''Planaxis'' is a
genus
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of small
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Planaxidae
Planaxidae, commonly called planaxids or clusterwinks, are a taxonomic family of small and minute sea snails, pantropical marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithoidea. They live on rocky shores in the littoral zone of the tropic ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Planaxis'' include:
* ''
Planaxis savignyi''
Deshayes, 1844
* ''
Planaxis sulcatus''
(Born, 1791)
* ''
Planaxis suturalis''
E.A. Smith, 1872
* ''
Planaxis virgatus''
E. A. Smith, 1872
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Planaxis (Supplanaxis)''
Thiele, 1929: synonym of ''
Supplanaxis''
Thiele, 1929
* ''Planaxis abbreviata''
Pease, 1865: synonym of ''
Planaxis niger''
Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
* ''Planaxis acuta''
Krauss, 1848: synonym of ''
Supplanaxis acutus''
(Krauss, 1848)
* ''Planaxis acutus''
Krauss, 1848: synonym of ''
Supplanaxis acutus''
(Krauss, 1848)
* ''Planaxis affinis''
Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Nassarius incrassatus''
(Strøm, 1768): synonym of ''
Tritia incrassata''
(Strøm, 1768)
* ''Planaxis akuana''
Rehder, 1980: synonym of ''
Hinea akuana
''Hinea'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Planaxidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Hinea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598427 on ...
''
(Rehder, 1980)
* ''Planaxis albersii''
Dunker, 1853: synonym of ''Planaxis atropurpurea''
Récluz, 1843
* ''Planaxis areolatus''
Lesson, 1842: synonym of ''
Nassarius concinnus''
(Powys, 1835)
* ''Planaxis atra''
Pease, 1869: synonym of ''
Planaxis niger''
Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
* † ''Planaxis aulacophorus''
Cossmann, 1889: synonym of † ''
Hinea fischeri''
(de Raincourt, 1884)
* † ''Planaxis beaumonti''
Bayan, 1870: synonym of † ''
Supplanaxis beaumonti''
(Bayan, 1870) (original combination)
* ''Planaxis beudantiana''
Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Nassarius cuvierii''
(Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of ''
Tritia cuvierii
''Tritia cuvierii'', common name the one-banded nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
List of synonyms
* ''Buccinum costulatum'' Renieri, 1804 (unavailab ...
''
(Payraudeau, 1826)
* ''Planaxis brevis''
Quoy & Gaimard, 1833: synonym of ''
Planaxis sulcatus''
(Born, 1778)
* ''Planaxis buccinea''
A. Adams, 1853: synonym of ''Planaxis buccineus''
A. Adams, 1853 (nomen dubium) (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
* ''Planaxis buccinoides''
Deshayes, 1828: synonym of ''
Planaxis sulcatus''
(Born, 1778)
* ''Planaxis canaliculata''
Duval, 1840: synonym of ''Planaxis canaliculatus''
Duval, 1840: synonym of ''Planaxis planicostatus''
G. B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of ''
Supplanaxis planicostatus''
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (incorrect gender agreement of specific epithet)
* ''Planaxis canaliculatus''
Duval, 1840: synonym of ''Planaxis planicostatus''
G. B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of ''
Supplanaxis planicostatus''
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
* ''Planaxis cingulata''
Gould, 1861: synonym of ''Cronia avenacea, Cronia (Usilla) avenacea''
(Lesson, 1842): synonym of ''
Usilla avenacea''
(Lesson, 1842) (junior homonym of ''Planaxis cingulata''
A. Adams, 1853; ''Planaxis gouldii''
E. A. Smith, 1872 is a replacement name.)
* ''Planaxis circinatus''
Lesson, 1842: synonym of ''Planaxis planicostatus''
G. B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of ''
Supplanaxis planicostatus''
' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
* †''Planaxis dautzenbergi''
Glibert, 1949: synonym of † ''Stosicia planaxoides''
(Grateloup, 1838): synonym of † ''
Stosicia buccinalis''
(Grateloup, 1828)
* ''Planaxis decollata''
Quoy & Gaimard, 1833: synonym of ''
Fissilabia decollata''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
* ''Planaxis desmarestiana''
Risso, 1826: synonym of ''
Nassarius incrassatus''
(Strøm, 1768)
* ''Planaxis discrepans''
Risso, 1826: synonym of ''
Nassarius corniculum''
(Olivi, 1792)
* ''Planaxis donatiana''
Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Nassarius cuvierii''
(Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of ''
Tritia cuvierii
''Tritia cuvierii'', common name the one-banded nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
List of synonyms
* ''Buccinum costulatum'' Renieri, 1804 (unavailab ...
''
(Payraudeau, 1826)
* ''Planaxis eboreus''
E. A. Smith, 1872: synonym of ''
Angiola lineata''
(da Costa, 1778): synonym of ''
Hinea lineata
''Hinea lineata'', common name the dwarf Atlantic planaxis, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Hinea lineata (da Costa, 1778). Accessed through: World Register ...
''
(da Costa, 1778)
* ''Planaxis fasciata''
Pease, 1868: synonym of ''
Angiola punctostriata''
(E. A. Smith, 1872)
* ''Planaxis fasciatus''
Pease, 1868: synonym of ''
Angiola fasciata''
(Pease, 1868)
* † ''Planaxis fischeri''
de Raincourt, 1884: synonym of † ''
Hinea fischeri''
(de Raincourt, 1884) (original combination)
* ''Planaxis fitcheliana''
Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Nassarius cuvierii''
(Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of ''
Tritia cuvierii
''Tritia cuvierii'', common name the one-banded nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
List of synonyms
* ''Buccinum costulatum'' Renieri, 1804 (unavailab ...
''
(Payraudeau, 1826)
* ''Planaxis gouldii''
Smith, 1872: synonym of ''
Cronia (Usilla) avenacea''
(Lesson, 1842)
* ''Planaxis griseus''
Brocchi, 1821: synonym of ''
Planaxis savignyi''
Deshayes, 1844
* ''Planaxis hanleyi''
E. A. Smith, 1872: synonym of ''
Supplanaxis niger''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
* ''Planaxis inepta''
Gould, 1861: synonym of ''
Hinea inepta
''Hinea'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Planaxidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Hinea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598427 on 2012- ...
''
(Gould, 1861) (original combination)
* ''Planaxis labiosa''
A. Adams, 1853: synonym of ''Angiola labiosa''
(A. Adams, 1853): synonym of ''
Hinea zonata
''Hinea'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Planaxidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Hinea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598427 on 2012- ...
''
(A. Adams, 1853)
* ''Planaxis laevigata''
Risso, 1826: synonym of ''
Nassarius granum''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Planaxis lineatus''
(da Costa, 1778): synonym of ''
Angiola fasciata''
(da Costa, 1778)
* ''Planaxis lineolata''
Risso, 1826: synonym of ''
Nassarius cuvierii''
(Payraudeau, 1826)
* ''Planaxis lineolata''
Gould, 1849: synonym of ''
Angiola punctostriata''
(E. A. Smith, 1872)
* ''Planaxis lineolatus''
Gould, 1849: synonym of ''
Angiola punctostriata''
(E. A. Smith, 1872)
* ''Planaxis longispira''
E.A. Smith, 1872: synonym of ''Angiola longispira''
(E.A. Smith, 1872): synonym of ''
Hinea longispira
''Hinea longispira'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Hinea longispira (E. A. Smith, 1872). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www. ...
''
(E. A. Smith, 1872) (original combination)
* ''Planaxis loques''
Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Nassarius cuvierii''
(Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of ''
Tritia cuvierii
''Tritia cuvierii'', common name the one-banded nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
List of synonyms
* ''Buccinum costulatum'' Renieri, 1804 (unavailab ...
''
(Payraudeau, 1826)
* ''Planaxis mamillata''
Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Nassarius nitidus'' (
Jeffreys, 1867): synonym of ''
Tritia nitida''
(Jeffreys, 1867) (dubious synonym)
* ''Planaxis menkeanus''
Dunker, 1862: synonym of ''
Planaxis sulcatus''
(Born, 1778)
* ''Planaxis molliana''
Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Nassarius cuvierii''
(Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of ''
Tritia cuvierii
''Tritia cuvierii'', common name the one-banded nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
List of synonyms
* ''Buccinum costulatum'' Renieri, 1804 (unavailab ...
''
(Payraudeau, 1826)
* ''Planaxis mollis''
G. B. Sowerby I, 1823: synonym of ''
Hinea brasiliana
''Hinea brasiliana'', common name the yellow-coated clusterwink, is a species of small sea snail, a gastropod mollusc in the family Planaxidae. It is native to New Zealand and southeastern Australia where it is found in the littoral zone of rock ...
''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Planaxis nancyae''
Petuch, 2013: synonym of ''
Supplanaxis nancyae''
(Petuch, 2013) (original combination)
* ''Planaxis nicobaricus''
Frauenfeld, 1866: synonym of ''
Planaxis niger''
Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
* ''Planaxis niger''
Quoy & Gaimard, 1833:
synonym of ''
Supplanaxis niger''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
* ''Planaxis nigra''
ic: synonym of ''
Planaxis niger''
Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
* ''Planaxis nigritella''
Forbes, 1852: synonym of ''
Planaxis obsoletus''
Menke, 1851
* ''Planaxis nucleola''
Mörch, 1876: synonym of ''
Supplanaxis nucleus''
(Bruguière, 1789)
* ''Planaxis nucleus''
(Bruguière, 1789): synonym of ''
Supplanaxis nucleus''
(Bruguière, 1789)
* ''Planaxis obscura''
A. Adams, 1853: synonym of ''
Planaxis sulcatus''
(Born, 1778)
* ''Planaxis obsoletus''
Menke, 1851: synonym of ''
Supplanaxis obsoletus''
(Menke, 1851) (original combination)
* ''Planaxis olivacea''
Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Nassarius corniculum''
(Olivi, 1792): synonym of ''
Tritia corniculum
''Tritia corniculum'', common name the horn nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.Marshall, B. (2016). Tritia cornicula (Olivi, 1792). Accessed through: Worl ...
''
(Olivi, 1792)
* ''Planaxis pigra''
Forbes, 1852: synonym of ''
Hinea brasiliana
''Hinea brasiliana'', common name the yellow-coated clusterwink, is a species of small sea snail, a gastropod mollusc in the family Planaxidae. It is native to New Zealand and southeastern Australia where it is found in the littoral zone of rock ...
''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Planaxis piliger''
Philippi, 1849: synonym of ''
Holcostoma piliger''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''Planaxis planicostatus''
G.B. Sowerby, 1825: synonym of ''
Supplanaxis planicostatus''
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (original combination)
* ''Planaxis punctorostratus'': synonym of ''Angiola punctostriata]''
(E. A. Smith, 1872): synonym of ''
Hinea punctostriata
''Hinea punctostriata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae.
MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Hinea punctostriata (E. A. Smith, 1872). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http ...
''
(E. A. Smith, 1872)
* ''Planaxis punctostriata''
Smith, 1872: synonym of ''Angiola punctostriata''
(Smith E.A., 1872): synonym of ''
Hinea punctostriata
''Hinea punctostriata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae.
MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Hinea punctostriata (E. A. Smith, 1872). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http ...
''
(E. A. Smith, 1872)
* ''Planaxis raricosta''
Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Nassarius corniculum''
(Olivi, 1792): synonym of ''
Tritia corniculum
''Tritia corniculum'', common name the horn nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.Marshall, B. (2016). Tritia cornicula (Olivi, 1792). Accessed through: Worl ...
''
(Olivi, 1792)
* ''Planaxis riparia''
Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Nassarius cuvierii''
(Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of ''
Tritia cuvierii
''Tritia cuvierii'', common name the one-banded nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
List of synonyms
* ''Buccinum costulatum'' Renieri, 1804 (unavailab ...
''
(Payraudeau, 1826)
* ''Planaxis rosacea''
Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Nassarius incrassatus''
(Strøm, 1768): synonym of ''
Tritia incrassata''
(Strøm, 1768)
* ''Planaxis semisulcatus''
G. B. Sowerby I, 1823: synonym of ''
Supplanaxis nucleus''
(Bruguière, 1789)
* ''Planaxis similis''
E. A. Smith, 1872: synonym of ''
Planaxis niger''
Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
* ''Planaxis striatulus''
Philippi, 1851: synonym of ''
Hinea zonata
''Hinea'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Planaxidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Hinea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598427 on 2012- ...
''
(A. Adams, 1853)
* ''Planaxis tenuis''
Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Nassarius cuvierii''
(Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of ''
Tritia cuvierii
''Tritia cuvierii'', common name the one-banded nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
List of synonyms
* ''Buccinum costulatum'' Renieri, 1804 (unavailab ...
''
(Payraudeau, 1826)
* ''Planaxis trifasciata''
Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Nassarius corniculum''
(Olivi, 1792): synonym of ''
Tritia corniculum
''Tritia corniculum'', common name the horn nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.Marshall, B. (2016). Tritia cornicula (Olivi, 1792). Accessed through: Worl ...
''
(Olivi, 1792)
* ''Planaxis turulosa''
Risso, 1826: s
ynonym of ''Nassarius turulosus'' (Risso, 1826): synonym of '' Tritia turulosa'' (Risso, 1826) (original combination)
* ''Planaxis undulata''
Lamarck, 1822: synonym of ''
Planaxis sulcatus''
(Born, 1778)
* ''Planaxis zonatus''
A. Adams, 1853: synonym of ''
Hinea zonata
''Hinea'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Planaxidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Hinea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598427 on 2012- ...
''
(A. Adams, 1853) (original combination)
References
External links
Lamarck, (J.-B. M.) de. (1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome septième. Paris: published by the Author, 711 ppSmith, E. A. (1872). A list of the species of the genus Planaxis, with descriptions of eleven new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 4, 9: 37-47. Sowerby, G. B. II. (1877). Monograph of the genus Planaxis. In: Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 20, pls 1-5. L. Reeve, London. Sowerby, G. B. II. (1884). Planaxis Lamarck. In: G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of Genera of Shells, Vol. 5(41-42): 171-177, pls 483-484. London, privately published*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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