Atlantic Hairy Triton
Monoplex pilearis
- Usual depth1–37 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and July
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Monoplex pilearis, the hairy triton, is a species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Monoplex pilearis”, 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: 6 records
- February: 10 records
- March: 13 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 20 records
- June: 20 records
- July: 21 records
- August: 12 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–37 m · Deepest record: 52.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Atlantic Hairy Triton, Common Hairy Triton Snail, Hairy Triton, Hairy Triton Snail
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Caracol Tritón Peludo Común
- Japanese
- シノマキガイ, シノマキボラ
- Thai
- หอยสังข์บิดธรรมดา
- Simplified Chinese
- 毛法螺
Other scientific names: Cymatium (Monoplex) martinianum, Cymatium (Monoplex) pileare, Cymatium (Septa) pileare, Cymatium andoi, Cymatium martinianum, Cymatium pileare, Eutritonium gembaccanum, Eutritonium pileare, Lampusia martiniana, Litiopa effusa, Monoplex martinianus, Murex pileare, Septa gembacana, Triton haemastoma, Triton latior, Triton martinianum, Triton veliei, Tritonium (Simpulum) beccarii, Tritonium (Simpulum) gembacanum, Tritonium olearium
Similar species
- Gold-Mouthed Triton Snail
Monoplex nicobaricus
- Bristled Triton Snail
Monoplex vespaceus
- Aquatile hairy triton
Monoplex aquatilis
- jeweled triton
Monoplex gemmatus
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).
- 743 open-data records from 1758 to 2024.
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