- Planaxidae
Taxobox
name = Planaxidae
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Mollusca
classis =Gastropoda
subclassis =Orthogastropoda
superordo =Caenogastropoda
ordo =Sorbeoconcha
superfamilia =Cerithioidea
familia = Planaxidae
familia_authority = Gray, 1850
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision ="Planaxidae" are a
taxonomic family of medium-sized seasnail s, marinegastropod mollusc s in theclade Sorbeoconcha .Description
This family is related to the
Cerithiidae but with a simple aperture, channelled, but only slightly notched at the anterior end.Distribution is worldwide.
Taxonomy
The new taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) recognizes two subfamilies
*Fossarinae A. Adams, 1860
*Planaxinae Gray, 1850Genera within the family Planaxidae
* "
Fossarus " Philippi, 1841
* "Hinea " Gray, 1847
* "Planaxis "Lamarck , 1822
* "Supplanaxis " Thiele, 1929References
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* Powell A. W. B., "New Zealand Mollusca", William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
* [http://data.gbif.org/species/browse/taxon/13144815 GBIF]
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