Supplanaxis nucleus

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

Supplanaxis nucleus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Planaxidae
Genus:
Supplanaxis
Species:
S. nucleus
Binomial name
Supplanaxis nucleus
(Bruguière, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Buccinum nucleus Bruguière, 1789 (original combination)
  • Planaxis nucleus (Bruguière, 1789)
  • Planaxis semisulcatus Sowerby, G.B. I, 1823
  • Purpura nucleus (Bruguière, 1789)

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


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