Planaxis sulcatus
Species of gastropod
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Planaxis sulcatus, common name the tropical periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Planaxidae.[1]
| Planaxis sulcatus | |
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| Planaxis sulcatus shells | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Planaxidae |
| Genus: | Planaxis |
| Species: | P. sulcatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Planaxis sulcatus (Born, 1791) | |
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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.[1] 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 and is often colored with patterns of black, white or beige.
Ecology
Parasites of Planaxis sulcatus include trematode Lobatostoma manteri.[2]
