Supplanaxis niger
Species of gastropod
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Supplanaxis niger is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae.[1]
| Supplanaxis niger | |
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| Shell of Supplanaxis niger | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Planaxidae |
| Genus: | Supplanaxis |
| Species: | S. niger |
| Binomial name | |
| Supplanaxis niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) | |
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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 is thickened within, and bearing 11 to 14 lirae, which extend into the throat. The basal and posterior notches are small, deep and rounded.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Madagascar, Japan and Papua New Guinea.
