''Supplanaxis'' is a
genus of small
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s,
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the subfamily Planaxinae of the
family 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 tropics and ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Supplanaxis'' include:
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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 ( ...
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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 ...
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(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
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Planaxidae
{{Planaxidae-stub