Scientific name Planaxis sulcatus Rank Species | ||
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Similar Planaxis, Planaxidae, Clypeomorus, Monodonta labio, Nerita albicilla | ||
Planaxis sulcatus, common name the tropical periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae.
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 35 mm.
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 Basin. It is also found off the Pakistani coast, specially Sonmiani Bay (Miani hor).
References
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