Planaxis savignyi

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Planaxis savignyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Planaxidae.[1]

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Planaxis savignyi
Shell of Planaxis savignyi (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Planaxidae
Genus: Planaxis
Species:
P. savignyi
Binomial name
Planaxis savignyi
Deshayes, 1844
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum griseum Brocchi, 1821 (invalid: junior homonym of Buccinum griseum Schröter, 1805)
  • Planaxis griseus Brocchi, 1821
  • Tricolia draparnaudi Audouin, 1826
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Description

The length of the shell attains 17 mm.

Distribution

It is found in the Red Sea.[2]

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