Cymatium (Monoplex) martinianum (d' Orbigny, 1847)

Cymatium (Monoplex) martinianum (d' Orbigny, 1847)

Off Pompano Beach, Florida (38 mm.)

Cymatium martinianum (d’Orbigny, 1847) Hairy Triton

    Photographed by Anne DuPont while SCUBA diving in 12 feet of water north of Peanut Island, Palm Beach Inlet, Palm Beach Co., Florida 8/5/2008 | Underwater photograph copyright 2008 by Anne DuPont (Delray Beach, FL).

Another live specimen in situ

The protoconch of this species was mistaken  for an adult shell and named by C. B. Adams in 1850.

(60-100 mm.)