Supplanaxis nucleus

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Supplanaxis nucleus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Planaxidae
Genus: Supplanaxis
Species:
S. nucleus
Binomial name
Supplanaxis nucleus
(Bruguière, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Buccinum nucleusBruguière, 1789 (original combination)
  • Planaxis nucleus(Bruguière, 1789)
  • Planaxis semisulcatusSowerby, G.B. I, 1823
  • Purpura nucleus(Bruguière, 1789)

Supplanaxis nucleus, common name the black Atlantic planaxis, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae. [1]

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 3 m. [2]

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References

  1. Supplanaxis nucleus (Bruguière, 1789) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.