Planaxis

Planaxis
Planaxis sulcatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Planaxidae
Subfamily: Planaxinae
Genus: Planaxis
Type species
Buccinum sulcatum Born, 1778

Planaxis is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Planaxidae.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Planaxis include:

  • Planaxis akuana Rehder, 1980
  • Planaxis nancyae Petuch, 2013
  • Planaxis obsoletus Menke, 1851
  • Planaxis planicostatus G.B. Sowerby, 1825
  • Planaxis savignyi Deshayes, 1844[3]
  • Planaxis sulcatus (Born, 1791)[4]
  • Planaxis suturalis E.A. Smith, 1872
Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. Lamarck (1822) H.N. An. s. vert. 7: 50.
  2. Planaxis .  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 April 2012.
  3. Planaxis savignyi Deshayes, 1844.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
  4. Planaxis sulcatus (Born, 1791).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
  5. Planaxis lineolatus Gould, 1849.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
  6. Planaxis niger Quoy & Gaimard, 1833.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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