Galapagos Species Database

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Monoplex parthenopeus (Salis Marschlins, 1793)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Mollusca

Class
Gastropoda

Order
Littorinimorpha

Family
Cymatiidae

Genus
Monoplex

Species
parthenopeus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Cymatium (Cabestana) parthenopius (Salis Marschlins, 1793), Cymatium (Cabestana) parthenopius var. robusta Belletante, 1954, Cymatium (Linatella) valentinei Olsson & Petit, 1964, Cymatium (Monoplex) echo Kuroda & Habe, 1959, Cymatium (Monoplex) echo iwakawanum Kuroda & Kira, 1964, Cymatium (Monoplex) parthenopeum (Salis Marschlins, 1793) ,Cymatium (Septa) parthenopeum (Salis Marschlins, 1793), Cymatium doliarium var. minor Segre, 1952, Cymatium echo Kuroda & Habe, 1958, Cymatium parthenopeum (Salis Marschlins, 1793), Cymatium parthenopeum parthenopeum (Salis Marschlins, 1793), Cymatium parthenopeum robusta Belletante, 1954, Cymatium turtoni (E. A. Smith, 1890), Dissentoma prima Pilsbry, 1945, Monoplex australasiae Perry, 1811, Murex costatus Born, 1778, Murex costulatus Risso, 1826, Murex doliare Brocchi, 1814, Murex intermedius Brocchi, 1814, Murex parthenopeus Salis Marschlins, 1793, Ranella parthenopaeum (Salis Marschlins, 1793), Ranella pyramidata Risso, 1826, Septa (Monoplex) parthenopea (Salis Marschlins, 1793), Septa (Monoplex) parthenopea echo (Kuroda & Habe, 1959), Triton (Monoplex) fossatum Gould, 1860, Triton (Simpulum) acclivis Hutton, 1873, Triton abbreviatus Bellardi, 1873, Triton acclivis Hutton, 1873, Triton americanum d'Orbigny, 1847, Triton brasilianum Gould, 1849, Triton fossatum Gould, 1860, Triton olearium var. escoffierae Fontannes, 1879, Triton parthenopaeum [sic] , Triton parthenopaeum f. antupum de Gregorio, 1885, Triton parthenopaeum f. sbilpum de Gregorio, 1885, Triton parthenopaeum var. milona de Gregorio, 1884, Triton parthenopaeum var. peribranta de Gregorio, 1884 , Triton parthenopaeum var. stimum de Gregorio, 1885, Triton succinctum Lamarck, 1816, Tritonium hirsutum Franseschini, 1906 (Horton et al., 2021)

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Monoplex parthenopeus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=24654. Accessed 4 July 2025.