * † ''

Monoplex gatunicus ''Monoplex'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae. Species Species within the genus ''Monoplex'' include: * '' Monoplex amictus'' (Reeve, 1844) * '' Monoplex aquatilis'' (Reeve, 1844) * † ...

'' Beu, 2010 * ''

Monoplex gemmatus ''Monoplex gemmatus'', common name : jeweled triton or beaded triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and ...

'' (Reeve, 1844) * † ''

Monoplex gradatus ''Monoplex'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae. Species Species within the genus ''Monoplex'' include: * '' Monoplex amictus'' (Reeve, 1844) * '' Monoplex aquatilis'' (Reeve, 1844) * † ...

'' Craig, Tracey & Gain, 2020 * † ''

Monoplex gurabonicus ''Monoplex'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae. Species Species within the genus ''Monoplex'' include: * '' Monoplex amictus'' (Reeve, 1844) * '' Monoplex aquatilis'' (Reeve, 1844) * † ...

'' (Maury, 1917) * † ''

Monoplex heptagonus ''Monoplex'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae. Species Species within the genus ''Monoplex'' include: * '' Monoplex amictus'' (Reeve, 1844) * '' Monoplex aquatilis'' (Reeve, 1844) * † ...

'' (Brocchi, 1814) * ''

Monoplex intermedius ''Monoplex intermedius'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this famil ...

'' (Pease, 1869) * † ''

Monoplex jackwinorum ''Monoplex'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae. Species Species within the genus ''Monoplex'' include: * '' Monoplex amictus'' (Reeve, 1844) * '' Monoplex aquatilis'' (Reeve, 1844) * † ...

'' Beu, 2010 * ''

Monoplex keenae ''Monoplex keenae'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family ar ...

'' Beu, 1970 * ''

Monoplex klenei ''Monoplex klenei'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family ar ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1889) * ''

Monoplex krebsii ''Monoplex krebsii'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. Description The maximum recorded shell length is 92 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Exa ...

'' (Mörch, 1877) * ''

Monoplex lignarius ''Monoplex lignarius'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family a ...

'' (Broderip, 1833) * † '' Monoplex longispira'' Beu, 2010 * '' Monoplex macrodon'' (Valenciennes, 1832) * '' Monoplex mundus'' (Gould, 1849) * ''

Monoplex nicobaricus ''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 wi ...

'' (Röding, 1798) * '' Monoplex norai'' (Garcia-Talavera & de Vera, 2004) * † ''

Monoplex panamensis ''Monoplex'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae. Species Species within the genus ''Monoplex'' include: * '' Monoplex amictus'' (Reeve, 1844) * '' Monoplex aquatilis'' (Reeve, 1844) * † '' M ...

'' Beu, 2010 * ''

Monoplex parthenopeus ''Monoplex parthenopeus'', common name the giant triton or giant hairy triton, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. It preys on other molluscs. Fossil records This species have been recorded as fo ...

'' (Salis Marschlins, 1793) * ''

Monoplex penniketi ''Monoplex penniketi'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. Description The length of the shell attains 35 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَ ...

'' (Beu, 1998) * '' Monoplex pilearis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * † ''

Monoplex rembangensis ''Monoplex'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae. Species Species within the genus ''Monoplex'' include: * '' Monoplex amictus'' (Reeve, 1844) * '' Monoplex aquatilis'' (Reeve, 1844) * † '' ...

'' (Wanner & Hahn, 1935) * † '' Monoplex ritteri'' Schmelz, 1989 * † '' Monoplex subcorrugatus'' (d'Orbigny, 1852) * '' Monoplex thersites'' (Reeve, 1844) * ''

Monoplex tranquebaricus ''Monoplex tranquebaricus'', common name: the West African hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cymatiidae. Description The shell size varies between 21& ...

'' (Lamarck, 1816) * ''

Monoplex trigonus ''Monoplex trigonus'', common name the trigonal hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. Distribution This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean (Cape Verde, West Africa, Gabon, ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Monoplex turtoni'' (E.A. Smith, 1890) * ''

Monoplex vespaceus ''Monoplex vespaceus'', common name 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 ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * '' Monoplex vestitus'' (Hinds, 1844) * ''

Monoplex wiegmanni ''Monoplex wiegmanni'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family ...

'' (Anton, 1838) ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Monoplex australasiae'' Perry, 1811: synonym of ''Monoplex parthenopeus'' (Salis Marschlins, 1793) * ''Monoplex capitatus'' Perry, 1811: synonym of '' Tudicla spirillus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Monoplex cornutus'' Perry, 1811: synonym of ''Monoplex exaratus'' (Reeve, 1844) * ''Monoplex formosus'' Perry, 1811: synonym of ''

Ranularia gutturnia ''Ranularia gutturnia'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family ...

'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Monoplex martinianus'' (d'Orbigny, 1847): synonym of '' Monoplex pilearis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Monoplex oboesa'' Perry, 1811: synonym of '' Ranularia oboesa'' (Perry, 1811)

References

Dall W.H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 2, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College, 18: 1-492, pls. 10-40
* Beu A.G. 2010 ugust ''Neogene tonnoidean gastropods of tropical and South America: contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama Paleontology Projects and uplift of the Central American Isthmus''. Bulletins of American Paleontology 377-378: 550 pp, 79 pls {{Commons category Cymatiidae Gastropod genera