jeweled triton
Monoplex gemmatus
- Usual depth2–101 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
About this species
Monoplex gemmatus, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Monoplex gemmatus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–101 m · Deepest record: 102.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- jeweled triton
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ホソジュセイラ
- Simplified Chinese
- 寶石法螺
Other scientific names: Cymatium (Monoplex) gemmatum, Cymatium gemmatum, Eutritonium bomasense, Septa gemmata, Triton gemmatus
Similar species
- Gold-Mouthed Triton Snail
Monoplex nicobaricus
- Atlantic Hairy Triton
Monoplex pilearis
- Bristled Triton Snail
Monoplex vespaceus
- Aquatile hairy triton
Monoplex aquatilis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 140 open-data records from 1844 to 2009.
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