Tribulus planospira

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Tribulus planospira
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.347947 - Tribulus planospira (Lamarck, 1822) - Muricidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Tribulus planospira shells
Scientific classification edit
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]

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


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