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> Monoplex aquatilis
updated 9/9/2012
Family
Ranellidae
CIRCUMTROPICAL / HAWAII
Monoplex
aquatilis
COSMOPOLITAN HAIRY
TRITON
Rare in Hawaii at scuba depths, usually inhabited by a hermit crab.
Aperture pale orange, columella lined orange & white, wider and more
pale than Monoplex intermedius. Attains
3 inches. Tropics worldwide. Formerly known as Cymatium
aquatile. |
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