| Supplanaxis nucleus | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Planaxidae |
| Genus: | Supplanaxis |
| Species: | S. nucleus |
| Binomial name | |
| Supplanaxis nucleus (Bruguière, 1789) | |
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Supplanaxis nucleus, common name the black Atlantic planaxis, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles.
Description
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 3 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Supplanaxis nucleus (Bruguière, 1789). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links
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