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Planaxis
''Planaxis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Planaxidae. Species Species within the genus ''Planaxis'' include: * '' Planaxis savignyi'' Deshayes, 1844 * '' Planaxis sulcatus'' (Born, 1791) * '' Planaxis suturalis'' E.A. Smith, 1872 * '' Planaxis virgatus'' E. A. Smith, 1872 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Planaxis (Supplanaxis)'' Thiele, 1929: synonym of '' Supplanaxis'' Thiele, 1929 * ''Planaxis abbreviata'' Pease, 1865: synonym of '' Planaxis niger'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 * ''Planaxis acuta'' Krauss, 1848: synonym of '' Supplanaxis acutus'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''Planaxis acutus'' Krauss, 1848: synonym of '' Supplanaxis acutus'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''Planaxis affinis'' Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Nassarius incrassatus'' (Strøm, 1768): synonym of '' Tritia incrassata'' (Strøm, 1768) * ''Planaxis akuana'' Rehder, 1980: synonym of ''Hinea akuana'' (Rehder, 1980) * ''Planaxis albersii'' Dunker, 1853: synonym of ''Planaxis atropurpurea'' Réclu ...
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Planaxis Suturalis
''Planaxis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Planaxidae. Species Species within the genus ''Planaxis'' include: * '' Planaxis savignyi'' Deshayes, 1844 * '' Planaxis sulcatus'' (Born, 1791) * '' Planaxis suturalis'' E.A. Smith, 1872 * '' Planaxis virgatus'' E. A. Smith, 1872 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Planaxis (Supplanaxis)'' Thiele, 1929: synonym of '' Supplanaxis'' Thiele, 1929 * ''Planaxis abbreviata'' Pease, 1865: synonym of '' Planaxis niger'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 * ''Planaxis acuta'' Krauss, 1848: synonym of '' Supplanaxis acutus'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''Planaxis acutus'' Krauss, 1848: synonym of '' Supplanaxis acutus'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''Planaxis affinis'' Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Nassarius incrassatus'' (Strøm, 1768): synonym of '' Tritia incrassata'' (Strøm, 1768) * ''Planaxis akuana'' Rehder, 1980: synonym of ''Hinea akuana'' (Rehder, 1980) * ''Planaxis albersii'' Dunker, 1853: synonym of ''Planaxis atropurpurea'' Réclu ...
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Planaxis Virgatus
''Planaxis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Planaxidae. Species Species within the genus ''Planaxis'' include: * '' Planaxis savignyi'' Deshayes, 1844 * '' Planaxis sulcatus'' (Born, 1791) * ''Planaxis suturalis'' E.A. Smith, 1872 * '' Planaxis virgatus'' E. A. Smith, 1872 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Planaxis (Supplanaxis)'' Thiele, 1929: synonym of '' Supplanaxis'' Thiele, 1929 * ''Planaxis abbreviata'' Pease, 1865: synonym of '' Planaxis niger'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 * ''Planaxis acuta'' Krauss, 1848: synonym of '' Supplanaxis acutus'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''Planaxis acutus'' Krauss, 1848: synonym of '' Supplanaxis acutus'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''Planaxis affinis'' Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Nassarius incrassatus'' (Strøm, 1768): synonym of '' Tritia incrassata'' (Strøm, 1768) * ''Planaxis akuana'' Rehder, 1980: synonym of ''Hinea akuana'' (Rehder, 1980) * ''Planaxis albersii'' Dunker, 1853: synonym of ''Planaxis atropurpurea'' Récluz ...
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Planaxis Sulcatus
''Planaxis sulcatus'', common name the tropical periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae. Distribution This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique, Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania and off Mauritius, Chagos, Aldabra and the Mascarene The Mascarene Islands (, ) or Mascarenes or Mascarenhas Archipelago is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar consisting of the islands belonging to the Republic of Mauritius as well as the French department of Réunion. Their ... Basin. It is also found off the Pakistani coast, specially Sonmiani Bay (Miani hor). Description The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 35 mm. Ecology Parasites of ''Planaxis sulcatus'' include trematode '' Lobatostoma manteri''. References * Tan S.K. & Low M.E.Y. (2014) Singapore Mollusca: 5. The subfamily Planaxinae (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Cerithioidea: Planaxidae). Nature in Singapore 7: ...
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Planaxis Niger
''Supplanaxis niger'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Supplanaxis niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833642 on 2015-04-28 Description The length of the shell attains 13 mm, its diameter 7.7 mm. (Original description of ''Planaxis abbreviata ogasawarana'' Pilsbry, 1905)) The shell is larger and longer than ''Planaxis abbreviata'' Pease (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 The lips are the visible body part at the mouth of many animals, including humans. Lips are soft, movable, and serve as the ...
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Planaxis Savignyi
''Planaxis savignyi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae. Description The length of the shell attains 17 mm. Distribution It is found in the Red Sea The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; T .... References * Brocchi, G. B. (1821). Catalogo di una serie di conchiglie raccolte presso la costa africana del golfo Arabico dal sig. G. Forni. Biblioteca Italiana, ossia Giornale di letteratura scienze ed arti. 24: 73-86, 209-226. * Dautzenberg, Ph. (1923). Liste préliminaire des mollusques marins de Madagascar et description de deux espèces nouvelles. J. conchyliol. 68: 21-74 External links Deshayes, G. P. (1844). G. Planaxis. Lamarck. P. savignyi. Deshayes. Magasin de Zoologie. ser. 2, 6: pl. 109.Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; ...
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Tritia Cuvierii
''Tritia cuvierii'', common name the one-banded nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. List of synonyms * ''Buccinum costulatum'' Renieri, 1804 (unavailable name: published in a work placed on Official Index by ICZN Opinion 316) * ''Buccinum cuvierii'' Payraudeau, 1826 (original combination) * ''Buccinum elegans'' O. G. Costa, 1830 (invalid: junior homonym of Buccinum elegans J. de C. Sowerby, 1824, and Buccinum elegans Risso, 1826) * ''Buccinum ferussaci'' Payraudeau, 1826 * ''Buccinum flexuosum'' Costa O.G., 1830 * ''Buccinum subdiaphanum'' Bivona Ant., 1832 * ''Buccinum variabile'' Philippi, 1836 * ''Buccinum variabile'' var. ''media'' Philippi, 1836 * ''Eione sulcata'' Risso, 1826 (dubious synonym) * ''Hima candida'' Coen, 1937 * ''Hinia costulata'' (Brocchi, 1814) * ''Hinia fulva'' Ghisotti, 1986 * ''Hinia juliae'' Ghisotti, 1986 * ''Hinia lopadusae'' Ghisotti, 1986 * ''Hinia ...
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Nassarius Corniculum
''Tritia corniculum'', common name the horn nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.Marshall, B. (2016). Tritia cornicula (Olivi, 1792). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876831 on 2016-05-18 Spelling Originally introduced in the binomen ''Buccinum corniculum'', the specific epithet is to be considered a noun (meaning "a small horn on a soldier's helmet") and is invariant. Description The ovate, conical shell is thick, smooth, and pointed at its summit. Length varies between and . The spire is composed of six or seven slightly distinct whorls. The suture is moderately deep. There are a few transverse striae at the base of the body whorl. The aperture is pretty large, ovate, violet-colored or chestnut, and dilated towards the middle. The outer lip is sharp and denticulated within. The left lip is thick and partially covers ...
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Angiola Fasciata
''Hinea fasciata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family PlanaxidaeMolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Hinea fasciata (Pease, 1868). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605550 on 2022-01-24 Distribution This marine species occurs off the coast of South Africa and the Tuamotu Islands The Tuamotu Archipelago or the Tuamotu Islands (french: Îles Tuamotu, officially ) are a French Polynesian chain of just under 80 islands and atolls in the southern Pacific Ocean. They constitute the largest chain of atolls in the world, extendin .... References * Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) ''Sea Shells of Southern Africa''. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 2''49 pp. page(s): 53 * Sheppard, A (1984). ''The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns''. Coral Reefs 3: 43–50 * Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998)'' Marine Shells ...
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Tritia Incrassata
''Tritia incrassata'', common name the thick-lipped dogwhelk, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.Marshall, B. (2016). Tritia incrassata (Strøm, 1768). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876825 on 2016-05-18 Description The shell up to 15 mm high with rather high spire and a rounded body whorl. The protoconch is small, distinctly cyrtoconoid with 2.5 smooth whorls. The teleoconch contains 6-7 convex whorls, with a sculpture of regular spiral cords, broader than the interspaces. Its axial folds become distinctly flexuous on the body whorl. The aperture is bordered externally with a strong varix forming a rim, normally unique - not repeated at the earlier growth stages on the spire. The inner side of the outer lip bears ca. 10 denticles, elongated in the spiral direction. The parietal edge of the aperture forms a very ...
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Angiola Punctostriata
''Hinea punctostriata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Hinea punctostriata (E. A. Smith, 1872). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1456814 on 2022-01-24 Description Distribution This species occurs in the European part of the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; T .... References * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. ...
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Hinea Lineata
''Hinea lineata'', common name the dwarf Atlantic planaxis, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Hinea lineata (da Costa, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759678 on 2022-01-24 Distribution This species occurs in the following locations: * Atlantic Ocean : Angola, Cape Verdes, West Africa, St. Helena * Gulf of Mexico * Caribbean Sea * Lesser Antilles Description The maximum recorded shell length is 10 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". '' PLOS One'' 5(1): e8776. . The very small shell is ovate, conical, smooth, and diaphanous. It is colored with white, elegantly ornamented upon its whole surface with pretty numerous, narrow, transverse lines, of a blackish brown. The spire is composed of six slightly convex whorls. The body whorl is inflated, and ...
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Angiola Lineata
''Hinea lineata'', common name the dwarf Atlantic planaxis, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Hinea lineata (da Costa, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759678 on 2022-01-24 Distribution This species occurs in the following locations: * Atlantic Ocean : Angola, Cape Verdes, West Africa, St. Helena * Gulf of Mexico * Caribbean Sea * Lesser Antilles Description The maximum recorded shell length is 10 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". '' PLOS One'' 5(1): e8776. . The very small shell is ovate, conical, smooth, and diaphanous. It is colored with white, elegantly ornamented upon its whole surface with pretty numerous, narrow, transverse lines, of a blackish brown. The spire is composed of six slightly convex whorls. The body whorl is inflated, and ...
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