Planaxis sulcatus
Planaxis sulcatus | |
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Preserved specimens of Planaxis sulcatus (1778) at Naturalis Biodiversity Center | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
Family: | Planaxidae |
Genus: | Planaxis |
Species: | P. sulcatus |
Binomial name | |
Planaxis sulcatus (Born, 1791) | |
Synonyms | |
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Planaxis sulcatus, common name the tropical periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 35 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique, Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania and off Mauritius, Chagos, Aldabra and the Mascarene Basin.[1] It is also found off the Pakistani coast, specially Sonmiani Bay (Miani hor).
References
- 1 2 Planaxis sulcatus (Born, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
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