Monoplex aquatilis CosmopolitanHhairy Ttriton, Aquatile Hairy Triton, The Rippled Triton

Monoplex aquatilis is commonly referred to as CosmopolitanHhairy Ttriton, Aquatile Hairy Triton, The Rippled Triton. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18045 

AphiaID:

0 

Scientific:

Monoplex aquatilis 

German:

Globale Haar-Triton, Behaarte Tritonschnecke 

English:

CosmopolitanHhairy Ttriton, Aquatile Hairy Triton, The Rippled Triton 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cymatiidae (Family) > Monoplex (Genus) > aquatilis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Reeve, ), 1844 

Occurrence:

Aruba, Australia, Bali, Belize, Bonaire, Circumtropic, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Egypt, European Coasts, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Jamaica, Madeira, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, New Caledonia, North Atlantic Ocean, Panama, Philippines, Red Sea, South-Africa, Spain, Tansania, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, USA, Venezuela 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 60 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Lagoons, Reef slopes, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.18" - 4.72" (3,5cm - 12cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

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
  Globale Haar-Triton, Behaarte Tritonschnecke
• Monoplex comptus
• Monoplex corrugatus
• Monoplex exaratus
• Monoplex gemmatus
• Monoplex intermedius
• Monoplex keenae
• Monoplex krebsii
• 
  Monoplex nicobaricus
  Nicobaren-Triton, Goldmund-Triton, Goldmund
• Monoplex norai
• 
  Monoplex parthenopeus
  Riesen-Triton, Neapolitanisches Tritonshorn
• Monoplex penniketi
• Monoplex pilearis
• Monoplex thersites
• Monoplex tranquebaricus
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-01-12 12:55:55 

Last edit:

2026-01-12 13:27:06 

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