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Malacology

Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.

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Species Page:

Goldmouth triton

(Röding, 1798)

Monoplex nicobaricus

Class:

Gastropoda

Order:

Littorinimorpha

Family:

Cymatiidae

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Shell Information

Maximum size:

Dextral

Chirality:

Description:

Info

Ecological Information

Distribution:

Depth (m):

Florida to Carribbean Sea; global tropical distibution

Diet:

Habitat:

Marine

Misc. Facts

Citations

MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Monoplex nicobaricus (Röding, 1798). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476529 on 2023-05-27

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Malacology

Goldmouth triton

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Created by Chandler Olson

Last Updated: 04/18/2024