Tribulus planospira

This article is about the sea snail. For the plant genus, see Tribulus.

Tribulus planospira
Tribulus planospira shells
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Binomial name
Tribulus planospira
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1][2]

Genus

  • Murex (Tribulus)
  • Planithais Bayle in P. Fischer, 1884
  • Purpura (Tribulus) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Thais (Tribulus) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Species

  • Haustrum pictum Perry, 1811
  • Purpura lineata Lamarck, 1816
  • Purpura planospira Lamarck, 1822

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, 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

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

  1. ^ a b Tribulus planospira (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Tribulus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 January 2019.
  3. ^ Adams H. & Adams A. (1853–1858). The genera of recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. pg. 126
  4. ^ 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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