Monoplex mundus

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

Monoplex mundus
Apertural view of Monoplex mundus (Gould, 1849)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Monoplex
Species:	M. mundus
Binomial name
Monoplex mundus (Gould, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
Cymatium mundum (Gould, 1849) Triton mundus Gould, 1849 Tritonium mauritianum Tapparone-Canefri, 1876

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 38 mm.^[2] The species was discovered in 1849 by A. Gould. It was originally classified as Triton mundum.^[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 149 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 185 m.^[2]