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.^[1]

Monoplex trigonus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Monoplex
Species:	M. trigonus
Binomial name
Monoplex trigonus (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
Cymatium (Septa) trigonum (Gmelin, 1791) Cymatium (Monoplex) trigonum (Gmelin, J.F., 1791) Cymatium trigonum (Gmelin, 1791) Murex trigonus Gmelin, 1791 Tritonium ficoides L. A. Reeve, 1844 Triton caudatus Kiener, 1842 Triton ficoides Reeve, 1844 Triton samier Petit de la Saussaye, 1852

Distribution

This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean (Cape Verde, West Africa, Gabon, Angola) and in the Caribbean Sea (Venezuela).^[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 21 mm and 60 mm.^{[citation needed]}

The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm.^[2]

trigonal hairy triton

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 15 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 15 m.^[2]