''Supplanaxis'' is a
genus
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of small
sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the subfamily Planaxinae of the
family
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Planaxidae
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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)
* † '' Suppl ...
''
(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)
* † '' Suppla ...
''
(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''
(Petuch, 2013)
* ''
Supplanaxis niger''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
* ''
Supplanaxis nucleus''
(Bruguière, 1789)
* ''
Supplanaxis obsoletus
''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)
* † ''Suppla ...
''
(Menke, 1851)
* ''
Supplanaxis planicostatus''
(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
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Planaxidae
{{Planaxidae-stub