Planaxis savignyi

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Planaxis savignyi
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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 griseumBrocchi, 1821 (invalid: junior homonym of Buccinum griseumSchröter, 1805)
  • Planaxis griseusBrocchi, 1821
  • Tricolia draparnaudiAudouin, 1826

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 17 mm.

Distribution

It is found in the Red Sea. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 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.