''Supplanaxis'' is a

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of small

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s in the subfamily Planaxinae of the

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Species

Species within the genus ''Supplanaxis'' include: * ''

Supplanaxis acutus ''Supplanaxis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Planaxinae of the family Planaxidae. Species Species within the genus ''Supplanaxis'' include: * '' Supplanaxis acutus'' (Krauss, 1848) * † '' Supplan ...

'' (Krauss, 1848) * † ''

Supplanaxis beaumonti ''Supplanaxis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Planaxinae of the family Planaxidae. Species Species within the genus ''Supplanaxis'' include: * ''Supplanaxis acutus'' (Krauss, 1848) * † '' Supplana ...

'' (Bayan, 1870) * ''

Supplanaxis leyteensis ''Supplanaxis leyteensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae. Description The length of the shell attains 19 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off the Philippines The Philippines ( ...

'' Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015 * ''

Supplanaxis nancyae ''Supplanaxis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Planaxinae of the family Planaxidae. Species Species within the genus ''Supplanaxis'' include: * '' Supplanaxis acutus'' (Krauss, 1848) * † '' Supplan ...

'' (Petuch, 2013) * ''

Supplanaxis niger ''Supplanaxis niger'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Supplanaxis niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.or ...

'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) * ''

Supplanaxis nucleus ''Supplanaxis nucleus'', common name the black Atlantic planaxis, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae. Distribution This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesse ...

'' (Bruguière, 1789) * '' Supplanaxis obsoletus'' (Menke, 1851) * ''

Supplanaxis planicostatus ''Supplanaxis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Planaxinae of the family Planaxidae. Species Species within the genus ''Supplanaxis'' include: * '' Supplanaxis acutus'' (Krauss, 1848) * † '' Supplan ...

'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Supplanaxis abbreviatus'' (Pease, 1865): synonym of ''Supplanaxis niger'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) * ''Supplanaxis acuta'' ic: synonym of ''Supplanaxis acutus'' (Krauss, 1848)

References

* Thiele, J. (1929-1935). Handbuch der systematischen Weichtierkunde. Jena, Gustav Fischer, 1154 pp

External links

* Planaxidae {{Planaxidae-stub