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Corrugated Triton Snail
Monoplex corrugatus
Monoplex corrugatus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.
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Description
Shells of Monoplex corrugatus can reach a size of 40–120 millimetres (1.6–4.7 in). This species has a large white shell with conical whorls provided with irregular knots. The mollusk is yellowish with red spots with white edges. The hairy and brown periostracum completely covers the shell.
Range & habitat
This species can be found from Bay of Biscay to Angola and in the Mediterranean sea. It lives on hard seabed at depths of 15 to 200 m.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 469326.