Monoplex parthenopeus

Monoplex parthenopeusis commonly referred to as Giant Hairy Triton, Giant triton. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Harry Rose, Australia

Monoplex parthenopeum 4, Hairy Triton, Australia 2013, WGS84 -29.815938, 153.294041

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lexID:: 10500
AphiaID:: 476531

Scientific:: Monoplex parthenopeus
German:: Riesen-Triton, Neapolitanisches Tritonshorn
English:: Giant Hairy Triton, Giant Triton

Category:
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cymatiidae (Family) > Monoplex (Genus) > parthenopeus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Salis Marschlins, ), 1793

Sea depth:: 0 - 150 Meter
Size:: 3,0 cm - 19,5 cm
Temperature:: °C - 25°C
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Monoplex aquatilis
Monoplex comptus
Monoplex corrugatus
Monoplex exaratus
Monoplex gemmatus
Monoplex intermedius
Monoplex keenae
Monoplex krebsii
Monoplex nicobaricus
Monoplex norai
Monoplex parthenopeus
Riesen-Triton, Neapolitanisches Tritonshorn
Monoplex penniketi
Monoplex pilearis
Monoplex thersites
Monoplex tranquebaricus

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-03-03 16:45:31
Last edit:: 2019-12-16 21:55:32

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Monoplex parthenopeus (Salis Marschlins, 1793)

Monoplex parthenopeus is commonly known as Giant Hiary Triton. This gastropod is a predator , eats other molluscs.

Synonyms:
Cymatium (Monoplex) echo
Cymatium (Monoplex) echo iwakawanum sensu
Cymatium (Monoplex) parthenopeum
Cymatium (Septa) parthenopeum
Cymatium echo
Cymatium parthenopeum
Cymatium parthenopeum parthenopeum
Cymatium turtoni
Dissentoma prima
Monoplex australasiae
Murex costatus
Murex costulatus
Murex parthenopeus
Ranella parthenopaeum
Ranella pyramidata
Triton (Simpulum) acclivis
Triton abbreviatum
Triton acclivis
Triton americanum
Triton brasilianum
Triton fossatum
Triton parthenopaeum
parthenopaeum var. antupa
Triton parthenopaeum var. milona
Triton parthenopaeum var. peribranta
Triton parthenopaeum var. sbilpa
Triton succinctum

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Tonnoidea (Superfamily) > Ranellidae (Family) > Cymatiinae (Subfamily) > Monoplex (Genus) > Monoplex parthenopeus (Species)