Supplanaxis nucleus

Supplanaxis nucleus
Scientific classification
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);

Last updated June 09, 2025

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

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]

References

↑ Supplanaxis nucleus (Bruguière, 1789) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
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 .

Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

"Supplanaxis nucleus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Supplanaxis nucleus (Bruguière, 1789) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.

[Welch_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 .

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