Biplex
Encyclopedia
Biplex is a genus
of predatory sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae
, the tritons.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of predatory sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae
Ranellidae
Ranellidae, common name the triton shells or tritons, is a taxonomic family of small to very large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.-Subfamilies:...
, the tritons.
Species
Species within the genus Biplex include: http://www.jaxshells.org/biplex.htm- Biplex percaBiplex percaBiplex perca is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.-External links:* Good image from jaxshells at:...
- Biplex bozzettiiBiplex bozzettiiBiplex bozzettii is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons....
- Biplex pulchellum
- Biplex pulchrum