Planaxis savignyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Planaxidae.[1]

Planaxis savignyi
Shell of Planaxis savignyi (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Planaxidae
Genus: Planaxis
Species:
P. savignyi
Binomial name
Planaxis savignyi
Deshayes, 1844
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum griseum Brocchi, 1821 (invalid: junior homonym of Buccinum griseum Schröter, 1805)
  • Planaxis griseus Brocchi, 1821
  • Tricolia draparnaudi Audouin, 1826

Description

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The length of the shell attains 17 mm.

Distribution

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It is found in the Red Sea.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Planaxis savignyi Deshayes, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ Annals & Magazine of Natural History. Taylor & Francis. 1872. p. 38.
  • Brocchi, G. B. (1821). Catalogo di una serie di conchiglie raccolte presso la costa africana del golfo Arabico dal sig. G. Forni. Biblioteca Italiana, ossia Giornale di letteratura scienze ed arti. 24: 73-86, 209-226.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1923). Liste préliminaire des mollusques marins de Madagascar et description de deux espèces nouvelles. J. conchyliol. 68: 21-74
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