Planaxis sulcatus, common name the tropical periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Planaxidae.[1]

Planaxis sulcatus
Planaxis sulcatus shells
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
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

Distribution

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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).

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 35 mm.

Ecology

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Parasites of Planaxis sulcatus include trematode Lobatostoma manteri.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Planaxis sulcatus (Born, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ Alevs, Philippe V.; Vieira, Fabiano M.; Santos, Cláudia P.; Scholz, Tomáš; Luque, José L. (12 February 2015). "A Checklist of the Aspidogastrea (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) of the World". Zootaxa. 3918 (3): 339–96. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3918.3.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 25781098.
  • Tan S.K. & Low M.E.Y. (2014) Singapore Mollusca: 5. The subfamily Planaxinae (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Cerithioidea: Planaxidae). Nature in Singapore 7: 15-23
  • Hasegawa K. (2017). Family Planaxidae. Pp. 794-795, in: T. Okutani (ed.), Marine Mollusks in Japan, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp.
  • Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. 159 pp
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
  • Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
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