Supplanaxis niger

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Supplanaxis niger
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Shell of Supplanaxis niger
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Planaxidae
Genus: Supplanaxis
Species:
S. niger
Binomial name
Supplanaxis niger
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Synonyms [1]
  • Planaxis abbreviataPease, 1865
  • Planaxis abbreviata ogasawaranaPilsbry, 1905 ·
  • Planaxis atraPease, 1869
  • Planaxis hanleyiE. A. Smith, 1872
  • Planaxis nicobaricusFrauenfeld, 1866
  • Planaxis nigerQuoy & Gaimard, 1833 (original combination)
  • Planaxis nigra [sic] (incorrect gender ending)
  • Planaxis similisE. A. Smith, 1872
  • Supplanaxis abbreviatus(Pease, 1865)

Supplanaxis niger is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 13 mm, its diameter 7.7 mm.

(Original description of Planaxis abbreviata ogasawaranaPilsbry, 1905)) The shell is larger and longer than Planaxis abbreviataPease (synonym of Supplanaxis niger(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)), ovate-conic, thick and solid, chocolate-brown, the body whorl covered with a dull fibrous cuticle. Sculpture of spiral grooves, often weak in the middle of the body whorl, strong below the suture and at the base. The shell contains about 6 convex whorls. The aperture is oblique, the outer lip is thickened within, and bearing 11 to 14 lirae, which extend into the throat. The basal and posterior notches are small, deep and rounded. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar, Japan and Papua New Guinea.

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