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Scientific classification 
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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.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 3 m.
References
- Supplanaxis nucleus (Bruguière, 1789). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ 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
- "Supplanaxis nucleus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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