Tribulus planospira

Tribulus planospira
	Tribulus planospira shells
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Tribulus; H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Species:	T. planospira
Binomial name
	Tribulus planospira; (Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
	Genus Murex (Tribulus); Planithais Bayle in P. Fischer, 1884; Purpura (Tribulus) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853; Thais (Tribulus) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853; Species Haustrum pictum Perry, 1811; Purpura lineata Lamarck, 1816; Purpura planospira Lamarck, 1822;

Tribulus planospira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

As of 2019^[update], it is the only species in the genus Tribulus included in the World Register of Marine Species.^[2] Tribulus has previously been considered a subgenus of the genera Murex, Purpura, and Thais.^[2]^[3]

Description

The spire is depressed. The whorls are simple, the body whorl ventricose. The aperture is wide. The columella is arcuated. The inner lip is excavated, corrugated at the fore part. ^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Tribulus planospira (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Tribulus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 January 2019.
^ Adams H. & Adams A. (1853–1858). The genera of recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. pg. 126
^ Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls

External links

Fischer, P. (1880-1887). Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts (fascicules), xxiv + 1369 pp., 23 pls.

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[wormssp-1] Tribulus planospira (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 January 2019.

[wormsgen-2] Tribulus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 January 2019.

[adams-3] Adams H. & Adams A. (1853–1858). The genera of recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. pg. 126

[4] Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls

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