furrowed planaxis

Planaxis sulcatus

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: —
Family: Planaxidae

Planaxis sulcatus, common name the tropical periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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 Basin. It is also found off the Pakistani coast, specially Sonmiani Bay (Miani hor).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 6United States of America · 1

Sources and credits

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furrowed planaxis

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