Tribulus planospira
Appearance
Tribulus planospira | |
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Tribulus planospira shells | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Tribulus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 |
Species: | T. planospira
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Binomial name | |
Tribulus planospira (Lamarck, 1822)
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Synonyms[1][2] | |
Genus
Species |
Tribulus planospira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
As of 2019[update], it is the only species in the genus Tribulus included in the World Register of Marine Species.[2] Tribulus has previously been considered a subgenus of the genera Murex, Purpura, and Thais.[2][3]
Description
[edit]The spire is depressed. The whorls are simple, the body whorl ventricose. The aperture is wide. The columella is arcuated. The inner lip is excavated, corrugated at the fore part. [4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tribulus planospira (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Tribulus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 January 2019.
- ^ Adams H. & Adams A. (1853–1858). The genera of recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. pg. 126
- ^ Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
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