Planaxidae

Planaxidae

Taxobox
name = Planaxidae


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Gastropoda
subclassis = Orthogastropoda
superordo = Caenogastropoda
ordo = Sorbeoconcha
superfamilia = Cerithioidea
familia = Planaxidae
familia_authority = Gray, 1850
subdivision_ranks = Genera
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"Planaxidae" are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade 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, 1850

Genera within the family Planaxidae

* "Fossarus" Philippi, 1841
* "Hinea" Gray, 1847
* "Planaxis" Lamarck, 1822
* "Supplanaxis" Thiele, 1929

References

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* Powell A. W. B., "New Zealand Mollusca", William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
* [http://data.gbif.org/species/browse/taxon/13144815 GBIF]


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