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Planaxis sulcatus
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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.
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Ecology
Parasites of Planaxis sulcatus include trematode Lobatostoma manteri.[2]
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