Furrowed planaxis
Planaxis sulcatus
- Usual depth0–26 m
- Water temperature17–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, September, and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Planaxis sulcatus, common name the tropical periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Planaxidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Planaxis sulcatus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 29 records
- February: 25 records
- March: 21 records
- April: 17 records
- May: 43 records
- June: 42 records
- July: 54 records
- August: 33 records
- September: 55 records
- October: 44 records
- November: 17 records
- December: 36 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–26 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Furrowed planaxis, Ribbed clusterwink, Tropical periwinkle, Furrowed Clusterwink, furrowed planaxis, ribbed clusterwink, tropical periwinkle
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Gerippte Haufenschnecke
- Japanese
- ゴマフニナ
- Thai
- หอยเปลือกหนาธรรมดา
- Simplified Chinese
- 平軸螺, 芝麻螺
Other scientific names: Buccinum pyramidale, Buccinum sulcatum, Planaxis brevis, Planaxis buccinoides, Planaxis menkeanus, Planaxis obscura, Planaxis undulata
Similar species
- Dwarf Pacific Planaxis
Hinea zonata
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,815 open-data records from 1778 to 2023.
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