Planaxis sulcatus

Planaxis sulcatus
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
  • Buccinum pyramidale Gmelin, 1791
  • Buccinum sulcatum Born, 1778 (original combination)
  • Planaxis brevis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
  • Planaxis buccinoides Deshayes, 1828
  • Planaxis menkeanus Dunker, 1862
  • Planaxis obscura A. Adams, 1853
  • Planaxis undulata Lamarck, 1822

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. 1 2 Planaxis sulcatus (Born, 1791).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
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