Monoplex exaratus

Monoplex exaratus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.^[1]

Monoplex exaratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Monoplex
Species:	M. exaratus
Binomial name
Monoplex exaratus (Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
Cabestanimorpha euclia Cotton, 1945 Cymatium exaratum (Reeve, 1844) Cymatium zimara Iredale, 1929 Lotorium (Cymatium) kiiense G.B. Sowerby III, 1915 Monoplex cornutus Perry, 1811 Triton exaratus Reeve, 1844 Triton obscurus A. Adams, 1855 Tritonium granulatum Dunker, 1871

Description

Distribution

According to the World Register of Marine Species, Monoplex exaratus is found near Australia, Japan, the Hawaiian Islands, the Red Sea, and South Africa. Sightings have been noted in Senegal and Caribbean Sea, but their veracity as evidence for distribution is doubtful.