Tribulus planospira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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| Tribulus planospira shells | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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| Tribulus planospira (Lamarck, 1822)
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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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